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Former EIC of JUMPCUT ONLINE
Member of the OAFFC ♀️
Freelance movie/TV critic 🎥🎬 and writer ✍🏼
Bylines: IndieWire, SlashFilm, The Film Stage, Nerdist, Crooked Marquee, MovieJawn, Filmotomy, The Digital Fix, Girls on Tops.
Former EIC of JUMPCUT ONLINE
Member of the OAFFC ♀️
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MJ's @fionaunderhill.bsky.social says, "Modern day Hollywood can certainly learn a thing or two from the filmmakers who worked during World War II, they didn’t shy away from confronting uncomfortable truths..."
Check out the latest feature from Fiona on WWII films, 80 years later.
Check out the latest feature from Fiona on WWII films, 80 years later.
“Our job is to lay down that sacrifice:” Contemporary films of World War II, 80 years later — Moviejawn
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer In the 80 years since the end of the Second World War, hundreds of Hollywood movies have attempted to convey the experience of being in the thick of the fighting, or ...
www.moviejawn.com
Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, I wanted to write about the writers and directors who were working during the war and the incredible films they managed to produce - with particular focus on John Ford, William Wyler and Alfred Hitchcock.
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Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
www.vulture.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
It's only just occurred to me that Buckley and Mescal will be doing my accent in Hamnet (I'm from Warwickshire, where Shakes is from)
This should be interesting *rubs hands together*
This should be interesting *rubs hands together*
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 AM
It's only just occurred to me that Buckley and Mescal will be doing my accent in Hamnet (I'm from Warwickshire, where Shakes is from)
This should be interesting *rubs hands together*
This should be interesting *rubs hands together*
If Nuremberg is being described as "powerful" anywhere, it's entirely because of the stolen valour of including a large section of George Stevens' short documentary film Nazi Concentration Camps.
Just watch that instead!
boxd.it/bP3p67
Just watch that instead!
boxd.it/bP3p67
A ★★ review of Nuremberg (2025)
Well there was no way I was NOT watching a film about Nuremberg, even though I suspected it would be bad. By far the most powerful and effective segment is George Stevens' short documentary film Nazi ...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
If Nuremberg is being described as "powerful" anywhere, it's entirely because of the stolen valour of including a large section of George Stevens' short documentary film Nazi Concentration Camps.
Just watch that instead!
boxd.it/bP3p67
Just watch that instead!
boxd.it/bP3p67
Oh my goodness! I just saw him at the screening of The Secret Agent at Beyond Fest!
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Oh my goodness! I just saw him at the screening of The Secret Agent at Beyond Fest!
I am determined to watch three of the four JOSH O'CONNOR FALL 🐭🍂🍁🍄 films this week.
(Gotta wait until The Mastermind lands on Mubi in December, which I suspect will be saving the best til last)
(Gotta wait until The Mastermind lands on Mubi in December, which I suspect will be saving the best til last)
November 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I am determined to watch three of the four JOSH O'CONNOR FALL 🐭🍂🍁🍄 films this week.
(Gotta wait until The Mastermind lands on Mubi in December, which I suspect will be saving the best til last)
(Gotta wait until The Mastermind lands on Mubi in December, which I suspect will be saving the best til last)
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November 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Doing one of those earnest posts where we kindly remind you that we lost half our operating budget over the summer, and that we're looking for ways to keep this whole thing going, and that if you like what we do or that we exist, the best thing you could possibly do to support us is to subscribe
I love Panettone season 😋
It’s that time of the year again…good alone, with an espresso and makes the perfect French toast…just saying 😊❤️
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I love Panettone season 😋
Adding this to the small selection of films from this year which are arty, weird, and very much for me
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Adding this to the small selection of films from this year which are arty, weird, and very much for me
After 16 solid weeks of school, my kids finally get a week-long break from today 😅
This has been hard to get used to after the UK, where the kids get a break every 6-8 weeks.
This has been hard to get used to after the UK, where the kids get a break every 6-8 weeks.
a cartoon of spongebob standing in front of a window with his hands in the air
Alt: Tired but happy SpongeBob
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November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
After 16 solid weeks of school, my kids finally get a week-long break from today 😅
This has been hard to get used to after the UK, where the kids get a break every 6-8 weeks.
This has been hard to get used to after the UK, where the kids get a break every 6-8 weeks.
So I watched After the Hunt and I think it's unfortunate that it came out in the same year as the far superior Sorry Baby (similar subject matter and setting)
I do think Garfield was well cast as a convincing, manspreading sex pest. Indian restaurant scene prob the most memorable of the entire film
I do think Garfield was well cast as a convincing, manspreading sex pest. Indian restaurant scene prob the most memorable of the entire film
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So I watched After the Hunt and I think it's unfortunate that it came out in the same year as the far superior Sorry Baby (similar subject matter and setting)
I do think Garfield was well cast as a convincing, manspreading sex pest. Indian restaurant scene prob the most memorable of the entire film
I do think Garfield was well cast as a convincing, manspreading sex pest. Indian restaurant scene prob the most memorable of the entire film
No one is doing it like Rahul Mishra
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
No one is doing it like Rahul Mishra
Today's double bill has restored my faith in movies somewhat after what has mostly been a boring, lacklustre year so far (for me, at least).
