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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

Casa de mi Padre

Thursday, 07 June 2012 Read more...

The Angels' Share

Friday, 01 June 2012 Read more...

Moonrise Kingdom

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 Read more...

The Raid

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 Read more...

Dark Shadows

Friday, 11 May 2012 Read more...

Avengers Assemble

Thursday, 26 April 2012 Read more...

BFI celebrates ‘The Genius of Hitchcock’ in a major new retrospective

Wednesday, 18 April 2012 Read more...

The Cabin in the Woods

Monday, 09 April 2012 Read more...

Le Havre

Thursday, 05 April 2012 Read more...

BFI Southbank Preview: Made in Britain

Saturday, 31 March 2012 Read more...

Tiny Furniture

Wednesday, 28 March 2012 Read more...

Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life

Monday, 26 March 2012 Read more...

DVD: Weekend

Tuesday, 20 March 2012 Read more...

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Monday, 12 March 2012 Read more...

The Decoy Bride

Tuesday, 06 March 2012 Read more...

Rampart

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 Read more...

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