I missed out on the #Noirvember frivolities this year, so instead, here is a simple list of my 50 favourite film noirs, accompanied by my favourite stills from each (or y'know, the best I could find) 50. The Big Clock 49. Sorry Wrong Number 48. The Prowler 47. House Of Bamboo

Had a great time on @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social podcast talking about some of my favourite underappreciated film noirs to commemorate #Noirvember including two incredible heist thrillers, and the best adaptation of To Have & Have Not - no not that one! thepeoplesmovies.com/underrated-f...

I reviewed Rupert Russell's excellent folk horror / true crime doc #TheLastSacrifice at the Glasgow Frightfest earlier this year, and now it's being screened across the UK to coincide with Halloween - with some Q&As with the director! see dates and venues below criticalpopcorn.com/2025/03/10/t...

@arrowvideo.bsky.social's new release of #ThreeExtremes and #Three is incredible - here's my review for @filmhounds.co.uk filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/thre... FWIW I would give Three...Extremes 5/5 and Three 3/5, hence the 4/5 rating.

So I saw #TheLongWalk yesterday, and while it definitely has it's issues, my main take away was "hey, they don't need to adapt that book again!" which I guess means overall I liked it.

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 12 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

My five star review of #OneBattleAfterAnother for Critical Popcorn: Paul Thomas Anderson's most thrilling film, blending the wryly subversive tone of Inherent Vice with the nonstop momentum of Uncut Gems, and Leonardo DiCaprio at his frantic best. criticalpopcorn.com/2025/09/21/o...

I reviewed @studiocanal.com's release of the masterful #TheManInTheWhiteSuit for Critical Popcorn. It's a quietly subversive comedy that feels all too relevant today criticalpopcorn.com/2025/09/11/t...

God I've been terrible at these things. Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 11 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 10 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

I’m sure this has been noted already, but if you count the @taskmaster.tv uk contestants from left to right across all seasons (with Frank Skinner being contestant no.1 and Sanjeev Bhaskar contestant no.100) Reece Shearsmith is now contestant no.99. Just a nice little bit of serendipity #insideno9

The first time in my entire watching of #OnlyConnect that I've spotted a reused question from an earlier season. I got that Moby Dick question from the first clue years and years ago - its still one of my proudest quiz show moments. I got it right again tonight lol but it's a little dispiriting.

My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of #TheToxicAvenger for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social - a gloriously gory, deceptively sweet horror comedy: thepeoplesmovies.com/the-toxic-av...

film thread: One of my favourite films, Badlands, is on at the BFI tonight. I won’t go see it this time, but I watch it on the big screen every few years. It’s based on the real-life murder spree of two teenagers in the US in the 1950s.

I also reviewed the Eureka Entertainment release of #clairedenis' beautiful, fascinating, but very hard to watch #TroubleEveryDay for CriticalPopcorn: criticalpopcorn.com/2025/08/18/t...

I've been terrible at this whole social media stuff lately so apologies for the spamming. Here is my review of #ZachCregger's brilliant #Weapons: criticalpopcorn.com/2025/08/07/w...

Rasa and Ray Davies. Rasa's high, soaring harmonies give songs like "Death of a Clown" its rowdy elegance. But it's her harmonies on "Waterloo Sunset" that give the song an ethereal grace that is at once thrilling and luminous. A tune I can play and be transfixed, year after year.

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 10 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

I've been very remiss in my self publicizing lately - I've written loads in the past month but this is one I'm kinda proud of, my review of the @criterion.bsky.social release of #AHardDay'sNight for Critical Popcorn: criticalpopcorn.com/2025/07/06/a...

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 9 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 8 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 7 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 6 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 5 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 4 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 3 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 2 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 1 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Ok I will be doing this and seeing it through to the end for once! Postlethwaite was always incredible but I would have picked his performance from In The Name Of The Father personally.

Choose 20 performances that have stayed with you or influenced you. One performance per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just images. Day 17 #Acting #FilmSky #ActingChallenge

Today’s screening #Elio fingers crossed it’s a good un!

Natasha Lyonne is the first person I’ve seen treat the @criterion.bsky.social closet picks like a trolley dash, which is objectively the correct approach. m.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUA...

Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. #Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽 24/30 John Huston The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre

The latest season of #LoveDeathAndRobots is a bit of a disappointment aside from a couple of great episodes (How Zeke Got Religion and For He Can Creep). Why not relive the shows glory days by reading this ranking of the 15 best eps I did for @slashfilm.bsky.social: www.slashfilm.com/936381/the-b...

The Cinemapril / Cinemay? Memorable Musical Melodies 2025: 30 Memorable Movie Themes. Rule: one theme per composer. Day 3. Anton Karas - The Third Man www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEs... #MusicSky #MovieSky

God I'm really behind with this! Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. #Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽 23/30 Steven Spielberg AI

The Cinemapril / Cinemay? Memorable Musical Melodies 2025: 30 Memorable Movie Themes. Rule: one theme per composer. Day 2. Ennio Morricone with The Ecstasy Of Gold m.youtube.com/watch?v=PYI0... #MusicSky #MovieSky

Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. #Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽 22/30 Stanley Kubrick Paths Of Glory

The Cinemapril Memorable Musical Melodies 2025: 30 Memorable Movie Themes. Rule: one theme per composer. Day 1. Clint Mansell with Death Is The Road To Awe from The Fountain m.youtube.com/watch?v=Whuf... #MusicSky #MovieSky

Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. #Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽 21/30 Alexander Mackendrick The Ladykillers

#30DayFilmChallenge #filmsky #moviesky 🎬🎥🍿 I’m nearly 30 days behind with this but what the hell Day 11/30 - Your favourite action film

Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. #Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽 20/30 Sergio Leone For A Few Dollars More

Tonight’s screening. I’m a little trepidatious but Civil War grew on me so let’s see! #warfaremovie

#30DayFilmChallenge #filmsky #moviesky 🎬🎥🍿 I’m nearly 30 days behind with this but what the hell Day 10/30 - A film you like with a colour in the title

Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. #Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽 19/30 Park Chan Wook Sympathy For Mr Vengeance

#30DayFilmChallenge #filmsky #moviesky 🎬🎥🍿 I’m nearly 30 days behind with this but what the hell Day 09/30 - A film you like from the 1980s

Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. #Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽 18/30 William Friedkin Sorcerer

#30DayFilmChallenge #filmsky #moviesky 🎬🎥🍿 I’m nearly 30 days behind with this but what the hell Day 08/30 - A film you associate with a happy memory

Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. #Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽 17/30 Robert Altman Nashville

#30DayFilmChallenge #filmsky #moviesky 🎬🎥🍿 I’m nearly 30 days behind with this but what the hell Day 07/30 - A film starring your favourite actor