#6 - Critics

In this episode of Women Vs Hollywood, Helen O’Hara is joined by film critics Anna Smith, Simran Hans and Rebecca Harrison to discuss the impact of film criticism on the movie industry. You’ll hear about our guests’ experiences as female film critics, great critics of the past like Pauline Kael, and also how things are slowly beginning to improve for marginalised folks in film criticism.  You can find our host, Helen O’Hara (she/her), on Twitter @HelenLOHara. You can also find Helen on The Empire Film Podcast. Comments? Questions? Talk about the show on your social media platform of choice using #WomenVsHollywood. Our Guests This Week Were: Anna Smith (she/her): @annasmithjourno on Twitter  Find out more about her work at http://annasmithjourno.com/  Simran Hans (she/her): @heavier_things on Twitter Find out more about her work at https://www.simranhans.com/ Rebecca Harrison (she/her): @BeccaEHarrison on Twitter Find out more about her work at http://www.writingonreels.uk/  This week’s recommended films were: Leave No Trace (2018), directed by Debra Granik, recommended by Anna Smith Wanda (1971), directed by Barbra Louden, recommended by Simran Hans You can purchase Women vs Hollywood in the UK, here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/women-vs-hollywood-the-fall-and-rise-of-women-in-film/   You can purchase the audiobook of Women vs Hollywood on Audible in the UK, here: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Women-vs-Hollywood-Audiobook/   You can purchase the audiobook of Women vs Hollywood on Audible in the US, here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Women-vs-Hollywood-Audiobook/   You can pre-order Women vs Hollywood in the US, here: http://bookshop.org/books/women-vs-hollywood-the-fall-and-rise-of-women-in-film/   Host: Helen O’Hara (she/her) Producer: Maddy Searle (she/her) Executive Producers: Kobi Omenaka (he/him) and Ella Watts (she/her) Artwork: Steve Leard (he/him)  Music: Jazz Apricot – Joey Pecoraro; Jazz Mango – Joey Pecoraro; Walk Through The Park – TrackTribe; On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you - License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; Members Only – Track Tribe; Night on the Town - Track Tribe  SFX: stefan021 via freesound.org  Find out more about Stripped Media and our other shows on our website, here: https://stripped.media/our-podcasts/   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider giving us a five star review on iTunes or your Podcatcher of choice, and telling your friends and family about the show. Word of mouth is still the best way to market any podcast, and every little helps! From the whole team at Women vs Hollywood: thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices