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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Largely filmed in one shot, really smart

Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

That's the thing, these folk are so far down the rabbit hole of privilege and might is right and everyone is out for themselves, that they cannot comprehend that folk will act or support a stranger or righteous cause without some form of personal gain, its literally incomprehensible to their ethos

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Will D 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷 @willd99.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Love to know why people are happy to repeal our human rights. It is because they don’t understand. I know why Farage and Tice do.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

This is England 9 out of 10. First time watching. In 2006 It would have reminded me of how far we had come as a society, jogged my memory of growing up in the 80s of the poverty fuelled violence and discrimination faced by minority groups. Now watching it, I could weep. It's all back.

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West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

We are reproducing this from the Community Integration and Advocacy Centre to help disseminate vital facts which will allow decent people to refute the divisive, manufactured hate that is poisoning society and fuelling violence. westcountryvoices.co.uk/10-common-my...

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10 common myths about asylum hotels explained and debunked

This information is from the Community Integration and Advocacy Centre – vital to counter the manufactured anger that is poisoning society and our political discourse Here are 10 prevalent misconcepti...

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Locally I have noticed a correlation of folk dining out being young, late teens to say 25ish and 45+, potentially the young having money to spend as they are living with their parents and the 40+ having older affordable mortgages or no mortgages. Seems to be a swathe in between missing.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I'm going to watch this film again, on reflection I think it's likely a whole lot better, layered and impactive than my initial thoughts. A film that may even be elevated further by what comes next in the hopeful trilogy.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

28 Year's Later. 7.5 out of 10, really had to think long after viewing before scoring. I can understand how folk could rate this anywhere between 5 and 9. Not quite the film implied by the excellent trailer, but some interesting choices, direction, and strong performances. Likely a Marmite Movie.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Final Destination Blood Lines. 6.5 out of 10. If you're a fan of the series, you'll likely love it, imaginative and gory deaths as per usual, nothing particularly new or groundbreaking, but it's not the point. Poignant final cameo and dialogue from Tony Todd. Pure entertainment for gore hounds.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Hallow Road. 7 out of 10, low budget, under the radar, tight, relatable little movie, a morality tale, with a twist. Rosamund Pike is excellent, effectively Pike and Matthew Rhys have to carry the film. Opening brief tracking shots conveys so much about the characters, without any exposition.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The whole of the West has a childbirth problem. We're not having enough children to replace ourselves. Why is that? And what needs to change if the birthrate is youtu.be/gX74k1_7KJ4?...

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The UK - like most 'developed' countries - has a very low birthrate. Why is that?

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Warfare 7.5 out of 10. Excellent sound, ramping up of tension and visceral imagery. No chest beating patriotism, just a snap shot of terror, a standard mission that heads south fast, with a casual disregard for the embedded Iraqi interpreter's and the families whose house is comandeered.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

“I woke up with a sense of dread…” — from an EU citizen in the UK on how Labour’s new rhetoric is shaking people’s sense of belonging. Powerful open letter. 👇

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Letter: We are not strangers

Letter to the editor

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

1. There has been a major effort by that old combination – big business and the far right – to diss foods derived from plants. The meat lobby invests big time in misinformation. And the far right hates “soyboys”, while associating itself with red meat-eating. It's a match made in hell. 🧵

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Manchester by the Sea 9 out of 10. Devastating film, one that will linger with you for days, essentially about condemnation, forgiveness, and the inability to forgive ourselves. So well written, acted, and filmed. Possibly a 1 watch only for most folk, big fan of Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Sinners 8 out of 10. 1930s Vampire horror, engrossed from the start, with a unique dance/blues rotating one shot montage scene, blending past, present future music and dance styles, really smartly done. Even managing to squeeze in some KKK being massacred in the final section for good measure.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The bigger question for me, someone who is not an expert, is this seems like it's an obvious eventuality, so why have successive government's dragged their feet. Im guessing lobbying of powerful legacy fossil fuel companies and the weakness and fallibility of politicians to donations and pressure.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Definite regression, I grew up in the 80s and slowly but surely there was a slow, incremental, progressive change from initially tolerance, then general acceptance for such things. I'd say this has been in reverse for some 15 years now in the UK.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Many thanks for the recommendation and will look it up

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

What an illustrious line up, I have Bears book and Tariq Ali's, looking forward to delving into both.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The Substance 8 out of 10. My favourite of 2024. Moore and Qualley are superb, Quaids character is grotesque.So much social commentary is embedded but not necessarily forced down your throat. Amazing imagery, music and practical effects. A uniquely excellent, full throttle, body horror movie.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Presence 7 out of 10. Really unique and unusual movie, shot from the perspective of a spirit or entity. Not a horror, as such, just a well-made interesting movie, not necessarily one to watch in the cinema, but very well crafted and engrossing.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

A Complete Unknown. 8 out of 10. Excellent performances, especially the singing, I believe with no backing tracks, Chalamet very decent. A great snap shot of a turbulent time of immense change. Without much knowledge of Dylan this appeared to be a very balanced portrayal, not especially a puff piece

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Guardian of what? The status quo, a low tax burden for wealthy people, faux-democracy, war-mongering, The British Establishment, neo-imperialism, the ability to sell weapons to genocidal regimes and get away with it, propaganda, upper middle-class shit housery, our failed state.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Nosferatu 8.5 out of 10. If hankering for a Hammer Horror or Lestat style vampire, you'll likely be disappointed. Recommend having watched the original 1922 version, to appreciate what Eggers has achieved. A brilliant homage to the source movie. Orlock is grotesque, an excellently crafted movie.

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Heather Steall @millionpeople4pets.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

True statement that often makes me feel terribly sad ashamed of the world we live in. 😪🙏

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

7.5 out of 10, excellently shot, emotional, warts and all portrayal, it doesn't hold back regarding drug taking and atrotious behaviour, but a decent redemption ark and cursory tale of meteoric fame, corporate manipulation and greed and finding oneself. Not the normal biopic.

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PillarsOfSalt @pillarsofsalt.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Outrageous that these are the things that upset 'them' so much.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist, as prescient now, as it was 100+ years ago.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Rogue One for me, decent characters, some nice link ins to part 4, darker than usual (maybe not in comparison to Revenge of the Sith), ultimate sacrifice, some redemption in Andors case, touching on how his character carried out dark deeds to further the Rebel cause.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Wicked 8/10. Not a musical fan generally, knew very little about this one, pleasantly surprised by the tacit subversive/sedition element, the 'othering' and use of minorities as a scape goat, visually great, and excellent performances all round especially Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande👍

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Governments doing nothing at all to protect their citizens.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Yeah, definitely in my case, Twitter account deleted. Many of the accounts I followed have come on over, It's like a breath of fresh air here at the moment. The Bluesky team is somehow handling things incredibly, considering the exponential growth. All credit to them.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

youtube.com/watch?v=s_nc... Wow, Hi Ren, by Ren, what a track, not heard anything quite like it.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

6 out of 10 for me, an entertaining fantasy/fiction flick, with each actor doing their bit, perhaps not excelling as such, but decent enough. Crowes charisma and presence from Gladiator 1, would have been a hard act to follow to be fair. Sharks in the coliseum could have done with head lazers.

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Stevie English @stevedean.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

If you have the time, check out Bonhoeffers theory of stupidity, makes a lot of sense. intellectualtakeout.org/2016/04/bonh...

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Bonhoeffer on the ‘Stupidity’ That Led to Hitler’s Rise

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