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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Good Boy finds Stephen Graham dealing with a different kind of adolescence, channelling Kathy Bates' Annie Wilkes in a darkly comic tale of enforced social rehabilitation. Mixed messages abound, but it's relentlessly bleak 'fun'. #LFF

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is easily my favourite of the series. Rian Johnson's mirror to the world mystery might go a little too "Scooby Dooby Doo," but it's yet another stunning showcase for the talents of Josh O'Connor. Damascus indeed. #LFF

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

#Superman - I wanted more, but I liked what we got. It's a bit too goofy for my tastes, but I'm not a comic book kid. Corenswet is fist-pumpingly good, and Brosnahan is everything I'd hoped for when she inherited the notebook and pen from Margot Kidder. Super solid. 🦸‍♂️ 🦸‍♂️ 🦸‍♂️

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

#28YearsLater is an absolutely beautiful coming-of-rage horror. Performances are superb across the board, especially the phenomenal Alfie Williams. The sound design is remarkable. What an ingenious way to execute a sequel. I cried quite a bit. 💀 ❤️

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I feel like The Life of Chuck will benefit from a rewatch now that I know the rules, which is a good thing because I pretty much loved it the first time around. Full of moments that made my heart double in size and not even close to the journey I expected.🕺💃🗝💫❤️

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

#MissionImpossible Final Reckoning substitutes the fun for frowns, and the deluge of exposition during the opening 40mins is rough, but once the fuse is untangled it ticks towards a greatest hits send off of bombs and bi-planes that'll have the palms sweating. 💥💥💥

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Didn't manage to get a ticket in the Southampton ballot, so this is it. One. Last. Time. #Everton #UTFT #COYB

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Remember that bit in Black Hawk Down where they let go of that guys arterial vein?? #Warfare is like that, but for 90 minutes. Poulter and Melton are exceptional, as is the sound design and meticulous direction. Brutal stuff.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I hope #Sinners lands big this weekend because that's an original world I want to spend more time in. Coogler has me bit. Intoxicating, sexy, and featuring some of the best cinema in recent memory. Jordan is incredible (natch). Miles Canton a revelation. 🦇🦇🦇🦇

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Forever was my favourite Batman as a kid. Top Secret was my favourite Zuckers. The Island of Doctor Moreau my favourite BTS story. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was my favourite film of 2005. And the HEAT heist is one of my favourite pieces of cinema. Cheers Val.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Well, there's no danger of Legend being usurped as my favourite film featuring the death of a unicorn because #DeathofaUnicorn was absolute bobbins. Tonally all over the place, and really quite insufferable.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Magic Mirror on the wall, it's hard to tell what was worst of all. Gal Gadot or the amorphous blobs that were the Seven Dwarfs. Having said that, Rachel Zegler's superb performance makes you forget everything going on around it, and Waiting On A Wish is an absolute banger. #SnowWhite

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The Electric State is a little like one of the beautifully designed robots at the heart of the story: clunky at times, and made of recognisable parts, but occasionally sparks into life, ultimately just about hanging together. Anthony Mackie's Herm is the MVP.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Off to see The Electric State this evening. The premise is right in my wheelhouse, but the whole Netflix blockbuster vibe scares me a bit. Keeping all my fingers, nuts, and bolts crossed that it's good.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

While I prefer Bong Joon Ho joints that don't lean too far into the absurd, Mickey 17 is still a heck of a lot of fun, and that's largely down to another committed and utterly captivating turn from Robert Pattinson[s].

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The Gene Hackman news is incredibly sad. So many monumental performances, but his role as Royal Tenenbaum will always have a special place in my heart. Legend.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

That teaser for Gareth Evans' Havoc has reminded me of how much I loved Apostle (2018), which appears to have slipped away into browsing menu anonymity. Revisit due....

