Helen O'Hara
@helenlohara.bsky.social
Film journalist, author, podcaster, broadcaster, etc. Empire's Editor-at-Large. If you would like to give me work, have a look at helenohara.com
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You should be able to get rich being silly online instead of being evil online, that would solve a lot of problems
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
You should be able to get rich being silly online instead of being evil online, that would solve a lot of problems
The latest episode of #BahHumbug discusses Tinsel Town, wherein Kiefer Sutherland plays Buttons in a British panto. And if some of those words baffle you, don't worry! Special guests Corrie McGuire and director Chris Foggins can explain. open.spotify.com/episode/2Sl7...
Tinsel Town: or, some Brits attempt to explain panto to the rest of the world
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December 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The latest episode of #BahHumbug discusses Tinsel Town, wherein Kiefer Sutherland plays Buttons in a British panto. And if some of those words baffle you, don't worry! Special guests Corrie McGuire and director Chris Foggins can explain. open.spotify.com/episode/2Sl7...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
Have you listened to the new episodes of #BahHumbug, my Christmas movies podcast, yet? Already up, @ollyrichards.bsky.social and I discussing the double-whammy of A Merry Little Ex-Mas and Champagne Problems. open.spotify.com/episode/5iXE...
A Merry Little Ex-Mas and Champagne Problems: Are Netflix Films...Good Now?
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December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Have you listened to the new episodes of #BahHumbug, my Christmas movies podcast, yet? Already up, @ollyrichards.bsky.social and I discussing the double-whammy of A Merry Little Ex-Mas and Champagne Problems. open.spotify.com/episode/5iXE...
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“For example, studies find that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of death from any cause compared to people who don't drink coffee.”
GAME SET MATCH
GAME SET MATCH
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“For example, studies find that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of death from any cause compared to people who don't drink coffee.”
GAME SET MATCH
GAME SET MATCH
I don't want to overly romanticise the studios. Many were set up and for decades run by sexists, racists and of course ruthless capitalists. They've often seemed hostile to film as an art form. But the situation now is not an improvement. Monopoly consolidation is Not Good. Cinema is Not Better Off.
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I don't want to overly romanticise the studios. Many were set up and for decades run by sexists, racists and of course ruthless capitalists. They've often seemed hostile to film as an art form. But the situation now is not an improvement. Monopoly consolidation is Not Good. Cinema is Not Better Off.
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RIP to the legendary Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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He'll always be Shang-Tsung to me and killed every role he was in
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He'll always be Shang-Tsung to me and killed every role he was in
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
RIP to the legendary Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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He'll always be Shang-Tsung to me and killed every role he was in
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He'll always be Shang-Tsung to me and killed every role he was in
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Incredible
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Incredible
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
Magic
Found the relevant pages, feels like an eyewitness account of the creation of the world, yeah that's hyperbole but holy shit
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Magic
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An absolute honour to make my third appearance on this incredible annual tradition. I maintain, btw, that this is a film with its heart in the right place that absolutely isn’t a zero or one star experience.
The new season of #BahHumbug is here! Our first episode in an admittedly untimely manner is on #ChristmasKarma and all things A Christmas Carol, with my guest @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk. open.spotify.com/episode/4glC...
Christmas Karma: Reinventing redemption, Dickens And Muppets
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December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
An absolute honour to make my third appearance on this incredible annual tradition. I maintain, btw, that this is a film with its heart in the right place that absolutely isn’t a zero or one star experience.
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Still to come in the near future are Champagne Problems, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Tinsel Town, Pillion, Oh.What.Fun, Goodbye June and more! We'll have some filmmaker and celebrity guests as well, so do consider subscribing to keep up on all the festive cheer.
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Still to come in the near future are Champagne Problems, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Tinsel Town, Pillion, Oh.What.Fun, Goodbye June and more! We'll have some filmmaker and celebrity guests as well, so do consider subscribing to keep up on all the festive cheer.
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The new season of #BahHumbug is here! Our first episode in an admittedly untimely manner is on #ChristmasKarma and all things A Christmas Carol, with my guest @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk. open.spotify.com/episode/4glC...
Christmas Karma: Reinventing redemption, Dickens And Muppets
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The new season of #BahHumbug is here! Our first episode in an admittedly untimely manner is on #ChristmasKarma and all things A Christmas Carol, with my guest @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk. open.spotify.com/episode/4glC...
