film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 15hI’m not sure what has changed, but Joe and Jake seem to have adjusted their attitude about where they sleep. They used to kip on the couch, but now they are waiting for me when I come to bed. Perhaps it’s the cold weather, but they could be anywhere; I’m so glad they choose to be with me. Namaste! 262589
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 16hSomeone asked which famous people were nice in real life; a good example is Willem Dafoe, who I pub-crawled around LA with back in 1999. He's in his element in Kent Jones' witty drama Late Fame, playing a 'man of letters' ie a postman who is also a poet. 4 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/15/l...film-authority.comLate Fame - film-authority.com[…] More 4495
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I heard a song on the car radio with the chorus 'I like it when you're nice to me'. I'm sure this isn't the original meaning, but my first thought was of Joe and Jake, two feral stray cat who now live with me. These little mites seem genuinely surprised that I want to take care of them. Namaste! 2528711
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I'm no great fan of ye old misogynist 80s slasher movies, but was impressed by Crystal Lake, NBCPeacock's revival of the Friday the 13th movies. Linda Cardellini is awesome as Mrs Voorhees in this bloody show. 4 out of 5. Out Oct 15th in the USA, Oct 19th in the UK film-authority.com/2026/10/14/c...film-authority.comCrystal Lake - film-authority.com[…] More 2193
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Something I enjoy about bluesky is the informal 'face of the day' competition. This is the first social media network run by cats for cats, and its only natural that with so many cat pictures and comments by cats, arresting looks should be applauded. Here's Jake's entry for today's contest. Namaste! 4437821
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I interviewed Paul Greengrass for United 93, he described plans for a film about the Kent State massacre; current events suggest why he'd tackle the 1381 Peasants' Revolt first in The Uprising. Andrew Garfield stars in this relevant story of 'no kings'. 3 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/13/t...film-authority.comThe Uprising - film-authority.com[…] More 7233
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Ever imagine what it’s like to wake up with cats Joe and Jake? The short film below gives you a taste, complete with a free head dunt from Jake. Pump up the volume for maximum purring sound effects; these boys turn it up to eleven when they’re having a good time! Namaste, and have a great week! 2627014
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 12/10/2026‘I gets it…believe me I gets it !’ says Josh Hartnett, sporting a Newfoundland accent somewhere between Popeye and Long John Silver in Netflix eco-thriller Below. You might get it too; this supernatural monster story features giant frozen balls of snot...3 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/12/b...film-authority.comBelow - film-authority.com[…] More 16283
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Oh no! Joe the cat is not happy to be awoken this morning! What’s all the clattering and noise in the kitchen? Don’t worry, Joe, it’s just your breakfast on the way. Plenty of time for you to get the 18 hours sleep that you require on a daily basis. Joe is displeased with my antics. Namaste! 202997
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 11/10/2026'Hello there! Hello you! You boy!' Who would have thought Alastair Sim would become a popular meme? There's more to Sim than Scrooge; he's a mad bomber in The Green Man, a funny comedy with Terry Thomas and George Cole. 7pm on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #TPTV film-authority.com/2023/03/09/t...film-authority.comThe Green Man - film-authority.com[…] More 3326
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 11/10/2026As director of Gone Baby Gone, The Town + Argo, Ben Affleck knows how to make movies, but his latest for Netflix, political thriller Animals, falls short of the mark. A politician takes matters into his own hands after a failed attempt to kidnap his son. 3 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/11/a...film-authority.comAnimals (2026) - film-authority.com[…] More 1111
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It’s #caturday! More pictures of stripy little gents Joe and Jake, seen here in their croissant positions. I shudder to think of them shivering in a cat colony in an industrial estate in Motherwell, Scotland. Now they have forgotten all the bad times and focus on the good times ahead. Namaste! 2620411
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Another classic on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social , Went the Day Well? aka 48 Hours is a remarkable movie made during WWII about a Nazi invasion. Adapted from writing by Graham Greene, this resistance story makes the blood run cold. 5 out of 5 #TalkingPicturesTV film-authority.com/2020/12/12/4...film-authority.com48 Hours - film-authority.com[…] More 55314
