Clarisse Loughrey is a Brighton-based critic, writer, and broadcaster. She's the chief film critic for The Independent, a columnist for Flicks, and has previously written for Total Film, BAFTA, Curzon, Wire frame, Little White Lies, and Second Sight Films. She's also appeared as a regular guest on Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, BBC Radio 4's Front Row, BBC Radio 1'sScreen Time, and Prime Video's The Screen Test. She served as Guest Curator at The Cheltenham Literature Festival in 2022 and is a co-host of The Fade to Black podcast.