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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 · 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 · 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 · 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

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

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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 · 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 · 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 · 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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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Saturday morning appointment with an Erinaceus. Now seated for #sonicmovie3

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Dear #FIFA, I'm sure you did your due-diligence when it came to #WorldCup2034, but I'll leave this here just-in-case. Kind Regards A football fan.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) holds a very special place in the darker corners of my heart, so I was worried that I wouldn't care for #Nosferatu. Boy, was I wrong. Eggers best film since The VVitch. It is a thing of macabre beauty.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I REALLY enjoyed the first 3 eps of #SkeletonCrew. The Goonies/Explorers vibe hits my sweet spot, and it feels very Jedi, which was always my favourite before the cool kids told me it should be Empire. I'd take a blaster shot for Neel. #StarWars

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Love visiting small regional cinemas, and the Carlton in Okehampton was a delight. Shame that Paddington in Peru turned out to be a huge drop off in quality for the franchise. Thought it was really paw.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I liked #Moana2 a lot more than I expected for a film intended for Disney+. The animation is absolutely GORGEOUS, and Auli‘i Cravalho's Moana remains one of the best Disney protagonists. Few too many new characters, and the songs aren't quite as good, aside from Beyond, which slaps!

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

First time watch of Take Care of My Cat (2001) at the #BFI last night as part of their Echoes in Time: Korean Films of the Golden Age and New Cinema season. An achingly real depiction of fading friendships. Adored it.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Having never seen the stage show, I was very very disappointed that the movie adaptation of #Wicked didn't include the line "Jungle is Massive".

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Now reading my first book in an absolute age. 'The Dog Stars' by Peter Heller.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The perenially brilliant Yvonne Strahovski ✅ The English's Chaske Spencer ✅ Creepy stuff happening in the woods ✅ Now starting Teacup.

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Great to see Stanley Tucci staring at my ★★★★★ on the poster for Conclave. Out on the 29th of November in the U. K. Check out my review for Flickering Myth here 👇🙏 www.flickeringmyth.com/movie-review...

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Matt Rodgers @mainstreammatt.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This is like trying to download the trailer for Shrek using dial-up broadband in rural Dorset circa 2001. #Glastonbury

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