Samuel Spencer

More from my interview with Matt Shea about Andrew Tate

“One of the most difficult things to grasp is why Andrew Tate and his inner circle are seen as cool and not cringe by the young people who follow them.”

My Dorian Awards 2023 winners

What I voted for this year in GALECA’s 2023 film awards

My Layton Williams interview for BBC Three

My series of articles in celebration of the reboot of BBC Three’s Bad Education ended with my interview with its new co-lead Layton Williams. The Everybody’s Talking About Jamie actor returns to the show that made him famous – but this time, he’s taking control. Not only does Layton star as the flamboyant Stephen CarmichaelContinue reading “My Layton Williams interview for BBC Three”

BBC Three: What makes a great Christmas special?

We all have our own sign for when the Christmas period has begun. For some people, it is when Mariah Carey does her yearly November 1 post. For others, it is the first day they see the “Holidays are Coming” Coke ad. For the directors and actors of Christmas TV specials, this time comes muchContinue reading “BBC Three: What makes a great Christmas special?”

BBC Three: Interview with Bad Education’s Charlie Wernham and Layton Williams

It seems that BBC Three has made me their go-to guy for interviewing people about their scripted content, and I’m not mad at it. As a latchkey kid mostly raised by TV (my mother hates when I say that), I’ve long had a fascination with how TV is made, so any chances to talk toContinue reading “BBC Three: Interview with Bad Education’s Charlie Wernham and Layton Williams”

Film diary: The Eternal Daughter, All That Breathes, Funny Pages, Brian and Charles and Avatar: The Way of Water

In a totally on-brand move, I went to see Avatar 2 when the World Cup final was on

Film diary: December 5 – 11 2022

Reviews of We, A Banquet, The Menu, ‘various vintage LGBTQ+ pornography,’ Bones and All, Prayers for the Stolen, Descendant and EO.

Film diary, November 28 to December 4

The Inspection; Three Minutes: A Lengthening; Fire of Love; Faat Kine; She Said; Marcel the Shell with Shoes On; Tár

Look who made the BBC homepage…

Though I’m the kind of pessimist who can’t help but see success as the lull before everything goes wrong, I do have to admit it has been a good work week for me. A few days after my Cara Delevingne interview became (I think) the most-read piece I have ever written, BBC homepage were kindContinue reading “Look who made the BBC homepage…”

BBC Three: Cara Delevingne interview

It’s not every day that you get to speak to a supermodel about her sexuality. For BBC Three’s new show Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne, I got to speak to the model-actress about being queer and the trauma of growing up like that in ’90s Britain. There was a few exclusives in there. It wasContinue reading “BBC Three: Cara Delevingne interview”