Josh Slater-Williams
@jslaterwilliams.bsky.social
UK-based critic and culture journalist. Bylines: BFI, Sight and Sound, Total Film, Little White Lies, IndieWire and others. Member of the London Critics' Circle.
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My contributor copy of the Maiku Hama Trilogy from @thirdwindowfilms.com! For this limited edition boxset, I wrote the accompanying booklet, discussing these cool as hell private-detective films in the context of Kaizo Hayashi‘s other postmodern works (e.g. TO SLEEP SO AS TO DREAM, CIRCUS BOYS).
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Person who only knows about paintings from The Picture of Dorian Gray, seeing a Jackson Pollock: "Holy fuck what did this guy do?"
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Person who only knows about paintings from The Picture of Dorian Gray, seeing a Jackson Pollock: "Holy fuck what did this guy do?"
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A good and compelling observation, you have to say
It’s gaining traction now because “Reform leader is literal Nazi” wasn’t much of a story, but “national media didn’t care Reform leader is Nazi because he helped fill column inches and then he became Prime Minister” is. Folk are trying to save their own reputations more than trying to destroy his.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A good and compelling observation, you have to say
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Been absolutely loving this series; charts an entertaining history of the earliest days of bringing anime/manga to English audiences when everyone seemed to be just throwing anything against the wall and seeing if it stuck.
New episode of the The Anime Business is available to watch!
John Sirabella talks about @media-blasters.com, CPM, and Surviving the DVD Crash.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC9H...
John Sirabella talks about @media-blasters.com, CPM, and Surviving the DVD Crash.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC9H...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Been absolutely loving this series; charts an entertaining history of the earliest days of bringing anime/manga to English audiences when everyone seemed to be just throwing anything against the wall and seeing if it stuck.
Train Dreams (Clint Bentley, 2025)
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Train Dreams (Clint Bentley, 2025)
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what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
what the fuck
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So the actual bar being discussed for juryless trials seems to be anything where the sentence is less than 5 years.
Anything less than 5 years would not require a jury and could be decided by a judge in a closed room.
Worth noting that 3 years is the top number for activists generally...
Anything less than 5 years would not require a jury and could be decided by a judge in a closed room.
Worth noting that 3 years is the top number for activists generally...
David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases
Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So the actual bar being discussed for juryless trials seems to be anything where the sentence is less than 5 years.
Anything less than 5 years would not require a jury and could be decided by a judge in a closed room.
Worth noting that 3 years is the top number for activists generally...
Anything less than 5 years would not require a jury and could be decided by a judge in a closed room.
Worth noting that 3 years is the top number for activists generally...
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Also, no one seems to talk about all the MeToo accusations leveled at Ratner anymore.
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Also, no one seems to talk about all the MeToo accusations leveled at Ratner anymore.
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if studios are beginning to let Trump's whims dictate their slates then we are 100% getting a Starlight Express adaptation by the end of his term
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
if studios are beginning to let Trump's whims dictate their slates then we are 100% getting a Starlight Express adaptation by the end of his term
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Pretending this is not the name of a band
Billy Corgan discovers Geese, says they should fight Goose
Billy Corgan Discovers Geese, Says They Should Fight Goose
In recent months, lots of rockers from past generations have discovered Geese, the young band of the moment. Lots of people who are not rockers from past generations have also discovered Geese, but th...
stereogum.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Pretending this is not the name of a band
Sophie Ellis-Bextor? The film Q&A moderator?
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sophie Ellis-Bextor? The film Q&A moderator?
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"Do you ever worry about Japan's long standing xenophobia, toxic patriarchal masculinity, and fascism problems when supporting their ethnic cuisines? I do. A lot.”
"The Anjin has opinions about potstickers."
"The Anjin has opinions about potstickers."
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"Do you ever worry about Japan's long standing xenophobia, toxic patriarchal masculinity, and fascism problems when supporting their ethnic cuisines? I do. A lot.”
"The Anjin has opinions about potstickers."
"The Anjin has opinions about potstickers."
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oughta rename the fucking band Nick Cave & the Bad Takes at this point, jesus christ
just two cool guys looking normal and alive, like humans
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
oughta rename the fucking band Nick Cave & the Bad Takes at this point, jesus christ
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And there we have it. After 22 years, the record for the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time is beaten!
