Hiya!

I’m Hannah Newman-Smart (or HNS if you will).

This site is my musings on the moving image, pop culture, and fans.

I have experience reviewing, analysing, and chatting nonsense about film and tv with a speciality in pop culture and fan studies.

Here is my ‘official’ bio:

Hannah (she/her) is an academic, writer, and avid consumer of pop culture and the moving image. She received her BA (Hons) in Film Studies from King’s College London, and her MA with Distinction in Global Film and Television from University of Hertfordshire. She specialises in Fan Studies and Film, as well as reading around Queer Theory, Fantasy & Reality theory, and Spectatorship. Originally from Teesside, she now lives in London with her partner, cat Bmo, and dog Stella. You can follow her on Bluesky here @thehns.bsky.social‬, Letterboxd @hnewmansmart and read more of her work at thehns.co.uk.