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Wendy Lloyd
Open To Criticism
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...
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5.0 stars from 15 ratings
Interesting and informative!
Not only is it a pleasure to listen to Wendy Lloyd’s mellifluous tones, but this podcast casts a new light for me on what makes a good film review and what to be aware of when reading or listening to one. It is good to know that these days we have much more access to different points of view and...Read full review »
ALMS5 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 05/23/23
The Voices We Should Be Hearing
As a longtime fan of film and avid consumer of film writing, I am finding this podcast extremely interesting. Such a wide and vivid selection of voices that accurately mirrors the actual worldwide film audience. How many more beautiful films would we have the opportunity to catch if these critics...Read full review »
Big Bear Medicine via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 04/14/23
Sideways is always a better view
Wendy Lloyd struts past the big boys of cinema criticism and introduces us to a whole new way of looking at film. Black, feminist, FEMALE .. she reminds us that without these viewpoints, we’ve only seen half the picture.
Gilly Smith via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 04/12/23
Recent Episodes
For the final episode in the current season I'm speaking to leading academic on Black British and African American film, Dr Clive Nwonka. Clive's latest book Black Boys: The Social Aesthetics of British Urban Film is the first to have been written on the subject. In it, Clive argues the need for...
Published 05/09/24
Published 05/09/24
The much maligned Rom-Com is a perfect example of how a whole film genre can be dismissed by dint of who the stories are for, and who they are about. (Clue: it's not men!). After a classy start in Hollywood, Rom Coms - and their sister genre 'Chick Flicks" - have been used to dismiss a particular...
Published 05/03/24
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