Colour! Originality! Fun! Who knew!
Colour! Originality! Fun! Who knew!
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Today's double bill has restored my faith in movies somewhat after what has mostly been a boring, lacklustre year so far (for me, at least).
Colour! Originality! Fun! Who knew!
Colour! Originality! Fun! Who knew!
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Dash & Lily ✅
In a rare burst of productivity (let’s not get caught up in the details), I binged Dash & Lily overnight. Definitely not my usual cup of tea, but once it found its stride, I really cared for these cuties. Cheesy as hell, but it’s Christmas, so let’s rock 🎄📕 🥰
In a rare burst of productivity (let’s not get caught up in the details), I binged Dash & Lily overnight. Definitely not my usual cup of tea, but once it found its stride, I really cared for these cuties. Cheesy as hell, but it’s Christmas, so let’s rock 🎄📕 🥰
I recently rewatched DASH & LILY - an absolutely delightful Christmas rom com mini-series on Netflix
Austin Abrams is so so good in this and I hope after Weapons this year, he blows up a bit more because he deserves!
Austin Abrams is so so good in this and I hope after Weapons this year, he blows up a bit more because he deserves!
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Dash & Lily ✅
In a rare burst of productivity (let’s not get caught up in the details), I binged Dash & Lily overnight. Definitely not my usual cup of tea, but once it found its stride, I really cared for these cuties. Cheesy as hell, but it’s Christmas, so let’s rock 🎄📕 🥰
In a rare burst of productivity (let’s not get caught up in the details), I binged Dash & Lily overnight. Definitely not my usual cup of tea, but once it found its stride, I really cared for these cuties. Cheesy as hell, but it’s Christmas, so let’s rock 🎄📕 🥰
would *love* the backstory that led to the creation of this sign
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
would *love* the backstory that led to the creation of this sign
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Oh this is good news!
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Oh this is good news!
I recently rewatched DASH & LILY - an absolutely delightful Christmas rom com mini-series on Netflix
Austin Abrams is so so good in this and I hope after Weapons this year, he blows up a bit more because he deserves!
Austin Abrams is so so good in this and I hope after Weapons this year, he blows up a bit more because he deserves!
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I recently rewatched DASH & LILY - an absolutely delightful Christmas rom com mini-series on Netflix
Austin Abrams is so so good in this and I hope after Weapons this year, he blows up a bit more because he deserves!
Austin Abrams is so so good in this and I hope after Weapons this year, he blows up a bit more because he deserves!
so 53-year-old Dwayne Johnson is playing a guy in his late 20s/early 30s in The Smashing Machine ok then
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
so 53-year-old Dwayne Johnson is playing a guy in his late 20s/early 30s in The Smashing Machine ok then
I wrote about my Noir Queen Audrey Totter and how much I love her in Lady in the Lake (yes really) as well as The Set-Up - two completely different performances which truly demonstrate her range.
MJ’s @fionaunderhill.bsky.social says, “Totter really was a dame who ruled Film Noir, and it was a richer place for having her dulcet tones, her seductive charms, and, most of all, those eyebrows.”
#Noirvember #darkcitydames
#Noirvember #darkcitydames
Dark City Dames: Audrey Totter—a dame with great range, and great eyebrows — Moviejawn
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer Although she played a range of roles, Totter said herself that “the bad girls were so much fun to play.”
www.moviejawn.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I wrote about my Noir Queen Audrey Totter and how much I love her in Lady in the Lake (yes really) as well as The Set-Up - two completely different performances which truly demonstrate her range.
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It’s Oscar-shaped smoked salmon which can only mean one thing…. It’s the Governors Awards!
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
It’s Oscar-shaped smoked salmon which can only mean one thing…. It’s the Governors Awards!
love catching up with my stories
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
love catching up with my stories
OSCAR(S)
that penetrating gaze tho
that penetrating gaze tho
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
OSCAR(S)
that penetrating gaze tho
that penetrating gaze tho
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Happy birthday to J. G. Ballard, a writer whose fiction could inspire great and equally quintessential films by both Stephen Spielberg and David Cronenberg, and the man behind some of the uniquely unsettling reading experiences I've ever had.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy birthday to J. G. Ballard, a writer whose fiction could inspire great and equally quintessential films by both Stephen Spielberg and David Cronenberg, and the man behind some of the uniquely unsettling reading experiences I've ever had.
It's a Friday but there's no new GBBO episode 😭
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's a Friday but there's no new GBBO episode 😭