John Hodson
@mgcroadster.bsky.social
Journalist since '73, now retired, film geek for longer. Rejoiner, lefty, love films of all eras. Recovering Man Utd. fan of six decades. Uses admiration of John Ford as a Rorschach test. No followers without a profile - sorry!
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John Hodson
@mgcroadster.bsky.social
· Dec 21
Done all your Christmas shopping but still have that one person left to buy for?
Gift a Bed! 🎁
For £32, you can provide a night of much needed rest for someone who would otherwise have nowhere safe to sleep.
Save the stress and gift a bed today.
www.gmmayorscharity.org.uk/gift/p/gift-...
Gift a Bed! 🎁
For £32, you can provide a night of much needed rest for someone who would otherwise have nowhere safe to sleep.
Save the stress and gift a bed today.
www.gmmayorscharity.org.uk/gift/p/gift-...
If you can, please support this; from his early teenage years, our late son James did what he could to support Manchester's homeless, whether it was a gift, food, or simply a kind word. It's a charity that means a lot to us & we give every year...
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Here's the full look at David Bruckner's 2022 remake/reboot of HELLRAISER, now available for the first time on UHD or Blu-ray, anywhere in the world, courtesy Turbine Medien in Germany:
Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social takes a look at David Bruckner's 2022 update of HELLRAISER, available as 3-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray #steelbook import from Turbine Medien. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...
February 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Here's the full look at David Bruckner's 2022 remake/reboot of HELLRAISER, now available for the first time on UHD or Blu-ray, anywhere in the world, courtesy Turbine Medien in Germany:
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On my @justthediscs.bsky.social channel, I’m talking about about a bunch of recent discs from @lionsgate.com Limited:
youtu.be/cUwU3EfVSo4?...
youtu.be/cUwU3EfVSo4?...
New 4Ks from LIONSGATE LIMITED! Blu-ray haul
YouTube video by Brian Saur
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
On my @justthediscs.bsky.social channel, I’m talking about about a bunch of recent discs from @lionsgate.com Limited:
youtu.be/cUwU3EfVSo4?...
youtu.be/cUwU3EfVSo4?...
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Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social takes a look at David Bruckner's 2022 update of HELLRAISER, available as 3-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray #steelbook import from Turbine Medien. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social takes a look at David Bruckner's 2022 update of HELLRAISER, available as 3-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray #steelbook import from Turbine Medien. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...
This is a film for anyone who liked ENYS MEN; and I bloody loved ENYS MEN...
February 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is a film for anyone who liked ENYS MEN; and I bloody loved ENYS MEN...
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2/16/57: Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal
w/Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson
So iconic easy to forget how great it is
More
Ebert: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/grea...
@zhandlen.bsky.social: www.avclub.com/the-seventh-...
@alexbarrettjnr.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/7-r...
w/Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson
So iconic easy to forget how great it is
More
Ebert: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/grea...
@zhandlen.bsky.social: www.avclub.com/the-seventh-...
@alexbarrettjnr.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/7-r...
7 reasons to celebrate The Seventh Seal, Ingmar Bergman’s medieval masterpiece
Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece about a doomed medieval knight who plays chess with Death is one of the great classics of world cinema. As the film arrives on 4K Blu-ray, we count up the reasons it’s sti...
www.bfi.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
2/16/57: Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal
w/Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson
So iconic easy to forget how great it is
More
Ebert: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/grea...
@zhandlen.bsky.social: www.avclub.com/the-seventh-...
@alexbarrettjnr.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/7-r...
w/Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson
So iconic easy to forget how great it is
More
Ebert: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/grea...
@zhandlen.bsky.social: www.avclub.com/the-seventh-...
@alexbarrettjnr.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/7-r...