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Today at 1.40pm on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social, Alec Guinness stars in classic Ealing satire The Man in the White Suit. Alexander Mackendrick’s pertinent film about the manufacturing malaise built into the capitalist status quo. 5 out of 5 #TalkingPicturesTV film-authority.com/2025/09/16/t...film-authority.comThe Man in the White Suit - film-authority.com[…] More 1419
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 10/10/2026After watching Jessica Chastain in Other Mommy, I wished I'd gone to see any Other Movie. Despite the James Wan/Atomic Monster/Blumhouse imprint, it's a silly horror thriller about a demonic mother; the best thing about this nonsense is that it's short. 2 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/10/10/o...film-authority.comOther Mommy - film-authority.com[…] More 2122
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Jake the Cat is back with more of his thought-provoking life lessons. Jake was going round in circles yesterday with new gourmet wet food from Sainsbury’s. Biscuits alone are not enough for him; how would you feel if I offered you a meal of three slices of bread? Cats need variety. Namaste! 2023110
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I'm not actually in Part 2 of the So Disappointed podcast about separating the art from the artist, but I do get a mention. The second part looks at other fallen idols we don't love the way we used to; listen to this before accepting any surprise gifts from Jared Leto. audioboom.com/posts/896029...audioboom.comCan You Separate the Art from the Artist? PART TWO: The Elephant in the RoomIn the second and final part of our delve into this torrent of murk, we come to some definite conclusions. No really, we do. 3190
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 09/10/2026October usually gets jammed up with gruesome horrors, so I decided to go in the other direction and revive Ken Russell's fun 1972 British musical The Boy Friend. I'm timing this to go with the new documentary about the film's Twiggy; she's great in this. 4 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/09/t...film-authority.comThe Boy Friend - film-authority.com[…] More 2191
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Friday night, 9.05pm= a horror double bill on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social; before Bob Clark's 1972 Canadian entry Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, #CarolineMunro's The Cellar Club have Peter Medak's spooky cult chiller from 1980, The Changeling. #TPTV film-authority.com/2026/10/09/t...film-authority.comThe Changeling (1980) - film-authority.com[…] More 1151
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Guess who just got back today Them wild-eyed boys that had been away Haven't changed, had much to say But man I still think them cats are crazy Friday night they'll be dressed to kill Down at Dino's Bar n Grill The drink will flow and blood will spill And if the boys want to fight, you better let em 212919
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A little local colour...this small Scottish town is one I pass through regularly. I don't know it well, but I've been thinking it might be spending a night there. I've heard people say that doing so can make a hard man humble...anyone else heard about what it's like to spend One Night in Banknock? 23784
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Remember Carrie? The high-schooler on a revenge rampage? That Carrie doesn't live here any more; in Mike Flanagan's update for Amazon MGM, she's a bully herself complete with a gang of psychic pals. Stephen King is exec producer, so I'm sticking with this update... film-authority.com/2026/10/08/c...film-authority.comCarrie (2026) - film-authority.com[…] More 3233
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning addresses the here and now; there's worrying intel in here about how Mark Zuckerberg's corporate entities have neglected their duty of care to their social media users. It's a chilling, powerful movie, out this Friday. 5 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/07/t...film-authority.comThe Social Reckoning - film-authority.com[…] More 6547
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 07/10/2026‘They will tell you you can’t sleep alone in a strange place… …then they tell you you can’t sleep with somebody else’ Whatever Billy Joel meant when he wrote his song My Life, he couldn’t have imagined better bedtime companions than cats Joe and Jake, pictured waiting on my bed for me. Namaste! 1632216
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Big stars and big action in Padraic McKinley’s grounded directorial debut The Weight; it's like William Friedkin's Sorcerer without the trucks. Russell Crowe enlists Ethan Hawke to smuggle gold across rivers, bridges and Depression-era varmit country. 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/10/07/t...film-authority.comThe Weight - film-authority.com[…] More 4233
