Ep 23: Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis & Natalia Reyes on Terminator: Dark Fate + Joker reviewed - Video

Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis and Natalia Reyes join host Anna Smith for an exclusive interview about Terminator: Dark Fate, discussing everything from action women on film to race, nudity and time travel.

On stage at HOME in Manchester, Anna celebrates Girls On Film’s first birthday with guests Pamela Hutchinson and Anna Bogutskaya. They assess the new film Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix, plus female desire in films including Magic Mike, The Last Seduction and Thelma & Louise. The panel also give their tips for awards season 2020, debating which movies meet the ‘three cry’ test and which film is ’near-perfect’.

Finally the audience at HOME have pressing questions about Joker, awards categories and how best to champion female-focused cinema.

Full list of films referenced:

Joker
Taxi Driver
To Die For
Terminator: Dark Fate
The Diary of a Teenaged Girl
Elle
Magic Mike
The Last Seduction
Thelma & Louise
Judy
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Ad Astra
American Woman
Hustlers
A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood
Little Women
Queen & Slim
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
The Farewell

More about this episode’s guests:

Pamela Hutchinson is a freelance writer, critic and film historian who contributes regularly to Sight & Sound, The Guardian, Criterion, Indicator and the BBC, specialising in silent cinema and women in film. Follow her @PamHutch

Anna Bogutskaya is a film programmer, writer, event producer and podcaster. She is Head of Arts and Culture at DICE, Festival Director of BAFTA-recognised Underwire Festival, co-host of The Bigger Picture podcast and co-founder of horror film collective The Final Girls. Follow her @annabdemented

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Anna Smith is a film critic, broadcaster and Chair of the London Film Critics' Circle.
Follow her @annasmithjourno
www.annasmithjourno.com

Join Girls On Film live at HOME in Manchester on December 3rd 2019. homemcr.org

Girls On Film is an HLA Production produced by Hedda Archbold and Tom Whalley.