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Does WHISTLE hit the high notes or just leave your ears ringing? 😙
The 2025 horror flick aims for a "sharp" premise, but Jack Heslop found it a bit dull in execution, so it lands right in the graveyard of mediocrity. www.framerated.co.uk/whistle-2025/
The 2025 horror flick aims for a "sharp" premise, but Jack Heslop found it a bit dull in execution, so it lands right in the graveyard of mediocrity. www.framerated.co.uk/whistle-2025/
WHISTLE (2025) • Frame Rated
Finding the middle ground between eerie atmosphere and recycled tropes, our review Whistle explores why this thriller hits a flat note.
www.framerated.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Does WHISTLE hit the high notes or just leave your ears ringing? 😙
The 2025 horror flick aims for a "sharp" premise, but Jack Heslop found it a bit dull in execution, so it lands right in the graveyard of mediocrity. www.framerated.co.uk/whistle-2025/
The 2025 horror flick aims for a "sharp" premise, but Jack Heslop found it a bit dull in execution, so it lands right in the graveyard of mediocrity. www.framerated.co.uk/whistle-2025/
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Essential viewing for all Mike Leigh stans via Ian Greaves:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3up...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3up...
Five-Minute Films #2 Old Chums (Mike Leigh, 1975)
YouTube video by Ian Greaves
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Essential viewing for all Mike Leigh stans via Ian Greaves:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3up...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3up...
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The first episode of Hot Metal was broadcast on this day in 1986. Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, it starred Robert Hardy and Geoffrey Palmer (Richard Wilson replaced Palmer for the second series).
February 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The first episode of Hot Metal was broadcast on this day in 1986. Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, it starred Robert Hardy and Geoffrey Palmer (Richard Wilson replaced Palmer for the second series).
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“This is a horny, hollow reworking,” @kimbermyers.bsky.social writes of Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights,’ “but that seems to be entirely what Fennel is going for.“
crookedmarquee.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
“This is a horny, hollow reworking,” @kimbermyers.bsky.social writes of Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights,’ “but that seems to be entirely what Fennel is going for.“
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1/4. John Schlesinger - born 100 years ago today - on the set of Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) with Terence Stamp and Julie Christie.
February 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM
1/4. John Schlesinger - born 100 years ago today - on the set of Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) with Terence Stamp and Julie Christie.
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Had the privilege recently to speak to Mary Sweeney about The Straight Story and her wider Lynch collaborations. The interview is out now on @lwlies.com:
lwlies.com/in-conversat...
lwlies.com/in-conversat...
Mary Sweeney: 'David considered The Straight Story a very abstract…
David Lynch's long-time production partner and writer of The Straight Story reflects on a legendary creative partnership and the gentlest of Lynch's films.
lwlies.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Had the privilege recently to speak to Mary Sweeney about The Straight Story and her wider Lynch collaborations. The interview is out now on @lwlies.com:
lwlies.com/in-conversat...
lwlies.com/in-conversat...
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Two cracking Laurel and Hardy gigs coming up, Wednesday at Banbury
www.themillartscentre.co.uk/book-online/...
And Thursday at Swindon
trafalgartickets.com/swindon-arts...
See you there!
www.themillartscentre.co.uk/book-online/...
And Thursday at Swindon
trafalgartickets.com/swindon-arts...
See you there!
Book Online » The Mill Arts Centre
www.themillartscentre.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Two cracking Laurel and Hardy gigs coming up, Wednesday at Banbury
www.themillartscentre.co.uk/book-online/...
And Thursday at Swindon
trafalgartickets.com/swindon-arts...
See you there!
www.themillartscentre.co.uk/book-online/...
And Thursday at Swindon
trafalgartickets.com/swindon-arts...
See you there!
Superb review... #FilmSky
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Superb review... #FilmSky
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Christopher Eccleston is 62.
This is a brilliant scene from Jimmy McGovern’s now forgotten Hearts & Minds about 90s secondary school education.
I started teaching a few years before this & I felt very seen watching this.
It’s how you should teach poetry though. Thrilling. youtu.be/lhvCgzp8Zrs?...
This is a brilliant scene from Jimmy McGovern’s now forgotten Hearts & Minds about 90s secondary school education.
I started teaching a few years before this & I felt very seen watching this.
It’s how you should teach poetry though. Thrilling. youtu.be/lhvCgzp8Zrs?...
Hearts & Minds by Jimmy McGovern (Iambic pentameter)
YouTube video by Steve Tett
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Christopher Eccleston is 62.
