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Emma Simmonds

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Emma is a film and TV critic whose words have appeared in Time Out, Radio Times, The Observer, Empire, Total Film, Little White Lies, The Spectator, Virgin Movies, MovieMail and Popmatters, amongst many others. She is also a contributor to the London, New York and Glasgow volumes of the World Film Locations book series. She is The List magazine's current Film Reviews Editor and The Arts Desk's former Film Editor.

Articles By Emma Simmonds

Holy Motors

Wednesday, 26 September 2012 Read more...

Looper

Monday, 24 September 2012 Read more...

Killing Them Softly

Friday, 21 September 2012 Read more...

DVD: A Woman Under the Influence

Friday, 14 September 2012 Read more...

Lawless

Monday, 03 September 2012 Read more...

Berberian Sound Studio

Monday, 27 August 2012 Read more...

F For Fake

Thursday, 23 August 2012 Read more...

Take This Waltz

Wednesday, 15 August 2012 Read more...

DVD: This Must Be the Place

Tuesday, 07 August 2012 Read more...

The Hitchcock Players: Kim Novak, Vertigo

Saturday, 04 August 2012 Read more...

theartsdesk Olympics: Suspense and Sensuality in Ozon’s Swimming Pool

Friday, 03 August 2012 Read more...

Ted

Wednesday, 01 August 2012 Read more...

The Dark Knight Rises

Friday, 20 July 2012 Read more...

The Giants

Friday, 13 July 2012 Read more...

Killer Joe

Thursday, 28 June 2012 Read more...

Cosmopolis

Friday, 15 June 2012 Read more...

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