Broadly: The Gruesome Demise of the '90s Erotic Thriller — by Christina Newland on

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For Broadly, I wrote about the '90s erotic thriller, its heyday, & why it seemed to disappear. Check it out here.

LWL: In Praise Of...Vera Chytilova's Daisies — by Christina Newland on

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For an upcoming LWL screening with ICA London and Mubi UK, I wrote an appreciation of Vera Chytilova's feminist cult classic from 19...

BFI: Florida On Film — by Christina Newland on

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In time for the release of Sean Baker's The Florida Project , I wrote about films that depict the bizarro world of Florida - from B...

Little White Lies: Threads #4 / The Ladies' Headscarf — by Christina Newland on

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For the latest Threads - based on the cover issue for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - I wrote about women's headscar...

BFI: Ten Great Thrillers Directed by Women — by Christina Newland on

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For BFI's Thriller season, I wrote about 10 great thrillers directed by women, from Ida Lupino to Kathryn Bigelow. Check it out her...

Sight & Sound Magazine: Endings Column / American Gigolo & Rushes Interview / Eliza Hittman — by Christina Newland on

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For the December issue of Sight & Sound, you can find me near the front of the mag (Rushes) interviewing talented director of new fi...

Literary Hub: Inside the World of 'Lore': A Spooky Podcast Goes to Page & Screen — by Christina Newland on

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    For Literary Hub, where I've been doing a bit of writing around book releases that aren't about film (!), I spoke to Aaron ...

Broadly: The New Female-Led Crime Cinema — by Christina Newland on

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  For Broadly, I wrote about the history of female-led crime films, and the new wave of them set for release in the coming year. I also ...

Sight & Sound: London Film Festival 2017 and the Crime Throwback — by Christina Newland on

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From this year's BFI London Film Festival, I wrote about the crime genre highlights in the programme. There was a wide selection t...

Literary Hub: The Prettiest Way to Die — by Christina Newland on

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    For my debut at Literary Hub, I delved into a discussion of a new book called Consumptive Chic , and how a deadly disease - tubercul...

Little White Lies: Yance Ford's Strong Island (Review) — by Christina Newland on

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For Little White Lies, I reviewed Yance Ford's incredible doc Strong Island. You can find the review here. 

Playboy Magazine: Ken Burns & Lynn Novick's The Vietnam War Series — by Christina Newland on

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   In time for the first episode's airing tonight on PBS, I spoke to documentarian Ken Burns about his and Lynn Novick's decade-...

The Guardian: Outrageous portrayals of Gypsy culture are cinema's last acceptable bigotry — by Christina Newland on

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For The Guardian, I wrote an editorial about the casting of Benedict Cumberbatch as a Romany Gypsy in new film 'Gypsy Boy', an...

Little White Lies: Dear Mr. Redford — by Christina Newland on

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For the new issue of Little White Lies, I also penned a letter to Robert Redford, writing about female adoration and movie star unatta...

Little White Lies: Threads #3 / Swimming Trunks — by Christina Newland on

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In the new issue of Little White Lies you can find the third edition of Threads, my column on film and fashion! This one, themed arou...

Roger Ebert.com / Q+A with Yance Ford, Director of Strong Island — by Christina Newland on

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Earlier this year, I spoke to documentarian Yance Ford on his film Strong Island, a deeply moving look at the racially-motivated murder ...

Sight & Sound: Female Desire at the Movies — by Christina Newland on

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   My quasi-manifesto about female desire in the movies can be found in the October issue of Sight & Sound Magazine. Check it out he...

Barbican: The Grime & The Glamour: NYC on Film '76-'90 — by Christina Newland on

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    Barbican's upcoming season of films 'The Grime & The Glamour' will be celebrating a wide variety of New York City di...

Roger Ebert.com: Jeanne Moreau and the Art of Refusal — by Christina Newland on

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 In remembrance of the late Jeanne Moreau, the enigmatic star of Jules et Jim, I wrote about her star power and its effect on me for Rog...

Under My Thumb: Songs that Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them — by Christina Newland on

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Pleased to announce that I've contributed an essay to this anthology from Repeater Press, 'Under my Thumb: Songs that Hate Women ...

Little White Lies: Feminist Programming at This Year's Cinema Rediscovered — by Christina Newland on

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    For Little White Lies online, I wrote about my experience at Bristol's Cinema Rediscovered film fest - and about how independent...

BFI: Where to Begin With Jean-Pierre Melville — by Christina Newland on

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For BFI online, I wrote a beginner's guide to the work of great French crime director Jean-Pierre Melville. There's more to his ...

The Guardian / Frozen in time: the miraculous gold rush movies buried beneath the Yukon ice — by Christina Newland on

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   I had the immense pleasure of speaking to filmmaker Bill Morrison about his beautiful film Dawson City: Frozen Time for The Guardian....

