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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Blu-ray series of the week is Dark Winds S2 , which was an excellent follow on from the fabulous first series Six highly enjoyable compelling episodes , means this is highly recommended…..👍👏🔥💥⚡️

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

A Streaming highlight from the last few weeks, has been The Last Of Us S2 - showing on Sky Atlantic here in the UK I hugely admire the performances , writing, and production values, though, as with Season 1 , I respect the quality, rather than loving the content…..👍👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Top Streamer this week is to be found on Amazon Prime , and it’s the latest Michael Connelly screen adaptation, of another of jis his brilliant literary characters , Renee Ballard , who also inhabits the Harry Bosch / Lincoln Lawyer universe As always, brilliantly adapted, filmed and acted 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Movie Of This Week , is Fantastic 4 ; First Steps , which my daughter and I had a great time with ! Utterly beautiful set design, and a fantastic cast , good story, - including a decent amount of humour, and a runtime coming in at a punchy 114 mins A big Well Done You , to everyone in the MCU 👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

This week’s movie of the week is, The Amateur, currently streaming on Disney Plus . It’s a well made , fun, action packed thriller, with a particularly excellent cast Nothing new here , but highly recommended by me ….😄👏👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Top Streamer this week was Yellowstone S5 Pt 2 A rather downbeat final few episodes, thematically, due to the way the narrative unfolded, and another example of how a series can still be enjoyed, while most of the characters have few redeeming features - American Indians being the exception 👏👍💥🔥

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Fabulous story, skilfully threaded into a dramatically mature Star Wars universe, including some great writing , characters/ acting performances, & beautiful set design providing a sense of scale Andor2 is currently streaming on Disney Plus, and is amongst the most enjoyable TV I’ve seen this year

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Movie of the Week is , James Gunn’s take on Superman Fabulous popcorn fun , with some subtle political references….Highly recommended 👏🔥💥⚡️👍

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Just finished Season 2 of SoA , on Disney Plus , a series I used to watch when broadcast, back in the day . I fell out of love with it at some point back then , but so far I’m really enjoying this leisurely rewatch Great writing and directing, and some compelling characters Recommended 🏍️💥⚡️🔥👍👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Hooray for DVD’s Delved into my physical media vault recently & found the original Boxset for the Killing 2 As good as the seminal first season, but the writing ,editing , and direction condensed into a tight 10 episodes this time Lots of twists and turns, and Sophie Grabol is brilliant again👏💚🔥

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Movie 🎥 of the week is Star Trek, from 2009 A brilliant JJ Abram’s directed adaptation , with cool visuals, excellent writing, and a talented young cast, breathing new life into well known &’loved characters Highly enjoyable rewatch, and great popcorn fun ( currently streaming on Paramount Plus)

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Movie Of The Week , currently streaming on BBCIPLAYER is ….Original concepts ( for its time ) , tight script, snappy editing, amazing London location shoot , a cast to die for , fast zombies, and a dynamic duo directing…..great fun ! Recommended 👏👍

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Movie Of The Week , is on Paramount Plus, and is decidedly a Star Trek Discovery spinoff The major positive here is the presence of the fabulous Michelle Yeoh ….3/5

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My annual Springwatch ( BBCIPlayer ) appreciation post , including a big thank you to everyone involved in the 3 week transmission from the Longshaw estate in the Peak District Always a TV highlight, especially this year as it was the 20th anniversary of the programme An lovely balm from nature ❤️

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

TV streamer of the week , is the splendid , A Thousand Blows , on Disney Plus , set in Victorian London , covering many themes, many of which are still relevant today Brilliantly written, acted , and looks fantastic on a screen… Highly recommended….🥊💥🔥⚡️🫶🏻

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Movie Of The Week, is some top popcorn, action adventure fare , currently to be found on Amazon Prime- The Accountant 2 Great fun , and highly recommended….👏👍

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Book Of The Week , is a translation from French , love letter to the Mission, a hugely successful , and infamous British Rock / Pop band, from the 1980’s. ( still going ) , by a fan , who has written , and self published this book , and an enjoyable , entertaining read it is too 👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Movie Of The Week , was , Mission Impossible; Rogue Nation , watched , in glorious HD , on Blu-ray, at home, and is so well made , and such fun , it’s always a pleasure to return to , form time , to time 🔥💥⚡️👍👏👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

📀 Boxset Of The Week is Bass Reeves , a Paramount mini series , about the most fearless, and successful lawman in the Wild West 1860’s to the turn of the century Largely forgotten by history, this David Oyelowo and Taylor Sheridan helmed show will go some way to change that hopefully 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Streaming Movie Of The Week (Letterboxd) , showing on Prime , is a pure exercise in pure cinematic nostalgia, featuring Sydney Poitier’s super cool detective Virgil Tibbs ….👍👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

streamer of the week, currently showing on Netflix, is Swedish psychological thriller ‘ The Glass Dome ‘ Beautifully shot , well written directed, and acted , particularly lead actor Leonie Vincent . There is some pretty dark subject matter , involving child abduction, so perhaps not for everyone👏👍

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Movie Of The Week , is Mission Impossible; The Final Reckoning , is a great night out , and the perfect antidote to all the sh+t going on in the world right now Great fun, well done U to everyone involved, and highly recommended to everyone in our ‘ Blue Sky ‘ community 👍👏💚

