Hello! My name is Simran Hans. I’m a freelance writer and broadcaster based in London. I have worked across print and digital media for 10 years. I write about culture—mostly film, but also music, books, art, fashion, food, TV, and the Internet—in the form of profiles, reported features, criticism, essays, and editorial for brands.

I was a film critic for The Observer for five years, from 2017-2022. That’s a lot of film reviews! You can read all of them here. I’m also a member of the London Critics Circle.

My writing has been published in The Guardian, The Observer, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Sunday Times, New Statesman, GQ, Dazed & Confused, Sight & Sound, Criterion, Vittles and many other places.

I have created editorial content for brands including Amazon Prime Video, Curzon, Kodak, Netflix, Penguin, Virgin Atlantic, WeTransfer and The Wing.

I also write an occasional email newsletter called Treats. The New Statesman called it “ever thoughtful and thought-provoking”. You can subscribe to it here.