Matt Ward 🇨🇦
@mattward.bsky.social
Guy who works in film & tv, splits his life between Vancouver & New Zealand.
Skeetin' about movies, music, culture, beer and food. Plus whatever's in the news. Politically progressive.
Expect pictures of my dog.
Currently living in New Westminster
Skeetin' about movies, music, culture, beer and food. Plus whatever's in the news. Politically progressive.
Expect pictures of my dog.
Currently living in New Westminster
Letting out a chuckle imagining just how mad Pierre Poilievre is this morning.
February 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Letting out a chuckle imagining just how mad Pierre Poilievre is this morning.
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AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
Paying our respects to the Pattullo Bridge. Soon to be gone forever.
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Paying our respects to the Pattullo Bridge. Soon to be gone forever.
Absolutely stunning day out at Alouette Lake today.
We're so absurdly lucky to have nature like this so close to the city.
We're so absurdly lucky to have nature like this so close to the city.
February 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Absolutely stunning day out at Alouette Lake today.
We're so absurdly lucky to have nature like this so close to the city.
We're so absurdly lucky to have nature like this so close to the city.
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For those wanting to do something to support the poor families of Tumbler Ridge, this seems to be the official fundraiser: www.gofundme.com/f/tumbler-ri...
Donate to Supporting families affected in Tumbler Ridge, organized by Tumbler Ridge PAC
Supporting Families Impacted by the Recent Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge
… Tumbler Ridge PAC needs your support for Supporting families affected in Tumbler Ridge
www.gofundme.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
For those wanting to do something to support the poor families of Tumbler Ridge, this seems to be the official fundraiser: www.gofundme.com/f/tumbler-ri...
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When there’s a mass shooting in the US, Trump rushes to blame the left.
He stokes fear & division and rarely says anything about the victims.
In Canada, all party leaders went to pay their respects in Tumbler Ridge.
They held hands, placed flowers & showed unity.
That’s how it should be done.
He stokes fear & division and rarely says anything about the victims.
In Canada, all party leaders went to pay their respects in Tumbler Ridge.
They held hands, placed flowers & showed unity.
That’s how it should be done.
February 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
When there’s a mass shooting in the US, Trump rushes to blame the left.
He stokes fear & division and rarely says anything about the victims.
In Canada, all party leaders went to pay their respects in Tumbler Ridge.
They held hands, placed flowers & showed unity.
That’s how it should be done.
He stokes fear & division and rarely says anything about the victims.
In Canada, all party leaders went to pay their respects in Tumbler Ridge.
They held hands, placed flowers & showed unity.
That’s how it should be done.
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The way parents have been pushing back on divisive narratives and showing compassion for everyone impacted is a true show of community. It says so much about Tumbler Ridge.
"It's not about guns. It's not about [being trans] ... It's about mental health. It's about a lack of resources." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Mother of critically injured Tumbler Ridge victim says she feels compassion for shooter’s mother | CBC News
Maya Gebala's parents are by the 12-year-old's side taking strength from well-wishers. They are urging Canadians to support Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victims and to avoid politicizing the tragedy.
www.cbc.ca
February 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The way parents have been pushing back on divisive narratives and showing compassion for everyone impacted is a true show of community. It says so much about Tumbler Ridge.
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I sure hope we get to find out what movie this is.
Dude regularly works for Disney, DreamWorks, Netflix and CN so speculate away. But this sucks no matter which studio is doing it, and gross to think some major movie this year is running with a plagiarized image from ChatGPT.
February 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I sure hope we get to find out what movie this is.
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Wow: Meta has been working on plans to add facial recognition technology to its AI smart glasses. nyti.ms/3Os1oxf
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
February 13, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Wow: Meta has been working on plans to add facial recognition technology to its AI smart glasses. nyti.ms/3Os1oxf
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
Motherfucker I can do my NZ election voting from Canada on a goddamn website
February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Motherfucker I can do my NZ election voting from Canada on a goddamn website
I went to three different high schools but this lady here would probably be the most well known
February 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I went to three different high schools but this lady here would probably be the most well known
I'll vote for whatever mayor does something about the scourge of new dental clinics taking over all of downtown New West.
