Sight & Sound Magazine: The Ageing of Robert Redford — by Christina Newland on

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In the new double-issue of Sight & Sound Magazine, I wrote a longform feature about the five decade career of Robert Redford, wha...

VICE: David Lowery on Directing The Old Man & The Gun — by Christina Newland on

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  Back at Toronto Film Festival this year, I had a great conversation with filmmaker David Lowery about his new movie The Old Man &...

MUBI Notebook: Creed 2 is As Much a Male Weepie as It Is a Boxing Movie (Review) — by Christina Newland on

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   I wrote a review of the highly enjoyable (if predictable) Creed 2 for MUBI Notebook. Check it out here.

Deadspin: The Rise & Fall & Rise of Tyson Fury, the Most Dangerous Man in Boxing — by Christina Newland on

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Before this weekend's heavyweight championship title bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, I went longform on Fury's weird...

MUBI Notebook: Suspiria & the Doomed Devotion of Dance Cinema — by Christina Newland on

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In time for the release of Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, I wrote about how women dancers are portrayed onscreen and how dance cinema ...

MUBI Notebook: 'Mother of All of Us': Ida Lupino's Centenary — by Christina Newland on

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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. Thi...

Little White Lies: Threads #8 - The Maid's Pinafore / Uniform — by Christina Newland on

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For the latest edition of my fashion & film column Threads, I wrote about the maid's pinafore in cinema, from Robert Altman...

Little White Lies: An Interview with Robert Redford — by Christina Newland on

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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, Th...

Film Comment: Sebastian Silva's Tyrel (Review) — by Christina Newland on

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Super happy to have contributed my first print review for the latest issue of Film Comment Magazine -- of Sebastian Silva's Tyrel. ...

Sight & Sound Magazine: An Interview with Shirkers' Sandi Tan — by Christina Newland on

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     For the latest print issue of Sight & Sound, I spoke to documentarian Sandi Tan about her beautiful doc, Shirkers. You can pick...

BFI: Directors Who've Made Five Decades of Masterpieces — by Christina Newland on

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    For BFI, I was asked to choose a director who I thought had made five masterpieces in five different decades. Easy: Martin Scorsese....

MUBI Notebook: The Old Man & The Gun (Toronto Review) — by Christina Newland on

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    In time for the US release of David Lowery's The Old Man & The Gun, starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, I reviewed the...

Sight & Sound Online: Her Smell (Toronto Review) — by Christina Newland on

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  Out of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, I wrote a first-look review of Alex Ross Perry's new film Her Smell ...

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

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In time for its release, I reviewed Idris Elba's lukewarm directorial debut, Yardie , for Little White Lies. See what I thought he...

MUBI Notebook: The Shapeshifting Beauty of Alain Delon — by Christina Newland on

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In time for a retrospective  at NYC's QUAD Cinema, I wrote about the career of the legendary Alain Delon for MUBI Notebook. Chec...

Little White Lies: Threads #7 - Stone-Wash Denim — by Christina Newland on

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 For the latest issue of Little White Lies, I wrote my column on film & fashion about stone-wash denim and films of the late '...

BFI: Joan Crawford and the Crime Film — by Christina Newland on

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For this month's Joan Crawford film retrospective at BFI Southbank London, I wrote about her roles in the crime genre and how she tr...

Little White Lies: A Prayer Before Dawn (Review) — by Christina Newland on

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For Little White Lies, I reviewed Jean-Stephane Sauvaire's brutal and tender prison drama A Prayer Before Dawn. Read it here.

MUBI Notebook: Dwayne Johnson's New Kind of Hollywood Masculinity — by Christina Newland on

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   For MUBI Notebook, I wrote about the curious star persona and appeal of one of Hollywood's highest-grossing actors, Dwayne '...

Village Voice: When Women Ruled Hollywood — by Christina Newland on

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    For my debut at The Village Voice, I wrote about BAM Cinematek's repertory season on early Hollywood, called Pioneers: First Wo...

MUBI Notebook: An Interview with Paul Schrader on First Reformed — by Christina Newland on

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    I had a chat with legendary director Paul Schrader over at MUBI Notebook about his new movie First Reformed, which was basically a d...

The Ringer: The Biggest Fight in Women's Boxing is Over a Minute — by Christina Newland on

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 Over the past six months or so, I've been reporting on discrimination against women in professional boxing vis-a-vis round length ...

MUBI Notebook / Rethinking Blue-Collar America: An Interview with Debra Granik on Leave No Trace — by Christina Newland on

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For MUBI Notebook, I spoke to Debra Granik about her movie Leave No Trace, survivalists, veterans in crisis in the USA, and blue-colla...

Hazlitt: The Many Acts of Susan Peters — by Christina Newland on

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 For Hazlitt, I went long on the life and career of forgotten, tragic young MGM starlet Susan Peters, who in 1942 seemed destined for gr...

