Connor Lightbody

Connor Lightbody (he/him) is a Scottish film critic, programmer and writer. He is an avid film festival attendee that you can find sipping aperol on the Venice Lido each year while ranting about how good Magic Mike XXL is.
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âLittle Trouble Girlsâ Director UrĆĄka DjukiÄ on Bisexual Repression: âIt Was So Important That I Stopped Feeling Guilty About Myselfâ
"Even the strongest guys were filled with little tears."
Thereâs Nothing Wrong With âSupermanâsâ Rotten Tomatoes Score
And that's because critics like movies.
âDreamersâ Review: A Feverish Romance Set Against the UKâs Bleak Asylum Process
Filmmaker Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor deftly explores an incensed political story through a deeply personal lens.
âLittle Trouble Girlsâ Review: Fresh, Empathetic Approach to Teenage Sexual and Religious Emancipation
Slovenian writer-director UrĆĄka DjukiÄ's feature-length debut captures a luscious summer of sexual emancipation.
âHoney Bunchâ Review: Horror for Hopeless Romantics
'Honey Bunch' is an unhinged and enticingly macabre cinematic experience.
âLate Shiftâ Review: A Poignant Medical Film at a Crucial Moment
An unflinching hospital-set potboiler highlights an international nursing crisis.
The Complex Burden of Representation in âBird,â âAnora,â and âSeptember 5â
'Bird,' 'Anora,' and 'September 5' are among the most lauded films of the awards season â but do they do their subjects a disservice?