Open To Criticism

By Wendy Lloyd

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Episodes: 23

Joanna
 Jul 14, 2023
Interesting look at how we talk about films and why it needs to change.

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What if your taste in movies is being dictated by powerful voices who don’t look like you, think like you, or care about the stories you want to see? Film critic Wendy Lloyd investigates who’s really shaping what you watch – and why it matters.


In the #MeToo, BLM, and Times Up era, are the gatekeepers of film criticism changing, or are the same old voices still pulling the strings? Wendy digs deep into who gets to shape the conversation, why it matters, and how the stories we value are impacted by race, gender, and privilege.


With sharp wit and a knack for getting to the heart of the issue, Wendy invites fellow critics and commentators into lively discussions about the inequalities still lurking behind the scenes of the industry's most powerful platforms. Who decides what films deserve top honours during Awards season? And why are so few diverse voices holding the reins?


Join Wendy for this twice-nominated Independent Podcast Awards show, as she unpacks the mystery of who holds the real power in film. Blending humour with hard truths in a show that might just change the way you see the movies – and the critics who rate them.


 

 




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Episode Date
British Urban Film's Struggle for Critical Recognition with Dr Clive Nwonka
May 09, 2024
The Feminist Reframing of Rom-Coms with Corrina Antrobus
May 03, 2024
Critics vs Influencers? Round 2 with Anton Bitel
Apr 26, 2024
The Kids are Alright? Critiquing Family Films with Jo Berry
Apr 19, 2024
Film and Critic Inequality Data with Stephen Follows
Apr 12, 2024
Modernising Movie Sex Scenes with Ita O'Brien
Apr 05, 2024
Jewish Identity Onscreen with Gabriella Geisinger
Mar 29, 2024
Critic Power at Film Festivals with Mia Farrell
Mar 22, 2024
Unlikeable Female Characters with Anna Bogutskaya
Mar 15, 2024
Season 2 trailer: Festivals, Onscreen Intimacy, Jewish Representation, Unlikeable Women and much more!
Mar 08, 2024
Queering Critique with Guy Lodge
May 26, 2023
Film and Criticism beyond the Western Gaze with Kaleem Aftab
May 19, 2023
Strong Female Characters with Hanna Flint
May 12, 2023
Cinema - the perfect archive of our imperfect world with Pamela Hutchinson
May 05, 2023
Critics vs Influencers? with Ashanti Omkar
Apr 28, 2023
The Permanent Crisis of Film Criticism with Prof Mattias Frey
Apr 21, 2023
Onscreen Sex beyond the Male Gaze with Karen Krizanovich
Apr 14, 2023
Navigating the white space of film as a Black critic with Amon Warmann
Apr 07, 2023
Film's inability to do Disability with Cathy Reay
Mar 31, 2023
Top Girl on Film with Anna Smith
Mar 24, 2023
How industry Awards still fail filmmakers of colour with Leila Latif
Mar 17, 2023
"Women vs Hollywood" and other battles with Helen O'Hara
Mar 10, 2023
Season 1 trailer: Why we need to talk about film criticism
Mar 02, 2023