Wendy Ide, a regular contributor to the newspaper since 2017, says she is ‘beyond honoured’ to take over the role
It is a post that was held for more than 35 years by the late, during whose tenure the film review pages became an esteemed place to set in context both popular and independent cinema; to praise its triumphs and to laugh at its cliches.
Ide, who describes herself as “beyond honoured” to be taking over, has written regularly on film for this paper, reviewing new releases alongside Kermode for the past seven years. “For me, thehas always been the gold standard for newspaper film coverage,” she said this weekend. “I grew up in Birmingham reading Philip French’s elegantly erudite reviews and used his encyclopaedic references as a map to explore new worlds of cinema. And it has been a joy to work alongside Mark Kermode since 2016.
“Wendy’s a brilliant writer and I am thrilled she will be taking over. She has a sharp eye and can even file copy direct from the film festivals, which is something I could never do.”
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