Josh Slater-Williams

Josh is a UK-based critic and culture journalist. In addition to the BFI and Sight and Sound, he also writes for Total Film, Little White Lies, IndieWire, Filmmaker and others.

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Lists

30 game-changing film moments thanks to The National Lottery

To celebrate the National Lottery’s 30th birthday, we look back on three decades of supporting and funding UK film.

By Josh Slater-Williams

30 game-changing film moments thanks to The National Lottery

Features

“People should have freedom to make the films they want to make”: Mike Leigh on rejection and the challenges for young filmmakers – LFF Screen Talk

By Josh Slater-Williams

“People should have freedom to make the films they want to make”: Mike Leigh on rejection and the challenges for young filmmakers – LFF Screen Talk

Reviews

Shadow of Fire: Tsukamoto Shinya’s unnerving conclusion to his anti-war trilogy

By Josh Slater-Williams

Shadow of Fire: Tsukamoto Shinya’s unnerving conclusion to his anti-war trilogy

Features

Sean Baker on the politics in his films: “We’re telling stories that can be discussed by both sides” – LFF Screen Talk

By Josh Slater-Williams

Sean Baker on the politics in his films: “We’re telling stories that can be discussed by both sides” – LFF Screen Talk

5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 30 August to 1 September

By Josh Slater-Williams

5 things to watch this weekend – 30 August to 1 September

Festivals

10 films to watch at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 films to watch at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Interviews

From Spielberg to Brakhage: 5 influences on the sci-fi-tinged drama Sky Peals

By Josh Slater-Williams

From Spielberg to Brakhage: 5 influences on the sci-fi-tinged drama Sky Peals

Interviews

Chasing Amy and the LGBTQIA+ community: “There’s no consensus on this movie. It remains complicated to a lot of people”

By Josh Slater-Williams

Chasing Amy and the LGBTQIA+ community: “There’s no consensus on this movie. It remains complicated to a lot of people”

Festivals

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2024

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2024

Reviews

River: a two-minute time loop traps a group of hospitality workers in this breezy Japanese sci-fi

By Josh Slater-Williams

River: a two-minute time loop traps a group of hospitality workers in this breezy Japanese sci-fi

Interviews

Koji Fukada on his family drama Love Life: “If you have a deaf character in a film, the chances are they’re pure and angelic”

By Josh Slater-Williams

Koji Fukada on his family drama Love Life: “If you have a deaf character in a film, the chances are they’re pure and angelic”

10 great

10 great Japanese boxing films

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great Japanese boxing films

Reviews

LOLA: a dark alt-history time-travel caper

By Josh Slater-Williams

LOLA: a dark alt-history time-travel caper

Interviews

Emily Watson on Ireland-set assault drama God’s Creatures: “We’re all complicit because the status quo is for all of us”

By Josh Slater-Williams

Emily Watson on Ireland-set assault drama God’s Creatures: “We’re all complicit because the status quo is for all of us”

Interviews

1976: Manuela Martelli on her Hitchcockian thriller about life under Pinochet

By Josh Slater-Williams

1976: Manuela Martelli on her Hitchcockian thriller about life under Pinochet

Festivals

Borderlines Film Festival: 10 to watch

By Josh Slater-Williams

Borderlines Film Festival: 10 to watch

Festivals

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2023

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2023

Interviews

The company of wolves: how we made snowbound mystery January

By Josh Slater-Williams

The company of wolves: how we made snowbound mystery January

Where to begin

Where to begin with James Cameron

By Josh Slater-Williams

Where to begin with James Cameron

Reviews

Hold Me Tight: Mathieu Amalric’s elliptical portrait of loss

By Josh Slater-Williams

Hold Me Tight: Mathieu Amalric’s elliptical portrait of loss

10 great

10 great films with DIY special effects

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great films with DIY special effects

Reviews

Special Delivery: superior car-chase thriller

By Josh Slater-Williams

Special Delivery: superior car-chase thriller

10 great

10 great British films of 2002

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 great British films of 2002

Features

Men in Black at 25 and the end of the practical effects era

By Josh Slater-Williams

Men in Black at 25 and the end of the practical effects era

Reviews

Death of a Ladies’ Man: new skin for old songs

By Josh Slater-Williams

Death of a Ladies’ Man: new skin for old songs

Interviews

François Ozon on his assisted-suicide drama Everything Went Fine: “The film is like a thriller”

By Josh Slater-Williams

François Ozon on his assisted-suicide drama Everything Went Fine: “The film is like a thriller”

Interviews

Vikings don’t cry: Thomas Daneskov on his off-grid comedy Wild Men

By Josh Slater-Williams

Vikings don’t cry: Thomas Daneskov on his off-grid comedy Wild Men

Festivals

10 films to watch out for at Glasgow Film Festival 2022

By Josh Slater-Williams

10 films to watch out for at Glasgow Film Festival 2022

Interviews

Fred Baillif on La Mif: “Social work is the best film school for storytelling”

By Josh Slater-Williams

Fred Baillif on La Mif: “Social work is the best film school for storytelling”

Where to begin

Where to begin with Shinji Somai

By Josh Slater-Williams

Where to begin with Shinji Somai