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 TV, music, books, art, fashion, food 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 Asket, Amazon Prime Video, BAFTA, Curzon, J.Crew, Kodak, Mubi, Netflix, Penguin, Virgin Atlantic, WeTransfer and The Wing.

In the ye olde days of the Internet, I used to write a Tinyletter called Treats. The New Statesman called it “ever thoughtful and thought-provoking”.