The new season of #BahHumbug is here! Our first episode in an admittedly untimely manner is on #ChristmasKarma and all things A Christmas Carol, with my guest @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk. open.spotify.com/episode/4glC...
Christmas Karma: Reinventing redemption, Dickens And Muppets
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The new season of #BahHumbug is here! Our first episode in an admittedly untimely manner is on #ChristmasKarma and all things A Christmas Carol, with my guest @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk. open.spotify.com/episode/4glC...
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We're watching the wholesale burning of every scrap of dignity afforded to trans people in the UK, their rights, their medical services, their employment, their place within society, their bodily functions.
It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.
It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We're watching the wholesale burning of every scrap of dignity afforded to trans people in the UK, their rights, their medical services, their employment, their place within society, their bodily functions.
It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.
It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.
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Nothing says feminism like forcing women to do something they have been vocal about not wanting to do.
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Nothing says feminism like forcing women to do something they have been vocal about not wanting to do.
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2025 advent calendar. Day one.
You run downstairs, excited to open the first door. A voice in the back of your mind tries to tell you that you didn't actually buy an advent calendar this year—and this wasn't in the house when you went to bed last night—but you push that aside.
You run downstairs, excited to open the first door. A voice in the back of your mind tries to tell you that you didn't actually buy an advent calendar this year—and this wasn't in the house when you went to bed last night—but you push that aside.
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
2025 advent calendar. Day one.
You run downstairs, excited to open the first door. A voice in the back of your mind tries to tell you that you didn't actually buy an advent calendar this year—and this wasn't in the house when you went to bed last night—but you push that aside.
You run downstairs, excited to open the first door. A voice in the back of your mind tries to tell you that you didn't actually buy an advent calendar this year—and this wasn't in the house when you went to bed last night—but you push that aside.
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Had a great time last night at BFI discussing the work of James Cameron and airing my theory that The Abyss is actually his most important film. Great chairing by @helenlohara.bsky.social and lovely chat with @amonwarmann.bsky.social and Madeleine Mullett.
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Had a great time last night at BFI discussing the work of James Cameron and airing my theory that The Abyss is actually his most important film. Great chairing by @helenlohara.bsky.social and lovely chat with @amonwarmann.bsky.social and Madeleine Mullett.
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
Still some tickets left if you'd like to come to The Worlds Of James Cameron discussion panel tonight at the BFI with me, @amonwarmann.bsky.social @grmorgan.bsky.social and the BFI's Madeleine Mullett. It's going to be fun!
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Buy cinema tickets for The Worlds of James Cameron | BFI Southbank
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December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Still some tickets left if you'd like to come to The Worlds Of James Cameron discussion panel tonight at the BFI with me, @amonwarmann.bsky.social @grmorgan.bsky.social and the BFI's Madeleine Mullett. It's going to be fun!
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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I said it and I'm glad.
May I suggest that Arcadia is the greatest play written in the English language in the last 150 years or so at least?
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I said it and I'm glad.
Sad news about Tom Stoppard: a theatre and film giant. Hope someone stages Arcadia soon in tribute.
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sad news about Tom Stoppard: a theatre and film giant. Hope someone stages Arcadia soon in tribute.
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Looking forward to James Cameron's next sci-fi epic?
Get yourself primed with The Worlds of James Cameron at BFI Southbank on 1 Dec with @grmorgan.bsky.social @amonwarmann.bsky.social and BFI IMAX Manager Madeleine Mullett hosted by @helenlohara.bsky.social.
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Get yourself primed with The Worlds of James Cameron at BFI Southbank on 1 Dec with @grmorgan.bsky.social @amonwarmann.bsky.social and BFI IMAX Manager Madeleine Mullett hosted by @helenlohara.bsky.social.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
a man stands in front of a volcano that is erupting with smoke coming out of it
ALT: a man stands in front of a volcano that is erupting with smoke coming out of it
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November 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Looking forward to James Cameron's next sci-fi epic?
Get yourself primed with The Worlds of James Cameron at BFI Southbank on 1 Dec with @grmorgan.bsky.social @amonwarmann.bsky.social and BFI IMAX Manager Madeleine Mullett hosted by @helenlohara.bsky.social.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Get yourself primed with The Worlds of James Cameron at BFI Southbank on 1 Dec with @grmorgan.bsky.social @amonwarmann.bsky.social and BFI IMAX Manager Madeleine Mullett hosted by @helenlohara.bsky.social.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...