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Top streaming latest is Bosch Legacy ( final season) A fantastic spinoff from the original show- both on Amazon Prime Always sad when a good series finishes, but looking forward to Michael Connelly’s next crossover character Renee Ballard getting her own show, falling within the Bosch universe 🫶🏻

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Movie Of The Week , is ‘ The Heat Of The Night’ from 1967 , currently streaming on Amazon Prime, starting the brilliant Sidney Poitier, and Rod Steiger Highly recommended 👍👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Movie Of Last Week ( currently to be found on Prime - Costner fans ) Hugely enjoyable, and highly recommended 👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Another good read , finished at a poolside ( ironically? ) , was Ragnar Jonasson’s , 3rd Icelandic noir thriller, Rupture Brilliant crime writer, and a great story . Highly recommended 👏👏👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Paradise, currently showing on the consistently good Disney Plus, starts off as something recognisable, then dramatically turns into something else Brilliantly written, filmed and performed Highly, highly recommended 👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

A good read 👍 Finished this at a poolside recently Brilliantly insightful, descriptive, outspoken ( at times) , and thoroughly entertaining , written by a great guy Highly recommended 📚

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

A fun start to a much enjoyed sunshine holiday, in flight, was Fall Guy …Great fun , and highly recommended popcorn fun 🤩

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

TV Streamer Of The Week , on Disney Plus is Daredevil ; New Beginnings, which I thoroughly enjoyed, continuing from the Netflix run of a few years ago Mature character driven drama, with plenty additional action Recommended 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Movie of the week , currently showing on Amazon Prime - one of my all time favourites….Miami Vice from 2006 👏💥🔥⚡️👏🎥

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Hooray For Physical Media ! Standby For Action 2 , BluRay A lovely nostalgia trip , for fans of the Gerry Anderson Universe, featuring a live concert recording, featuring the music ,of the great Barry Grey …..🚀🛸💥⚡️🔥👏❤️

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Movie Of The Week Gorky Park 1983 , Amazon Prime An enjoyable couple of hours, though the plot doesn’t always hang together at times….👍

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

#MovieOfTheWeek #LittleMissSunshine #DisneyPlus This one’s got everything, brilliant cast and performances, beautiful staging and cinematography, dark humour, and tragedy , though joyfully , life affirming 👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

#PhysicalMedia #BluRay #TheMayorOfKingstownS1 Examining a community , of cops , criminals, families , prison officers , and politicians,dominated by the presence a huge Penitentiary, written and co-created by Taylor Sheridan ,and yet another ( underrated) triumph….👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

#aGoodread #TheWorldaFamilyHistory #SimonSeabagMontefiore It’s a big door stopper , of a history book, that reads like a thriller Take your time and enjoy Highly recommended 👍👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

#MovieOfTheWeek #aRealPain #DisneyPlus Beautifully written and filmed , featuring some great writing, and fabulous performances all round Recommended 👍👏💥

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

#TopStreamer #ReacherS3 #AmazonPrime Brilliant action filled entertainment Recommended 👍👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

#BookOfTheWeek #LaughLines #AlanZwiebel An amusing and informative memoir from one of the original SNL alumni, friend of the stars in LA and New York, and successful writer for Broadway and Hollywood…..👍👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

#MovieOfTheWeek #TheWildGeese #AmazonPrimeVideo Great ensemble cast , decent performances, and exciting action throughout, based on events that were quite prevalent, in Africa, throughout the 1970’s …

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

#MovieOfTheWeek #BBCiPlayer #GetCarter Cracking UK gangster film from back in the day Fabulous performances from Michael Caine , and a recognisable cast from days gone by Some themes however haven’t aged well , so best viewed through a 1970’s lens ….👍👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

#AgoodRead #TheThursdayClub #RichardOsman Late to the party, but I thoroughly enjoyed RO’s excellent writing and compelling characters….Highly recommended!!!!!

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#MovieOfTheWeek #StarWars-aNewHope #DisneyPlus With all that’s going on just now, I had a fantastic time, revisiting this cinematic universe, and I highly recommend, anybody interested, to do the same… Great Stuff!!!!!

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=7NrL... #TuneOfTheDay #TheStoneRoses #Waterfall Exciting harmonies ,and Rhythms, that inspired a generation ,and still sounds great today….just a beautiful sounding record 🎤🎸🎸🥁💥⚡️🔥🕺🏿🕺🏿🕺🏿🕺🏿

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=mHiW... #TuneOfTheDay #GloriaGaynor #NeverCanSayGoodbye A nice moment for GG back in 1975 , when she brilliantly performs a disco classic……

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

#MovieOfTheWeek #TheBourneIdentity #DVD Hooray for physical media 👏👏 Had a great time with this rewatch Recommended 🫶🏻

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo... #TuneOfTheDay #PublicServiceBroadcasting #Go Currently listening to…..🎹🎸🥁🕺🏿💥🔥⚡️🫶🏻

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

#DarkWindsS1 #AMC #BluRay Hooray 🙌 for physical media , or I wouldn’t have known anything about this brilliant series A police procedural, with a hint of the supernatural, beautifully written, acted ,produced , and directed Highly, highly recommended 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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John MacDonald @macjohn82.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

#TuneOfTheDay #AppleMusic #DonnaSummer #IfeelLove 12’’ Version / Patrick Cowley Mega Mix Currently listening to…..

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