Fiona Underhill
Location
Los Angeles, California
School
University Of Exeter (UK)
University Of Warwick (UK)
Expertise
Production Design And Costume Design, British Film And Period Dramas, Classic Hollywood
- Fiona has enjoyed attending festivals in-person, such as Sundance and TIFF. Being at the premiere of a new Steven Spielberg movie was definitely a life highlight, because her favorite movie of all time is Empire of the Sun.
- Fiona has conducted many interviews with below-the-line talent, and especially loved talking to costume designers such as Oscar winners Sandy Powell, Alexandra Byrne, and Mark Bridges.
- Fiona has been asked to contribute to podcasts on subjects as diverse as; the history of movies in the 1940s and '50s, reappraising Miami Vice (2006), and trying to establish just who exactly is the poshest British actor.
Experience
Fiona was a teacher of Media and Film Studies for 10 years in the UK. She moved from the UK to California in 2016 and has been a film writer and critic ever since. She has been a freelance film writer and critic for five years and is now a news writer for The Digital Fix. She has bylines at Nerdist, IndieWire and more. Fiona is also a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic.
Education
Fiona has a Drama degree and a post-graduate teaching qualification. Fiona taught many subjects at middle and high school level, including English, Drama, Media, and Film Studies.
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Stories By Fiona Underhill
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Los Angeles is a vast city that has been the setting for a wide variety of movies over the course of history. Here are the 15 best movies about life in LA.
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Roland Emmerich has directed some great films, including "The Day After Tomorrow," and a few clunkers, too. We rank every movie, from worst to best.
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Angela Bassett has been one of the industry's most accomplished actresses during her decades-long career, and here are her best movies, ranked.
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Audiences around the world are always hungry for movies about food. Such movies range from "Chef" to "Tampopo" and from "Like Water for Chocolate" to "Pig."
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Cary Grant was Hollywood's classic suave and debonair leading man. Join us on a tour of 10 underrated Cary Grant movies that you should check out.
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Golden Age Hollywood star James "Jimmy" Stewart is a beloved national treasure. Join us for a tour through the 12 best James Stewart movie moments.
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The American Civil War of 1861-1865 is an extensive topic. Join us on a tour through the best of nearly a hundred years of Civil War movies, ranked.
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Expecto Patronum! Whether you're a Hufflepuff or a Slytherin, you're sure to love our countdown of all the "Harry Potter" films
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One of the best to ever do it, here is our ranking of Denzel Washington's best movies.
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From Mouseketeer to Academy Award nominee, actor Ryan Gosling has had a career filled with ups and downs. This is our countdown of his most underrated movies.
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He's an Academy Award-winning actor whose affable nice-guy persona has made him "America's Dad." These are Tom Hanks' best movies.
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The femme fatale is one of the most classic tropes in cinema, featuring iconic and memorable characters. Here are the best femme fatales in movie history.
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From films starring the King himself to the best of Baz Luhrmann and more, here are 10 movies to watch after Elvis.
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Daniel Day-Lewis might apparently be in his retirement era, but we still have 14 of his best movies to watch or revisit anytime.
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Narrowing down the best episodes and seasons of "Frasier" is tricky because it was so strong throughout its 11 seasons. But somehow, we've ranked them.
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Bridgerton is heating up our screens once more with the debut of Season 2, and it's time to rank the best characters from the romance drama series.
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World War I films stretch from the 1920s to the 2010s, each reflecting the time it was made. Join us on a tour of almost a hundred years of World War I movies.
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Gene Kelly's skills as a dancer, choreographer, actor, and director remain unmatched. Here's our countdown of his best movies.
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There's more to Netflix than Tiger King. Learn about important social issues, famous figures, and bizarre pastimes in these excellent documentaries.
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Paul Newman was an activist, a race car driver, and a director, but he's still best known as a movie star, thanks largely to these 20 classic films.
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Hardboiled detectives. Wiley femme fatales. Betrayal, looming shadows, and schemes that go inevitably, horrifically wrong. These film noirs have it all.
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Yes, Keira Knightly has a niche — many of her best roles are in period romances — but when an actress is this good at what she does, that's hardly a problem.
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The best war movies of the 21st century contain romance, humor, and thrilling action while exposing humanity's bravery, cowardice, and everything in between.
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There's more to on-screen romance than rom-coms. Vampire love stories, LGBTQ+ dramas, and more — these are the best romance movies of the past decade.
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Neo-noirs, murder mysteries, Cold War adventures, and erotic dramas — as it turns out, there's a 21st-century thriller out there for just about everyone.
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Terry Gilliam is famous for troubled productions and plain ol' bad luck, but he's also made some of the finest fantasy films of all time. Here are his best.
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Angelina Jolie has worked hard to escape the shadow of the men in her life. As these 15 films prove, she has more than succeeded.