Jacob Stolworthy, Chief Culture Reporter at The Independent, and Jack Shepherd, freelance culture journalist, talk us through a day in the life of a film critic, including writing reviews and interviews with the stars. Industry panels followed by networking in our bar is one of the benefits of Garden Cinema membership.

Jacob Stolworthy specialises in film and TV news and feature writing and is the co-presenter of Independent’s review show Binge Watch. Jacob has also written for Esquire and Digital Spy, reviewed films on BBC Radio 1 and is the co-host of “The Lost Boys” podcast. Jack Shepherd writes about film, TV and video-games. He was previously the online editor for Total Film and SFX magazines, entertainment editor at GamesRadar, and was a culture reporter for The Independent. He has also written for publications such as Den of Geek, IGN, and Yahoo. He also co-hosts “The Lost Boys” podcast.

This discussion was recorded at The Garden Cinema on November 13th 2023.