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@jimgr.bsky.social
Scottish, part-time film critic • Editor-in-Chief @TAKEONECinema.net • ✍️ Vague Visages, Film Inquiry, Cultured Vultures, Little White Lies & ++ •🎙️📻 Co-producer Cinetopia on EH-FM •
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Jim Ross 🎞️🏴
@jimgr.bsky.social
· Jan 6
The stats for lists on Letterboxd delivered me a little image that feels like an ideological statement on my part.
I find an easy way to avoid ‘speaking ill of the dead’ is for people to avoid doing ill things that people may speak about when they are dead.
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I find an easy way to avoid ‘speaking ill of the dead’ is for people to avoid doing ill things that people may speak about when they are dead.
My top 5 films of the year:
1. Fuck
2. Lists
3. I
4. Hate
5. Them
1. Fuck
2. Lists
3. I
4. Hate
5. Them
December 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
My top 5 films of the year:
1. Fuck
2. Lists
3. I
4. Hate
5. Them
1. Fuck
2. Lists
3. I
4. Hate
5. Them
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Funny watching so many folk celebrate Bardot. It brings this meme to mind.
a woman sits at a desk with her mouth open and says i can excuse racism but i draw the line
Alt: Britta from Community saying “I can excuse racism but I draw the line at animal cruelty.
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Funny watching so many folk celebrate Bardot. It brings this meme to mind.
I haven’t seen Fire and Ash yet but the hot takes are already coming. Best one so far is that (paraphrasing) “the film’s strength is that nobody talks about it”. Both parts of that are wrong.
December 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I haven’t seen Fire and Ash yet but the hot takes are already coming. Best one so far is that (paraphrasing) “the film’s strength is that nobody talks about it”. Both parts of that are wrong.
I did a long stint co-producing and editing audio for @cinetopia.bsky.social’s radio show on EH-FM (go listen! Good folk!), and after we had to move from the Summerhall studio because of the pandemic I spent soooo long getting audio as good as I could. We also did video versions for a while…(1/2)
My promise to you is that any podcasts I produce for @takeonecinema.net (including TAKE ONE Presents subscribe now tell your friends) will never have video.
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
December 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I did a long stint co-producing and editing audio for @cinetopia.bsky.social’s radio show on EH-FM (go listen! Good folk!), and after we had to move from the Summerhall studio because of the pandemic I spent soooo long getting audio as good as I could. We also did video versions for a while…(1/2)
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
“Fly, you fucking fools”
December 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“Fly, you fucking fools”
I’m in what feels like a small Venn overlap of folk who don’t mind Michael Macintyre*, but think this game show is just the worst drivel I’ve ever watched^. (*I can’t think of a more milquetoast comedian to ‘hate’)(^To be fair, I think this about most UK broadcast television.)
I ended up watching some of The Wheel for the first time yesterday due to Christmas Day TV being on... it felt like to the most contrived quiz I've ever seen. It seemed to take forever to ask and answer a simple question.
December 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m in what feels like a small Venn overlap of folk who don’t mind Michael Macintyre*, but think this game show is just the worst drivel I’ve ever watched^. (*I can’t think of a more milquetoast comedian to ‘hate’)(^To be fair, I think this about most UK broadcast television.)
The instant print camera the wee one got as part of her Christmas has the living room looking like a noir detective’s desk in the small hours.
December 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The instant print camera the wee one got as part of her Christmas has the living room looking like a noir detective’s desk in the small hours.
Of the backhanded variety, when I was told during a verbal exam “You have very good English for someone from Scotland”, that’ll stay with me for a while.
What's a compliment you'll never forget?
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Of the backhanded variety, when I was told during a verbal exam “You have very good English for someone from Scotland”, that’ll stay with me for a while.
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WB: What do you have planned for Batman 2?
Tim Burton: We open on a newborn baby boy
WB: Aww
TB: No. The baby is ugly. He kills and eats a house cat while it's still alive. His parents try to kill him in his crib, but to Gotham's woe, they fail
WB: ...
TB: Also it's a Christmas movie
Tim Burton: We open on a newborn baby boy
WB: Aww
TB: No. The baby is ugly. He kills and eats a house cat while it's still alive. His parents try to kill him in his crib, but to Gotham's woe, they fail
WB: ...
TB: Also it's a Christmas movie
December 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
WB: What do you have planned for Batman 2?