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

People of Bluesky! Let's get to know each other better. What is your all time favourite TV Show? Quote share your answer only in GIF form.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Despite the overuse of Dutch Angles, I'm two episodes into American Primeval and loving it. Gilpin makes most things must-watch, and it's great to see Peter Berg and Taylor Kitsch teaming up again. One of the rare Netflix limited series that makes the subscription worthwhile.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Amazed that Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has bypassed theatres in the U.S. because it plays like gangbusters with a large crowd. Renée Zellweger is fuck-fuckety-fucking brilliant as Jones, while the deeper themes really caught me off-guard.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Hard to find the words to describe that Merseyside Derby. Despite the nonsense at the end, it was almost the most fitting way to say goodbye beneath the Goodison lights. Welled up when Tarks tanked that one in. #Everton

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Didn't expect to be moved by a magazine cover, but the latest Empire subscriber issue is a beauty.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Just been for a rewatch of A Real Pain. That final shot sits with me in the same way that the ending of Perfect Days lingered on my heart. Piękny.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Where else would I watch The Assassination of Jesse James every year? Or have the experience of taking friends to first time watches of The Blair Witch Project, Jaws, or even Jingle All the Way. This place means so much to me and many others. Please sign and share the petition below. #SaveThePCC

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Well, Sinners looks incredible, but f*ck me if that isn't the most spoilerific trailer in a long time.

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Chris Connor @chrisco96.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Mike Leigh's Hard Truths is out in UK Cinemas this Friday. I saw it at LFF and thought it was his strongest in years. Reunites him with the excellent Marianne Jean Baptiste who has been overlooked during the awards season. @flickeringmyth.bsky.social. www.flickeringmyth.com/bfi-london-f...

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Hard Truths - BFI London Film Festival 2024 Review

Hard Truths, 2024. Written and directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, Sophia Brown, Ani Nelson, and David Webber. SYNOPSIS: Set in London, Leigh’s new film explores f...

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The Last Showgirl is a strange mix of melancholy and meh. The script is as weighty as a feather boa, but it's all pulled off in a weirdly intoxicating style, and anchored by a performance from Pamela Anderson that becomes more assured as the show goes on.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

That new Superman teaser has remined me that I really need to give I'm Your Woman a re-watch. Feels like it slipped under the radar during the pandemic, but I remember thinking it was bloomin' terrific. Can't wait to see what Rachel Brosnahan does with Lois Lane.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I liked Presence, but despite the innovative POV and storytelling device, it still felt a little too familiar and predictable. It's like a high-end episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That's a good thing btw.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

This evening's film was Soderbergh's Presence. Will ruminate on this one for a while before passing judgment. 🤔👻🏚️

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Nobody saw the world quite like David Lynch, and that world won't be the same without him in it. A huge loss.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I'm of an age where for me the David Moyes era were the good times, and anyone dismissing his brand of football wasn't paying attention for the final couple of seasons. I welcome him back as the right man at the right time. Let's get behind him. #COYB #UTFT #Everton

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Se7en still packs so much power, just not in the same way that caused the scar tissue 30 years ago. The scenes between Paltrow and Freeman are the beating heart of the movie, and they hit hard. Howard Shore's score adds so much to the burgeoning sense of doom too. Masterpiece.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Very much looking forward to returning to the darker recesses of David Fincher's unnamed city for the 30th Anniversary screening of Se7en this evening. First time on the big screen since I snuck into the cinema on 5 January 1996. 📦

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Imagine watching disaster movies like The Day After Tomorrow or 2012 and thinking that the apocalyptic weather scenes were the “unrealistic” part. Turns out those scenes were almost bang on. The unrealistic part was the humans working together to overcome the problem & save the world. Sigh.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Off to watch the latest Zemeckis gimmick in the hope that there's a decent movie tucked away in Here somewhere. #HereMovie #FilmSky

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I can't muster up the energy to write a post about what being an #Everton fan feels like at the moment, so I'll let Oscar Isaac do it for me. #COYB #DycheOut

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

First movie I'm taking off the shelf in 2025 is Gareth Edwards' Monsters. One of my favourite films of 2010. Makes me very excited to see what he can do with Jurassic Park. #NowWatching #FilmSky

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Don't think I'll ever get bored watching Spider-Man - Across the Spider-verse. The only downside to the experience is knowing how long we have to wait for Beyond. #FilmSky

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Booked a room on the English coast to get away from the NYE festivities, and on the Barbarian scale of app accommodation it is currently here 👇

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Planning on making my favourite film of the year, the final film that I watch in 2024. #FilmSky

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

It's all good and well churning out points against the top teams, relying on Pickford heroics, but at home, against opposition you should be going to-to-toe with, Dyche simply cannot cut it. #Everton #DycheOut

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Was trying hard to get a Nickel Boys screening sorted before the end of the year, but I think I'll make it my first cinema outing of 2025, which by all accounts would be a terrific start. #FilmSky

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