This is a brilliant scene from Jimmy McGovern’s now forgotten Hearts & Minds about 90s secondary school education.
I started teaching a few years before this & I felt very seen watching this.
It’s how you should teach poetry though. Thrilling. youtu.be/lhvCgzp8Zrs?...
This is a brilliant scene from Jimmy McGovern’s now forgotten Hearts & Minds about 90s secondary school education.
I started teaching a few years before this & I felt very seen watching this.
It’s how you should teach poetry though. Thrilling. youtu.be/lhvCgzp8Zrs?...
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I've been thinking a lot about the need for a good piece on female film composers, and lo and behold, here's Charlie with a really wonderful bit of writing from 2018 that is new to me.
February 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I've been thinking a lot about the need for a good piece on female film composers, and lo and behold, here's Charlie with a really wonderful bit of writing from 2018 that is new to me.
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Racism in football, it’s time to kick Jim Ratcliffe out
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Racism in football, it’s time to kick Jim Ratcliffe out
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants'
northwestbylines.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Racism in football, it’s time to kick Jim Ratcliffe out
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
"....The pickaxe handle - not as clumsy or random as a baseball bat; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age..." #NotStarWars
February 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
"....The pickaxe handle - not as clumsy or random as a baseball bat; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age..." #NotStarWars
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A few ruminations about Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice. Rewatched about a year ago and just watched again this weekend. I think I first saw it on release in 1986, probably in either Bristol or Cardiff. It’s stayed with me for years. #Filmsky boxd.it/d9u8OX
A ★★★★½ review of The Sacrifice (1986)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
boxd.it
February 16, 2026 at 9:11 AM
A few ruminations about Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice. Rewatched about a year ago and just watched again this weekend. I think I first saw it on release in 1986, probably in either Bristol or Cardiff. It’s stayed with me for years. #Filmsky boxd.it/d9u8OX
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If you want the state of local news and why it's dead, here is an attempt by Reach to report something. These sites are so actively hostile to the user that it's wonder anyone even looks anymore.
There is a reason why @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social exists.
There is a reason why @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social exists.
February 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM
If you want the state of local news and why it's dead, here is an attempt by Reach to report something. These sites are so actively hostile to the user that it's wonder anyone even looks anymore.
There is a reason why @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social exists.
There is a reason why @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social exists.
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Racism in football, it’s time to kick Jim Ratcliffe out
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social @coldwarsteve.bsky.social
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social @coldwarsteve.bsky.social
Racism in football, it’s time to kick Jim Ratcliffe out
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants'
northwestbylines.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Racism in football, it’s time to kick Jim Ratcliffe out
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social @coldwarsteve.bsky.social
A Manchester United fan's perspective on the abhorrent comments by Jim Ratcliffe that the UK has been 'colonised by immigrants' | Mark Cunliffe
@northwestbylines.co.uk @markcunliffe.bsky.social @coldwarsteve.bsky.social
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Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is big movie with a very small mind | Adrian Horton
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is big movie with a very small mind | Adrian Horton
The maximalist adaptation of the gothic romance shows great interest in production design but very little in character
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is big movie with a very small mind | Adrian Horton
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Reposting this again in case it helps some people. Do it if you can! It doesn’t hurt for more than a few seconds, and you might save some kid’s life.
A reminder that if you live in England or Wales & were born between 1970-1990 – or even before 1970 – you can help protect your community by getting the MMR vaccine free from your NHS GP now. I did last year. www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
February 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Reposting this again in case it helps some people. Do it if you can! It doesn’t hurt for more than a few seconds, and you might save some kid’s life.
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Donald Trump's concentration camps; Keir Starmer and sleaze; LLMs will always generate hallucinations; B movies show us the real America; Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies (1963); bandit queens of the Wild West
The Joy of Six 1475
Degenerate Art on Donald Trump's concentration camps and what can be done to resist their building: "When you consider the number – again, ...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Donald Trump's concentration camps; Keir Starmer and sleaze; LLMs will always generate hallucinations; B movies show us the real America; Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies (1963); bandit queens of the Wild West