Little White Lies: Cinema Rediscovered 2017 / Preview — by Christina Newland on

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In preparation for Bristol Watershed's retrospective mini-festival Cinema Rediscovered this weekend, I wrote about a handful of must...

Sight & Sound: Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017 / A Half Century After the Summer of Love — by Christina Newland on

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For Sight & Sound Magazine online, I wrote about my time attending the ever-enjoyable Sheffield Doc/Fest, where I saw their strand ...

Esquire: The Best Episodes of ESPN's 30 for 30 Series — by Christina Newland on

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   For Esquire, I got the chance to write about and rank my favourite episodes of the great ESPN 30 for 30 series. Find out what's...

Little White Lies: River's Edge & The Troubling Psychosis of '80s Youth — by Christina Newland on

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 For Little White Lies online, I wrote about Tim Hunter's bizarre 1987 teen film River's Edge, starring Keanu Reeves and Dennis...

BFI: Swimming Pools on Film — by Christina Newland on

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    In time for summer, I wrote about the symbolic purpose of swimming pools on film - from The Graduate to Showgirls.  Find the piece h...

Little White Lies: Threads #2 - The B3 Aviator Jacket — by Christina Newland on

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The second iteration of my new column Threads - on clothes and movies - will be in the July issue of Little White Lies. The issue is de...

Shortlist: French Riviera Style for the Summer — by Christina Newland on

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I had a lot of fun making another foray into fashion/style writing over at Shortlist. I talked about how men can achieve the louche pl...

The Guardian / G2: Director Cate Shortland on her new film Berlin Syndrome — by Christina Newland on

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For last Friday's G2 magazine in The Guardian, I spoke to Australian director Cate Shortland about her new thriller Berlin Syndrom...

BFI: Dustin Hoffman / 10 Essential Films — by Christina Newland on

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In anticipation of the upcoming BFI Southbank celebration of Dustin Hoffman's film career, I wrote about his amazing work in 10 of ...

Sight & Sound Magazine: Car Car Land / The American Car Chase Movie — by Christina Newland on

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For the July issue of Sight & Sound Magazine, I wrote a little feature about the great American car chase films of the 1960's ...

Arrow Films // The Marx Brothers Essay - Animal Crackers — by Christina Newland on

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Arrow Films have released an exciting boxset of Marx Brothers movies. I got to write an essay about their early film, Animal Cracker...

Little White Lies: Ian McShane Q+A — by Christina Newland on

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  In time for the release of his new boxing drama Jawbone, I spoke to the great Ian McShane about changing masculinity onscreen + a few ...

Little White Lies: Clash (Review) — by Christina Newland on

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  For Little White Lies, I reviewed Mohamed Diab's Clash, a compact thriller with real human consequences. Check it out here. 

BFI: Martin Scorsese's Depiction of Women — by Christina Newland on

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  For BFI, I wrote about Scorsese's portrayal of his women characters across his film career - from period dramas to gangster flick...

Racked: How Old Hollywood Manufactured its Beauty — by Christina Newland on

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For fashion site Racked, I wrote about Angela Cartwright's new book Styling the Stars , old Hollywood stardom, and how carefully b...

Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Boxing Movies of All Time — by Christina Newland on

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   It was a great pleasure to write this master list of 50 boxing films, my favourite specialist sub-genre. Find it in full over at Pas...

Roger Ebert.com: David Lynch: The Art Life (Review) — by Christina Newland on

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   I gave 3 1/2 stars to the new documentary on David Lynch. You can read my review for Ebert Voices here. 

Roger Ebert.com Women Writers Week: The Crafting of a Legacy in Jackie — by Christina Newland on

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 I'm so happy to be taking part in Ebert Voices' Women Writers Week for the first time this year. The lovely Chaz Ebert wrote ab...

Hazlitt: Whatever Happened to Virginia Van Upp? — by Christina Newland on

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   For Hazlitt, I wrote a long-form exploration about the life and career of one of the only women to be a major movie executive in ...

Little White Lies Magazine / Threads No. 1: A New Print Column on Film & Fashion! — by Christina Newland on

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This month sees the debut of my new print column in Little White Lies Magazine- it's called Threads . It's all about fashion ...

Paste Magazine: 20 Radical Films to Watch in the Age of Trump — by Christina Newland on

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For Paste Magazine online, I wrote about 20 great radical left-wing films to revisit to get you in the protesting mood. Check it ou...

Esquire: Does the Success of 'Hidden Figures' Mean Female-Fronted Biopics are on the Rise? — by Christina Newland on

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For my Esquire debut, I wrote about the enormous box office success of Hidden Figures and the rise of the women's biopic. I spoke to...