MUBI Notebook / Act Like a Man: Jean-Claude Van Damme

As we head into 2020, I'm starting a brand new column over at MUBI Notebook. It's called Act Like A Man, and it's all about actors past & present and their relationship to masculinity, persona, desirability, and their viewers. The first one is about the Muscles from Brussels himself, Jean-Claude Van Damme -- and his unusual appeal to women and gay men. You can read it online now.

BBC Culture: Hollywood Heartthrobs Through the Ages

In time for the release of Little Women this month - which stars everyone's favourite boy, Timothee Chalamet - I wrote about the anatomy of the movie heartthrob for BBC Culture. You can check it out here.

BFI: Where to Begin With...Vincente Minnelli

    For BFI, I wrote a primer to the work of Vincente Minnelli - and got to talk about some truly great movies, like An American in Paris, The Band Wagon, and Meet Me in St Louis. Read it here.