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Anton Bitel

Anton Bitel is a freelance film critic and an occasional tutor in Ancient Greek and Latin at the University of Oxford.

He has been a member of the Online Film Critics Society since 2007, and of the London Film Critics’ Circle since 2009.

He tweets at @AntBit.

Writing

Out there down here: Sci-Fi-London 2013

Six of the best in this year’s genre showcase got to grips with distinctly grounded human concerns, reports Anton Bitel.

22 May 2013

The other ‘Asia extreme’

Anton Bitel explores the outer edges of Eastern identity at the Pan-Asia Film Festival.

5 March 2013

Film of the week: Antiviral

Chilly, macabre and transgressive, Brandon Cronenberg’s dystopian celebrity satire thoroughly earns the epithet Cronenbergian, says Anton Bitel.

1 February 2013

Seeing double: the London Korean Film Festival 2012

Pairs of new royal costume dramas, ensemble heist movies, derivative thrillers and downbeat animations marked this year’s Korean crop, found Anton Bitel.

29 November 2012

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