Tim Burton: We open on a newborn baby boy
WB: Aww
TB: No. The baby is ugly. He kills and eats a house cat while it's still alive. His parents try to kill him in his crib, but to Gotham's woe, they fail
WB: ...
TB: Also it's a Christmas movie
Tim Burton: We open on a newborn baby boy
WB: Aww
TB: No. The baby is ugly. He kills and eats a house cat while it's still alive. His parents try to kill him in his crib, but to Gotham's woe, they fail
WB: ...
TB: Also it's a Christmas movie
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Listen to our final thoughts on the turbulent Mission: Impossible franchise. We return next year to cover a different blockbuster franchise.
The Impossipod wraps up: @simonxix.com & @jimgr.bsky.social discuss the overall trajectory of the #MissionImpossible franchise, what the directors went on to do, the politics, their franchise rankings, & how this ties into wider thoughts on blockbuster franchise filmmaking: buff.ly/MsIOxWa #filmsky
The Impossipod | Podcasts | TAKE ONE | Episode 9: Outro
Simon and Jim wrap up The Impossipod series with a discussion about the overall trajectory of the Mission: Impossible franchise, what the directors of these films went on to do, the politics of these…
buff.ly
December 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Listen to our final thoughts on the turbulent Mission: Impossible franchise. We return next year to cover a different blockbuster franchise.
Merry Christmas all! @simonxix.com & I bring you our last episode of ‘TAKE ONE Presents’ for the year, and it’s our wrap up episode of The Impossipod, where we take a step back to reflect on the franchise as a whole and give our series rankings.
The Impossipod wraps up: @simonxix.com & @jimgr.bsky.social discuss the overall trajectory of the #MissionImpossible franchise, what the directors went on to do, the politics, their franchise rankings, & how this ties into wider thoughts on blockbuster franchise filmmaking: buff.ly/MsIOxWa #filmsky
The Impossipod | Podcasts | TAKE ONE | Episode 9: Outro
Simon and Jim wrap up The Impossipod series with a discussion about the overall trajectory of the Mission: Impossible franchise, what the directors of these films went on to do, the politics of these…
buff.ly
December 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Merry Christmas all! @simonxix.com & I bring you our last episode of ‘TAKE ONE Presents’ for the year, and it’s our wrap up episode of The Impossipod, where we take a step back to reflect on the franchise as a whole and give our series rankings.
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The Impossipod wraps up: @simonxix.com & @jimgr.bsky.social discuss the overall trajectory of the #MissionImpossible franchise, what the directors went on to do, the politics, their franchise rankings, & how this ties into wider thoughts on blockbuster franchise filmmaking: buff.ly/MsIOxWa #filmsky
The Impossipod | Podcasts | TAKE ONE | Episode 9: Outro
Simon and Jim wrap up The Impossipod series with a discussion about the overall trajectory of the Mission: Impossible franchise, what the directors of these films went on to do, the politics of these…
buff.ly
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Impossipod wraps up: @simonxix.com & @jimgr.bsky.social discuss the overall trajectory of the #MissionImpossible franchise, what the directors went on to do, the politics, their franchise rankings, & how this ties into wider thoughts on blockbuster franchise filmmaking: buff.ly/MsIOxWa #filmsky
Finishing up my year by banging on about a second really good football doc. This time we’re going global with my spiel about football & football fandom as a tool for understanding communities & societies, with Ragnhild Ekner’s ULTRAS out of #LFF a couple of months ago. Review for @takeonecinema.net!
“[#ULTRAS demonstrates that #football] is not an escape from society, or even a reflection of it – it is a key thread running through the tapestry of communities across the globe.” - @jimgr.bsky.social reviews the documentary on fanatical fans from #RagnhildEkner: takeonecinema.net/2025/ultras/
Ultras | TAKE ONE | Reviews
ULTRAS highlights how football is not an escape from society, or even a reflection of it - it is a key thread running through the tapestry of communities across the globe.
takeonecinema.net
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Finishing up my year by banging on about a second really good football doc. This time we’re going global with my spiel about football & football fandom as a tool for understanding communities & societies, with Ragnhild Ekner’s ULTRAS out of #LFF a couple of months ago. Review for @takeonecinema.net!
