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Emma Didbin is a writer and journalist who has contributed to GamesRadar+, The New York Times, Elle, Esquire, The Hollywood Reporter, Vulture, and more. Emma can currently be found in Los Angeles where she is pursuing a career in TV writing. Emma has also penned two novels, and somehow finds the time to write scripts for Parcast – the Spotify-owned network that creates thrilling true crime and mystery podcasts.

Latest articles by Emma Dibdin

The Spy Who Dumped Me review: "This genre mishmash proves truly entertaining"

By Emma Dibdin published 14 August 18

Movie Review

Rediscovering Sherlock's Victorian roots on the set of The Abominable Bride

By Emma Dibdin published 28 December 15

Feature

Spy review

By Emma Dibdin published 1 June 15

Movie review Agent of change...

Movie review

Foxcatcher review

By Emma Dibdin published 5 January 15

Movie review Brothers in armlocks

Movie review

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Blu-Rayreview

By Emma Dibdin published 22 November 14

DVD review The hairy fighters

DVD review

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 review: "Bright, punchy, and earnest"

By Emma Dibdin published 9 April 14

Movie review

A New York Winter's Tale review

By Emma Dibdin published 26 February 14

Definitely not Shakespeare

Fantasy Movies

Out Of The Furnace review

By Emma Dibdin published 27 January 14

Bale gets the fire rising

History Movies

Her review

By Emma Dibdin published 20 January 14

Joaquin and Scarlett strike a vocal cord

Action Movies

12 Years A Slave review

By Emma Dibdin published 6 January 14

Steve McQueen’s labour of love

Action Movies

The To Do List review

By Emma Dibdin published 3 October 13

Aubrey Plaza stars in a misfiring sex-com

Action Movies

Prisoners review

By Emma Dibdin published 24 September 13

Jackman and Gyllenhaal on an urgent search…

Documentaries

First Position review

By Emma Dibdin published 9 April 13

A documentary looking into the professional ballet competition circuit

Action Movies

Welcome To The Punch review

By Emma Dibdin published 7 March 13

The heat is on with Mark Strong and James McAvoy

Comedy Movies

Safe Haven review

By Emma Dibdin published 18 February 13

Another slushy, dead-behind-the-eyes Nicholas Sparks adap

Romance Movies

The Oranges review

By Emma Dibdin published 26 November 12

Hugh Laurie falls for his neighbour's daughter in a so-so dramedy

Action Movies

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 review

By Emma Dibdin published 15 November 12

Twilight's last gleaming

Action Movies

The Master review

By Emma Dibdin published 1 November 12

Paul Thomas Anderson's latest, with weighty performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman

Horror Movies

Ginger & Rosa review

By Emma Dibdin published 28 September 12

Elle Fanning turns in a striking performance in this '60s-set coming-of-ager

Action Movies

Hysteria review

By Emma Dibdin published 11 September 12

A mostly true story about the invention of the vibrator

Action Movies

The Lucky One review

By Emma Dibdin published 1 May 12

Zac Efron stars in a weepie Nicholas Sparks adap

Biography Movies

Behind-The-Scenes Of The Lucky One

By Emma Dibdin published 28 April 12

On set with Zac Efron

Biography Movies

Delicacy review

By Emma Dibdin published 12 April 12

Audrey Tautou stars in a bereavement romcom

Action Movies

How To Re-Establish A Vodka Empire review

By Emma Dibdin published 5 March 12

A likeable, booze-soaked doc

Action Movies

If Not Us, Who? review

By Emma Dibdin published 2 March 12

Set in the 60's two students begin a passionate affair amidst revolution and terrorism.

Action Movies

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