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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

The Selfish Giant

Friday, 25 October 2013 Read more...

LFF 2013: Under the Skin

Wednesday, 16 October 2013 Read more...

LFF 2013: The Double

Monday, 14 October 2013 Read more...

LFF 2013: Nebraska

Friday, 11 October 2013 Read more...

The To Do List

Monday, 30 September 2013 Read more...

LFF 2013: Programme Launch

Thursday, 05 September 2013 Read more...

The Great Beauty

Monday, 02 September 2013 Read more...

The Way Way Back

Wednesday, 28 August 2013 Read more...

Listed: Screen Bastards

Saturday, 24 August 2013 Read more...

We're the Millers

Friday, 23 August 2013 Read more...

Bachelorette

Monday, 12 August 2013 Read more...

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Wednesday, 07 August 2013 Read more...

The Conjuring

Friday, 02 August 2013 Read more...

Only God Forgives

Monday, 29 July 2013 Read more...

Frances Ha

Monday, 22 July 2013 Read more...

Stories We Tell

Monday, 24 June 2013 Read more...

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