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“[#ULTRAS demonstrates that #football] is not an escape from society, or even a reflection of it – it is a key thread running through the tapestry of communities across the globe.” - @jimgr.bsky.social reviews the documentary on fanatical fans from #RagnhildEkner: takeonecinema.net/2025/ultras/
Ultras | TAKE ONE | Reviews
ULTRAS highlights how football is not an escape from society, or even a reflection of it - it is a key thread running through the tapestry of communities across the globe.
takeonecinema.net
December 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“[#ULTRAS demonstrates that #football] is not an escape from society, or even a reflection of it – it is a key thread running through the tapestry of communities across the globe.” - @jimgr.bsky.social reviews the documentary on fanatical fans from #RagnhildEkner: takeonecinema.net/2025/ultras/
Look, I have no idea if Nolan’s The Odyssey will be good. Nobody dies at this stage. However, complaining the trailer looks ‘a bit grey’ seems at best pointless, and worst…actually a little inaccurate?
December 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Look, I have no idea if Nolan’s The Odyssey will be good. Nobody dies at this stage. However, complaining the trailer looks ‘a bit grey’ seems at best pointless, and worst…actually a little inaccurate?
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“KENNY DALGLISH provides an extended example not only of how sport, politics, and social justice can intersect, but also of why they should, whilst being mindful of the cost to those who feel they must.” - @jimgr.bsky.social reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/kenny-d... #filmsky #asifkapadia
Kenny Dalglish | TAKE ONE | Reviews
KENNY DALGLISH provides an extended example not only of how sport, politics, and social justice can intersect, but also of why they should, whilst being mindful of the cost to those who feel they must.
takeonecinema.net
December 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
“KENNY DALGLISH provides an extended example not only of how sport, politics, and social justice can intersect, but also of why they should, whilst being mindful of the cost to those who feel they must.” - @jimgr.bsky.social reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/kenny-d... #filmsky #asifkapadia
Some reviews from me over the next short while to round off the year. First up is KENNY DALGLISH, which I had an obvious interest in, but it’s really good beyond the football. If you’ve been avoiding as non-football-fan, then don’t. Review for @takeonecinema.net: takeonecinema.net/2025/kenny-d...
Kenny Dalglish | TAKE ONE | Reviews
KENNY DALGLISH provides an extended example not only of how sport, politics, and social justice can intersect, but also of why they should, whilst being mindful of the cost to those who feel they must...
takeonecinema.net
December 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Some reviews from me over the next short while to round off the year. First up is KENNY DALGLISH, which I had an obvious interest in, but it’s really good beyond the football. If you’ve been avoiding as non-football-fan, then don’t. Review for @takeonecinema.net: takeonecinema.net/2025/kenny-d...
New fear/horror film scare unlocked
this wall hanging my in-laws keep in their bathroom is technically quite beautiful except how in the middle of the night I’m convinced she’s going to turn around
December 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New fear/horror film scare unlocked
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I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
I never liked boxing - or most combat disciplines, tbh - as a sport, but between this Paul v Joshua and Tate v Demoor nonsense, seems *boxing* doesn’t like boxing as a serious sport either. Bizarre. Like football ditching domestic leagues and doing SoccerAid over and over, but not for charity.
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I never liked boxing - or most combat disciplines, tbh - as a sport, but between this Paul v Joshua and Tate v Demoor nonsense, seems *boxing* doesn’t like boxing as a serious sport either. Bizarre. Like football ditching domestic leagues and doing SoccerAid over and over, but not for charity.
The little one was potty trained quite some time ago now, so every so often I find an unused cache of nappies in a drawer. The fact I just packaged up two bottles of spirt alcohol for travel, padded with unused nappies, feels like a parenting metaphor tbh.
December 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The little one was potty trained quite some time ago now, so every so often I find an unused cache of nappies in a drawer. The fact I just packaged up two bottles of spirt alcohol for travel, padded with unused nappies, feels like a parenting metaphor tbh.
My mundane hot take is the Jeopardy format of needing to answer in the form of a question is really pretty silly and it annoys me no end on the occasions I do actually see it.
December 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My mundane hot take is the Jeopardy format of needing to answer in the form of a question is really pretty silly and it annoys me no end on the occasions I do actually see it.
And so it begins! Not a review, it’s a statement by Cameron but hwfg.
December 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
And so it begins! Not a review, it’s a statement by Cameron but hwfg.