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Good morning world. Yes, Joe and Jake are very motivated by breakfast, but afterwards they sit down and keep me company on the couch while I try and write. Every morning, these little lads crawl up to my pillow and offer me a gentle tap with the softest of paws to get me up and running. Namaste! 2629021
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 06/10/2026After their awful Willy Wonka gameshow, a more literary show appears on Netflix; Zoe Kazan's adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, filmed by her grandfather Elia in 1955. Florence Pugh, Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott star in this musty revival. 3 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/06/e...film-authority.comEast of Eden (2026) - film-authority.com[…] More 5293
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I’m learning about what food Joe and Jake like. It’s tricky; they get bored with biscuits all the time, so I mix things up with wet gourmet cat-food in case they turn up their noses. And sprinkles of crunchy stuff as toppings. They are fuss pots but I think they appreciate the effort… Namaste! 2729113
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Days of Thunder 2 is being shot for a 2028 release, with rumours that it'll merge with Brad Pitt's recent motor racing hit F1. The two stars acted together in Neil Jordan's hit Interview with the Vampire, out today in a lavish 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc. 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/10/05/i...film-authority.comInterview with the Vampire (4K) - film-authority.com[…] More 8223
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Joe and Jake are 2 cats who love mischief and mayhem. One of their favourite things to do is to plan and organise secret pizza parties under the couch. To do this, they steal pizza crusts from plates, then carry them off to their lair to wolf them down before I realise what they are up to. Namaste! 192017
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A new film has dropped from auteur Jake the cat. This semi-autobiographical effort is called Purring in my Lap and features Jake doing exactly what the title suggests. This film is recommended for anyone who enjoys seeing close up views of furry, contented faces and is rated as Suitable for All. 282029
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A young writer falls for a dishy man with a big house in the country, but is that his catatonic wife watching from the window? Anne Hathaway Josh Hartnett+Dakota Johnson star in a Colleen Hoover adaptation that feels like the most exciting movie of 1948. 3 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/04/v...film-authority.comVerity - film-authority.com[…] More 5312
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It’s #Caturday all over the world, and Scottish tabby cats Joe and Jake offer their heartfelt good wishes to their many friends across the globe. Pictured here in their Pandon/ kaiju two-headed monster mode, these happy, stripey moggies love to hear from cats and cat lovers alike. Namaste, y’all!! 2636916
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 03/10/2026With David Ellison's Skydance taking control of Warner Bros, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s's Digger may be the last gasp of free speech in cinema. With a stunning Tom Cruise performance, this satirises oil oligarchs and liberal arts in equal measures; a 5/5 masterpiece. film-authority.com/2026/10/03/d...film-authority.comDigger - film-authority.com[…] More 14384
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s breakfast time! Stripey boys Joe and Jake don’t know much about anything, but know when it’s time for a healthy meal. After a wet gourmet aperitif, they get handfuls of biscuits in their bowls, with extra crunchy toppings! Here they are willing their breakfast into existence. Namaste! 2556817
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There have been requests for more in the way of live action Joe and Jake movies. Here is 20 seconds of the boys fast asleep on the couch with me as we struggle through last night’s movies. These furballs are my constant companions, keeping me going through the good times and bad times. Namaste! 14995
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Film-making is a team effort, and I'm not prepared to abandon a classic because of things after happened long after the film came out. So I'm still a fan of Ferris Bueller's Day Off; yes, you can spoil this for future generations, but why would you want to do that? film-authority.com/2026/10/02/f...film-authority.comFerris Bueller's Day Off - film-authority.com[…] More 2301
