Leila Latif

Contributor

@Leila_Latif      

Leila Latif is a freelance film journalist and broadcaster. She is Contributing Editor to Total Film, the host of Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast and a regular at Sight and Sound, Indiewire, The Guardian, The BBC and others. She is from Sudan but now lives in London with her husband, two children and a prized Blu-Ray of Ganja and Hess.

• POSTED March 8, 2024

  
  Hunting Housewives Might Be the Perfect Metaphor for Bravo's Treatment of Its Stars
  Watching the Lifetime movie, its central conceit doesn't seem so far-fetched.
• POSTED January 2, 2024

  
  True Detective: Night Country Will Make You a Believer Again
  With Issa López and Jodie Foster at the helm, the new installment comes close to reaching the heady heights of Season 1.
• POSTED November 2, 2023

  
  The Buccaneers Sets Itself Apart From All the Other Bridgerton Knock-Offs
  It's easy to get caught up in a handsomely made program and its on-the-nose dialogue, but the show does have more to say.
• POSTED October 18, 2023

  
  This Fall, TV Ponders What Could Be More Horrifying Than Motherhood
  The Changeling and American Horror Story: Delicate capture mothers' primal fears, while Only Murders shows their fierce protectiveness.
• POSTED May 27, 2023

  
  A Tribute to Nat, the True Hero of Yellowjackets
  In the Season 2 finale, Nat is, at long last, chosen.
• POSTED May 5, 2023

  
  Rebecca Ferguson Delivers the Sci-Fi Hero We Need in Apple TV+'s Silo
  The dystopian drama spins class warfare into gold.
• POSTED March 31, 2023

  
  The Yellowjackets' Gruesome Feast May Unlock the Divine Root of All Their Misery
  The second episode of Season 2 hints at a powerful new threat.
• POSTED March 17, 2023

  
  All the Yellowjackets Questions We Need Answered in Season 2
  As our favorite teen cannibals and traumatized adults return, we look at Season 1’s unsolved mysteries.
• POSTED March 3, 2023

  
  Nothing’s Sacred in The History of the World, Part II
  Hulu’s sequel to the Mel Brooks classic slides smart critique into silly comedy.
• POSTED January 26, 2023

  
  Sarah Michelle Gellar Works Her Magic In Wolf Pack
  The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star proves she can elevate any kind of horror story.
• POSTED November 22, 2022

  
  Trevor Noah's Whimsy and Powers of Observation Fuel His Latest Netflix Special
  Noah's heritage creates a singular and fascinating point of view for I Wish You Would.
• POSTED November 17, 2022

  
  Female Friendship Remains a Refuge in Netflix’s Dead to Me
  In the third and final season, murder and chaos are no match for women who support each other.
• POSTED October 21, 2022

  
  American Horror Story: NYC Is Ryan Murphy's Poison Pen Letter to the 1980s
  If we can’t avoid repeating past mistakes, AHS: NYC asks that we at least stop glorifying them.