Deadspin: The Rise & Fall & Rise of Tyson Fury, the Most Dangerous Man in Boxing

Before this weekend's heavyweight championship title bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, I went longform on Fury's weird, wild, unwieldy career and why I hope he wins on Saturday night. You can find the piece at Deadspin.
 
    

MUBI Notebook: Suspiria & the Doomed Devotion of Dance Cinema

In time for the release of Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, I wrote about how women dancers are portrayed onscreen and how dance cinema has long had a link to something much darker than we usually associate it with. Find the piece here, at MUBI Notebook.

MUBI Notebook: 'Mother of All of Us': Ida Lupino's Centenary

In time for NYC's Film Forum retrospective of her work, I wrote about Ida Lupino as an actress and a director for MUBI Notebook. This year is the centenary of her birth, and the label of 'proto-feminist' has often been applied to her, so I examined that for this piece. You can find it here.

Little White Lies: Threads #8 - The Maid's Pinafore / Uniform

For the latest edition of my fashion & film column Threads, I wrote about the maid's pinafore in cinema, from Robert Altman's Gosford Park to Jeanne Moreau in Diary of a Chambermaid. Find it in print only in the Roma issue of Little White Lies, on newsstands now or on sale here.

Little White Lies: An Interview with Robert Redford

I met Robert Redford - one of my all-time favourite movie stars - in Toronto this year to talk about his new (and maybe final) film, The Old Man & The Gun. You can find our chat and my ruminations on our meeting in the latest issue of Little White Lies, on newsstands and on sale here today.

You can also now find an extended version of the interview online.

Film Comment: Sebastian Silva's Tyrel (Review)

Super happy to have contributed my first print review for the latest issue of Film Comment Magazine -- of Sebastian Silva's Tyrel. You can find the mag on US newsstands or on the website here.

You can also now find the review online.