The Outline: Mickey Rourke Has Had Decades of Potential — by Christina Newland on

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I loved writing about Mickey Rourke's strange career and his incredible early performances over at The Outline. Read it here. 

MUBI Notebook: An Interview with Hereditary Director Ari Aster — by Christina Newland on

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I spoke to debut filmmaker Ari Aster about his new horror film Hereditary over at MUBI Notebook. Check out what he had to say here.

BFI: Ten Essential Films about the Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Community — by Christina Newland on

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In time for the release of Romani coming-of-age story The Ciambra, I wrote about ten essential depictions of the Gypsy, Roma, and Travel...

Sight & Sound Magazine Rushes Interview: Jonas Carpignano (A Ciambra) — by Christina Newland on

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For the rather beautiful new issue of Sight & Sound Magazine, I had a chat with filmmaker Jonas Carpignano about his realist drama ...

MUBI Notebook: Sundance London Round-Up — by Christina Newland on

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Here's my roundup of this year's Sundance London and its focus on female-led and directed films, over at MUBI Notebook. 

MUBI Notebook: Skate Kitchen (Sundance London Review) — by Christina Newland on

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Here's a review for MUBI Notebook of crystal Moselle's first feature, Skate Kitchen. 

MUBI Notebook: Hereditary (Sundance London Review) — by Christina Newland on

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I wrote about the terrifying horror debut Hereditary for MUBI Notebook, as part of its screening at Sundance London last weekend. Here...

MUBI Notebook: The Tale (Sundance Ldn Review) — by Christina Newland on

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For my ongoing Sundance London coverage, I reviewed Jennifer Fox's The Tale for MUBI Notebook. Here it is.

MUBI Notebook: Leave No Trace (Sundance London Review) — by Christina Newland on

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   As part of my coverage of Sundance London 2018, I reviewed Debra Granik's excellent Leave No Trace for MUBI Notebook. Check it ou...

Film Comment: Interview with Los Silencios Director Beatriz Seigner — by Christina Newland on

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In my first piece for Film Comment, I spoke to Brazilian director Beatriz Seigner about her movie Los Silencios - a supernaturally-ting...

Paste Magazine: Jean-Luc Godard's Le Livre D'Image (Cannes Review) — by Christina Newland on

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I took a whack at writing about Jean-Luc Godard's latest oblique film offering, Le Livre D'Image, for Paste Magazine. I enjoyed i...

Sight & Sound Online: Girls of the Sun (Cannes Review) — by Christina Newland on

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As part of my Cannes coverage, I wrote about Eva Husson's film Girls of the Sun - and why it's a well-intentioned but bad examp...

Sight & Sound Online: El Angel (Cannes Review) — by Christina Newland on

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For Sight & Sound, I wrote a first-look review of Cannes Un Certain Regard film El Angel, directed by Luis Ortega. Hear what I had ...

Sight & Sound Online: Birds of Passage (Cannes Review) — by Christina Newland on

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For my first bit of coverage from this year's Cannes Film Festival, I wrote about Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego's Birds of Pa...

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

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For Little White Lies, I reviewed Leonor Serraille's film Jeune Femme and gave it four stars. Check it out here. 

Sight & Sound / Reagan's Bastard Children: The Lost Teen of '80s Indie Film — by Christina Newland on

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This month at BFI Southbank, Sight & Sound Magazine has programmed a season called Lost in America: The Other Side of Reagan's ...

Paste: An Interview with Beast Filmmaker Michael Pearce — by Christina Newland on

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     For Paste Movies, I spoke to British debut filmmaker Michael Pearce on his harrowing psychological thriller Beast. Check it out he...

BFI: In Defense of Claudia Cardinale in Once Upon a Time in the West — by Christina Newland on

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   For BFI, I wrote about Sergio Leone's depiction of women in Once Upon a Time in the West, and the gorgeous Claudia Cardinale. Fi...

Paste Movies: Before They Fade From View / Phillips Holmes — by Christina Newland on

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    'Before They Fade From View' is my continuing series for Paste Movies where I examine the lives and careers of long-dead and...

VICE: Talking to Paddy Considine and Dominic Ingle about Journeyman — by Christina Newland on

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For VICE, I spoke to Paddy Considine and boxing trainer Dominic Ingle about Paddy's new film Journeyman and training in a legendary ...

Little White Lies: Threads #6 / The Dog Collar — by Christina Newland on

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For the Isle of Dogs issue, I wrote my film/fashion column Threads on the canine's most important accessory: the dog collar. You ca...

Paste Movies: I've Joined the Team! — by Christina Newland on

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Super excited to announce I've joined the team as a regular contributor at Paste Movies . I'll be writing several various piec...