Kokuho has had unprecedented success, growing weekly for over a month, earning incredible word of mouth, for what is ostensibly a 3-hour dense drama about an outdated art form
Kokuho has had unprecedented success, growing weekly for over a month, earning incredible word of mouth, for what is ostensibly a 3-hour dense drama about an outdated art form
映画「国宝」実写日本映画の興行収入で歴代1位に、22年ぶり新記録 「踊る2」超え
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/649441?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#国宝
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/649441?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#国宝
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
And there we have it. After 22 years, the record for the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time is beaten!
Kokuho has had unprecedented success, growing weekly for over a month, earning incredible word of mouth, for what is ostensibly a 3-hour dense drama about an outdated art form
Kokuho has had unprecedented success, growing weekly for over a month, earning incredible word of mouth, for what is ostensibly a 3-hour dense drama about an outdated art form
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It’s weird that numerous filmmakers lately are touting their films as being “X-rated” when the rating hasn’t been used in over thirty years. Where is this coming from and why can’t anyone just accept and commit to the NC-17?
Brady Corbet Says His Next Film Is Shot Entirely On 70mm, Confirms X-Rating & Offers New Details
Brady Corbet says his next film is shot entirely on 70mm, confirms it’s X-rated, , and reveals new details about the decades-spanning project
theplaylist.net
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It’s weird that numerous filmmakers lately are touting their films as being “X-rated” when the rating hasn’t been used in over thirty years. Where is this coming from and why can’t anyone just accept and commit to the NC-17?
What are we doing here?
Fresh off of #JurassicWorldRebirth, Scarlett Johansson has lined up her next franchise: She'll star in a new #Exorcist movie for writer/director Mike Flanagan.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4il17qW
📸 Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival/Warner Bros.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4il17qW
📸 Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival/Warner Bros.
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
What are we doing here?
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This is one of the best deals I have seen, for many great Japanese films. Get buying, cinephiles!
The Third Window Films BLACK FRIDAY #Sale is running til Dec 1 over @terracottadist.bsky.social!
Save up to 50% off the majority of our titles!
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Save up to 50% off the majority of our titles!
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November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is one of the best deals I have seen, for many great Japanese films. Get buying, cinephiles!
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"Two wrongs don't make a right, Bart."
"Yes, they do."
"No, they don't. Dad!"
"Two wrongs make a right, Lisa."
"Yes, they do."
"No, they don't. Dad!"
"Two wrongs make a right, Lisa."
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"Two wrongs don't make a right, Bart."
"Yes, they do."
"No, they don't. Dad!"
"Two wrongs make a right, Lisa."
"Yes, they do."
"No, they don't. Dad!"
"Two wrongs make a right, Lisa."
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After careful consideration, I still think "Is Butterbean okay?" is the funniest thing I've ever heard.
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
After careful consideration, I still think "Is Butterbean okay?" is the funniest thing I've ever heard.
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So great to see Bill Ackerman back in action. The podcast initially ended in 2022, but I see that he started up again this month with Erica Schultz, followed by Willow. I recommend every single episode; a really great lineup of film writers, programmers, podcasters, and others.
I was thrilled to be invited onto the SUPPORTING CHARACTERS podcast to talk about numerous topics including Trans film images, Corpses, Fools and Monsters and our appearance on TCM. Tune in tonight for @cadenmgardner.bsky.social 's program!
www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingch...
www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingch...
Episode 70: Willow Catelyn Maclay
Bill talks to author and podcaster Erica Shultz about her endeavors in film culture, from creating shows like Unsung Horrors to writing and publishing her book THE SWEETEST TABOO and contributing spec...
www.nowplayingnetwork.net
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So great to see Bill Ackerman back in action. The podcast initially ended in 2022, but I see that he started up again this month with Erica Schultz, followed by Willow. I recommend every single episode; a really great lineup of film writers, programmers, podcasters, and others.
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After an economic crash you always see headlines like What Was Everyone Thinking? What do you mean everyone, most of us are waving our arms and screaming every day, it's a handful of insanely rich assholes who aren't listening
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
After an economic crash you always see headlines like What Was Everyone Thinking? What do you mean everyone, most of us are waving our arms and screaming every day, it's a handful of insanely rich assholes who aren't listening