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Leila Latif
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Film Critic. Broadcaster. Professional haver of takes
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · May 26
“I just want to be hot and happy.” Amanda Batula, Summer House
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · 7d
For anyone who is aware of my intense adoration for Joel Edgerton please applaud as I have ticked “cry with and then hug Joel Edgerton” off the bucket list.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · 12d
The Knives Out films are like the early Jonathan Creek Xmas specials to me (complimentary).
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · 26d
Does Christian bale sound just like Idris Elba here or is it just me?
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Sep 15
Mostly the horror of owning ankles.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Sep 9
Solidarity with Palestine. Always.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Aug 31
You’d be less jealous if you knew the circumstances.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Aug 30
Reappearing on this app to say I LOVED Frankenstein.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Aug 28
Not to brag but I have slept 4 hours total since Tuesday and I have started hallucinating little sparkles in my peripheral vision. It’s kinda jazzy!
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Aug 10
I am on holiday and having a great time but also making excuses to go to run “errands” so I can watch the Alison Brie and Dave Franco press tour.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Aug 5
Looking for a voice actor who has done English to Arabic dubbing #journorequest
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Willsh @willsh.bsky.social · Jul 22
Thoughts this morning go out to the ‘AI documentary maker’ who found himself on #r4today trying to describe why dropping a few prompts into Veo3 to ‘tell the story’ of the US Bombing of Iran was some vital form of human truth-telling… only to find @leilalatif.bsky.social was his fellow guest… (1/n)
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jul 15
So bad aside from ep 5.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jul 11
Got to have two of my favourite film criticism minds on the podcast this week. @lillcrawf.co.uk and @aadowd.bsky.social discussed Superman, Pavements and Alex Ross Perry stopped by for a chat too. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Superman | Pavements + Alex Ross Perry | Superman And The Mole Men (1951)
Podcast Episode · Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast · 11/07/2025 · 1h 10m
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jul 9
Make Superman Silly Again lwlies.com/reviews/supe...
Superman review – levity and humour win the day
Rather than a dour, trauma-based origin story, his Superman kicks off with the Man of Steel (played by David Corenswet) already an established figure,…
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jul 4
Jurassic park… Jurassic world rebirth, the lost world Jurassic park, Jurassic world…. Jurassic park 3, Jurassic world lost kingdom………….Jurassic world dominion
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jul 2
Jesus Christ I’m so sorry.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jul 2
My kid asked for a labubu and I made her read the Lorax to understand why the answer was absolutely not.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jul 1
Reason 19,563 why I love da group chat.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jun 30
I totally see that in terms of the elegance but that last minute of Hidden tho...
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jun 29
Still one under Hidden for me.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jun 28
Happy 99th to the genius of Mel
Brooks and an excuse for me to rewatch this clip 10 times. youtu.be/czaSMvp0QjI?...
Mel Brooks on the One Show
YouTube video by The Jewish Chronicle
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jun 27
Big fan right to the end
empiremagazine.bsky.social Empire Magazine @empiremagazine.bsky.social · Jun 27
"Its poptastic visuals, perfectly pitched performances, and cruel twists are a wild ride worth staying seated for."

The final season of #SquidGame has arrived — now streaming on Netflix.

Read the Empire review: www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/s...
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jun 26
I will simply not recover of that dumbass billionaire having an unironic Gatsby themed wedding. What the fuck do those people think that book was about?
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jun 26
Like if you've never tweezed chervil, singed off all your eyelashes getting too close to a salamander, or developed sciatica from carrying around omelettes during a brunch shift, then GTFO.
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Leila Latif @leilalatif.bsky.social · Jun 26
Non-hospitality people enjoying The Bear feels like cultural appropriation.
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