Wendy Ide

Film critic for The Observer, Screen International. Usually can be found at a film festival. Parent. Brummie-born S E Londoner. migrating to threads: @wendyide

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

Time for my alternative end of year list for 2022: my ten favorite films which are still without UK distribution deals (please feel free to correct if I'm wrong and to add anything great I have missed).

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Pillion is a graphic, funny and unexpectedly sweet depiction of gay BDSM biker culture.

This ‘dom-com’ about a timid traffic warden who meets a surly, leather-clad alpha finds humour in the transgressive and the mundane.

Read @wendyide's full review: https://t.co/sQtYvQZ182

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

Find me @wendyide.bsky.social if you wish

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

@eliistender10 @_AmandaCross @thenitinsawhney @AimPublicity @AngelaRayner @zammit_marc @RealKiefer @ProfTanya @msolurin @RobertLindsay @biffco @joetracini @davemorrissey64 @jayshetty @ninaconti @mrjamesob @sianharries_ @DrGaborMate @jemmaforte ♥️

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Leading authors, illustrators and agents have spoken out against the Guardian Media Group’s proposed sale of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media, as readers launch a campaign to "Save the Observer" 👇 https://t.co/6JhY5lFGvy

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

A highlight from @tiff_english Teki Cometh starts as a gentle character study of an elderly man, then takes an almighty swerve into weirdness. Seriously impressive. https://t.co/ITJwkBp9B0

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

Good news. My hotel in Tokyo is a Fun Make Specialist.

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

That gave me goosebumps.

[Notebook @mubinotebook]

A first trailer for Brady Corbet’s THE BRUTALIST, in theaters this December via @A24.

[waterfordfilmforall @wffacommittee]

“★ ★ ★ ★ Benesch is superb, her face a glazed mask of panic as the shockwaves resulting from her actions shake the very foundations of the school."
@Wendyide THE OBSERVER
The Teachers' Lounge (12A) screens @garterlane on Tuesday, Oct 22nd at 7.30pm.
#wffa2024 #wffaautumn24

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

If any London folk are likely to be suffering film festival withdrawal next week, can I recommend Doc'n Roll film festival @BarbicanCentre . I can vouch for The Teaches of Peaches and Devo, both excellent, and there's plenty more to choose from. https://t.co/PmlUW4B40w

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

@drjonty You should totally get Dan on Writers on film!

[Dan Jolin @DanJolin]

My books on Quentin Tarantino and the Coen brothers are published today, by Greenfinch! If you fancy a beautifully designed filmographic mix of insights and behind-the-scenes nuggets on fantastic directors, look no further…

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

My @ObsNewReview Megalopolis review. I would rather watch a picture that shoots for the sky and misses rather than one that plods cautiously along in the safe zone. That said...
https://t.co/WKRFtm7jDN

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

@eliistender10 @_AmandaCross @thenitinsawhney @AimPublicity @AngelaRayner @zammit_marc @RealKiefer @ProfTanya @msolurin @RobertLindsay @biffco @joetracini @davemorrissey64 @jayshetty @ninaconti Thank you so much!

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

It's been a flying visit to San Sebastian and a very belated return. But what a fantastic festival and engaged, enthusiastic audience. Stand outs: Petra Costa's superb documentary, Apocalypse in the Tropics, and Skin In Spring, a gentle story of sexual reawakening in Colombia.

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

I'm headed to San Sebastian today to take part in this panel on Friday - join us.

[Donostia Zinemaldia - Festival de San Sebastián @sansebastianfes]

#72SSIFF 💭 #ConversacionesSSIFF #HizketaldiakSSIFF #FilmTalks

🗣️ “Nuevos medios: cine y festivales en la era de las redes sociales /New media: film and festivals in the age of social networks”.

👥 @wendyide (The Observer), Diego Batlle (@dmbatlle y @OtrosCines), @pepablanes (@elcineenlaser). Modera: @GuyLodge.

🗓️ Irailak 27 Septiembre (16:00)
📍 @tabakalera

🎟️ Invitaciones gratuitas 26/09 / Doako gonbidapenak 09/26 / Free invitations 09/26

📍 https://t.co/wXoUqKCqMG, Zinemaldi Plaza, Tabakalera

🌐 https://t.co/ZRaNuMAgKC

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

This is utterly obscene if true and an insult to the staff members who have lost jobs.

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

London's Historic Evening Standard Newspaper Plans To Revive Acerbic Art Critic Brian Sewell In AI Form As It Stops Daily Presses & Fires Journalists https://t.co/Ko6I6iIZWR

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

@MichaelJLeader @BFI Congratulations Michael! Fantastic news

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

@CharleySays71 Ah thank you so much. Now I just need to find a way to watch it.

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

A souvenir from my holiday in Georgia: it’s a reprint of a vintage film poster but I don’t know which film. Can anyone help me out with identifying the movie?

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

This is really something. The strongest film of competition for me.

[Screen International @Screendaily]

'April' Venice Review:A doctor in rural Georgia puts herself at risk to care for her female patients in the second feature from Dea Kulumbegashvili. #Venezia81 review by @wendyide https://t.co/aPl9JKde3D

[Wendy Ide @wendyide]

A very strong debut from Romania - final 15 minutes are as good, if not better, than anything I have seen in Venice this year.

[Screen International @Screendaily]

'The New Year That Never Came' Venice Review: The fall of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu is explored through the lives of ordinary people in this confident 1989-set debut says @wendyide #Venezia81 https://t.co/L2ylMYv4Of