There's been yet another one announced on Columbia St just two doors down from one that opened just months ago. It's absolutely absurd.
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There's been yet another one announced on Columbia St just two doors down from one that opened just months ago. It's absolutely absurd.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:49 AM
I'll vote for whatever mayor does something about the scourge of new dental clinics taking over all of downtown New West.
There's been yet another one announced on Columbia St just two doors down from one that opened just months ago. It's absolutely absurd.
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There's been yet another one announced on Columbia St just two doors down from one that opened just months ago. It's absolutely absurd.
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Big fan of Mike Flanagan but why on earth do we need another adaptation of The Mist?
February 11, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Big fan of Mike Flanagan but why on earth do we need another adaptation of The Mist?
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Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
Ten dead, including the shooter, in a small community in northern BC.
Absolutely devastating.
Absolutely devastating.
At least seven people have been killed in a school shooting in the Canadian province of British Columbia, police said. https://cnn.it/4aHdN97
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Ten dead, including the shooter, in a small community in northern BC.
Absolutely devastating.
Absolutely devastating.
Art requires empathy.
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Art requires empathy.
Just watched the Peter Jackson King Kong for the first time in many years.
A movie that is very dear to me because, not only did I grow up as a huge fan of the original, but this version was the first movie I ever worked on.
Anyway, it holds up. A goofy, exhilarating, ultimately deeply sad movie
A movie that is very dear to me because, not only did I grow up as a huge fan of the original, but this version was the first movie I ever worked on.
Anyway, it holds up. A goofy, exhilarating, ultimately deeply sad movie
February 10, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Just watched the Peter Jackson King Kong for the first time in many years.
A movie that is very dear to me because, not only did I grow up as a huge fan of the original, but this version was the first movie I ever worked on.
Anyway, it holds up. A goofy, exhilarating, ultimately deeply sad movie
A movie that is very dear to me because, not only did I grow up as a huge fan of the original, but this version was the first movie I ever worked on.
Anyway, it holds up. A goofy, exhilarating, ultimately deeply sad movie
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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lmao “suspected political message,” they don’t even know if there was one but they’re mad anyway. try google translate you losers
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
lmao “suspected political message,” they don’t even know if there was one but they’re mad anyway. try google translate you losers
I've always been bothered by the way people call the United States "America". It'd be like, say, the French deciding to call themselves Europe.
America is a fucking continent.
So this here really works for me.
America is a fucking continent.
So this here really works for me.
Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I've always been bothered by the way people call the United States "America". It'd be like, say, the French deciding to call themselves Europe.
America is a fucking continent.
So this here really works for me.
America is a fucking continent.
So this here really works for me.
The very people who love to mock the concept of "safe spaces" turning off the Super Bowl to load up YouTube to watch their MAGA friendly half time show, desperately trying to pretend they enjoy Kid fucking Rock.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The very people who love to mock the concept of "safe spaces" turning off the Super Bowl to load up YouTube to watch their MAGA friendly half time show, desperately trying to pretend they enjoy Kid fucking Rock.
No piece of entertainment I'm anticipating more in 2026 than Disclosure Day. I'm all in.
February 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
No piece of entertainment I'm anticipating more in 2026 than Disclosure Day. I'm all in.
Can't believe they're actually going ahead with this Hunt For Gollum movie.
Who wants this?
An ultimately inconsequential chapter that'll be filled with digital de-ageing, from a director who while being truly a very good dude has never made a good movie and most recently butchered Animal Farm.
Who wants this?
An ultimately inconsequential chapter that'll be filled with digital de-ageing, from a director who while being truly a very good dude has never made a good movie and most recently butchered Animal Farm.
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Can't believe they're actually going ahead with this Hunt For Gollum movie.
Who wants this?
An ultimately inconsequential chapter that'll be filled with digital de-ageing, from a director who while being truly a very good dude has never made a good movie and most recently butchered Animal Farm.
Who wants this?
An ultimately inconsequential chapter that'll be filled with digital de-ageing, from a director who while being truly a very good dude has never made a good movie and most recently butchered Animal Farm.