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 02/10/2026...after doing an interview about not going along with cancel culture, I thought I'd republish a couple of unpopular reviews of films I enjoyed as a teenager. I'm not a fan of Mel Gibson's current views, but I'm not prepared to let go of 1981's The Road Warrior.... film-authority.com/2026/10/02/t...film-authority.comThe Road Warrior - film-authority.com[…] More 5232
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As a critic, I aim to review films rather than people, but it's hard to separate the art from the artist. Each case, from Woody Allen to Mel Gibson, needs to be considered in its own rights. I spoke to the brilliant So Disappointed podcast about cancel culture; join the debate via the link below... 1272
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm a fan of producer Suzanne Todd ( Austin Powers + Bad Moms movies), and while her latest, Spa Weekend, didn't lure many punters into cinemas, I'm here to make a case for it as a potential hit on streaming. Isla Fisher + Michelle Buteau steal the show. 3 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/02/s... 3211
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hello everyone, I am Jake the Cat, and these are my wee pipe-cleaner legs I've come to address you on a subject which I know many of you are worried about, and that is THE FUTURE. Things have gotten real bad recently, but I'm here to tell you that things CAN and WILL be turned around. Namaste! 3946521
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Kim Novak's Vertigo is streamable from today in the USA, but UK viewers can see this remarkable doc on their BBC iplayer. The Hollywood legend looks back on her career, and provides some genuine insight into how she survived an industry focused on men. 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/10/01/k...film-authority.comKim Novak's Vertigo - film-authority.com[…] More 2589
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Netflix propel Roald Dahl from his grave in Wonka's Golden Ticket, a reality tv show exploiting the IP of the 1971 film. An AI generated Gene Wilder guides contestants through his 're-imagined factory', completely missing the point of Dahl's satire. 2 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/10/01/w...film-authority.comWonka's The Golden Ticket - film-authority.com[…] More 8251
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m not aware of other cats who have taken to seizing the remote control, but Joe seems to understand that it’s worth hanging onto. I get woken up by him switching the tv on in the middle of the night, and he has also mastered switching it off if he feels that a meal has been delayed. Namaste!!! 272419
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My double-bill of films about invisibility concludes with the granddaddy of the genre; Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart in James Whale's 1933 classic The Invisible Man. This film is like a jolt of cocaine; there's a free link to the whole movie included... 4 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/09/30/t...film-authority.comThe Invisible Man (1933) - film-authority.com[…] More 7657
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Out this Friday in the USA, Fleabag's Sian Clifford stars in Lady, a bizarre mockumentary, some might say muckumentary, on a posho toff called Isabella who is becoming invisible. It's a deeply strange film, but also darkly funny with real heart + soul. 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/09/30/l... 3352
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is my cat Joe. This is my cat Joe after seeing The Legend of Bagger Vance. Joe was not amused by Robert Redford’s famously awful film about how golf can show us all how to live our lives. Joe’s expression says it all; I will now have to spend the day making this up to him. Namaste, Joe! 271526
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A hate-watch to sharpen up the critical claws; I blew 10p on a movie I'd never seen. Robert Redford made tonnes of top films, but 2000's The Legend of Bagger Vance isn't one of them. The kind of truly awful movie only top talent and real stars can make. 2 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/09/29/t...film-authority.comThe Legend of Bagger Vance - film-authority.com[…] More 6221
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good morning. This is my cat Joe, in a photo taken five minutes ago. As you can see, Joe regards me with wry amusement; he is patient up to a point with the length of time it takes to serve breakfast, but tries to hide his frustration. Joe is glad to see the end of the stormy weather. Namaste!! 2562323
film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Keen to contribute to the debate about artificial intelligence; my thesis is based on the groundbreaking moral questioning featured in 1988's Short Circuit 2. A cheeky robot has the ability to think; how does that change our future? Johnny 5 is alive!!! 3 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/09/28/s...film-authority.comShort Circuit 2 - film-authority.com[…] More 4343