Rob Young
@robjyoung.bsky.social
Deputy Head of Platforms, Social & Communities @metro.co.uk | BRFC | film fanatic
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Rob Young
@robjyoung.bsky.social
· Nov 19
And so to another app. Okay let’s do this.
I’m the Deputy Head of Social over at @metrouk.bsky.social.
If you love all things social media, love the buzz of a newsroom, and don’t mind chat about movies, come say hi 👋
I’m the Deputy Head of Social over at @metrouk.bsky.social.
If you love all things social media, love the buzz of a newsroom, and don’t mind chat about movies, come say hi 👋
I am off to a gig tonight. I’m seeing The Offspring.
It’s just occurred to me that I’m wearing the same jacket I’ve worn to the last three shows I’ve been to
It’s giving…
It’s just occurred to me that I’m wearing the same jacket I’ve worn to the last three shows I’ve been to
It’s giving…
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I am off to a gig tonight. I’m seeing The Offspring.
It’s just occurred to me that I’m wearing the same jacket I’ve worn to the last three shows I’ve been to
It’s giving…
It’s just occurred to me that I’m wearing the same jacket I’ve worn to the last three shows I’ve been to
It’s giving…
This entire advert collapses when you realise John Lewis don’t actually sell vinyl records
They've chosen a bangin' tune for this year's John Lewis Christmas Ad.
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This entire advert collapses when you realise John Lewis don’t actually sell vinyl records
Sam Rivers death has really hit me.
He was one of my inspirations for first picking up a bass guitar.
Bass players in nu-metal don’t often get the recognition they deserve but if you listen to the intro on tracks like Re-Arranged and Take a Look Around, you’ll get it. RIP to a legend
He was one of my inspirations for first picking up a bass guitar.
Bass players in nu-metal don’t often get the recognition they deserve but if you listen to the intro on tracks like Re-Arranged and Take a Look Around, you’ll get it. RIP to a legend
October 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Sam Rivers death has really hit me.
He was one of my inspirations for first picking up a bass guitar.
Bass players in nu-metal don’t often get the recognition they deserve but if you listen to the intro on tracks like Re-Arranged and Take a Look Around, you’ll get it. RIP to a legend
He was one of my inspirations for first picking up a bass guitar.
Bass players in nu-metal don’t often get the recognition they deserve but if you listen to the intro on tracks like Re-Arranged and Take a Look Around, you’ll get it. RIP to a legend
I saw #TheSmashingMachine tonight and was compelled to get my thoughts down as quickly as possible, so here they are on Letterboxd boxd.it/bhiU5j
A ★★★★ review of The Smashing Machine (2025)
Dwayne Johnson rightly deserves all the plaudits he’s getting for this career-defining performance. However, this film has no plot. Kerr was fighting until 2009 but we’re given just a small three-ye...
boxd.it
October 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I saw #TheSmashingMachine tonight and was compelled to get my thoughts down as quickly as possible, so here they are on Letterboxd boxd.it/bhiU5j
There’s a dog on my flight. I repeat, THERE’S A DOG ON MY FLIGHT
September 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
There’s a dog on my flight. I repeat, THERE’S A DOG ON MY FLIGHT
Going to Portugal soon. Have just bought six train tickets for three separate journeys for when we’re out there and it’s cost just £45
A regular reminder that we’re ripped off for train travel in the UK
A regular reminder that we’re ripped off for train travel in the UK
September 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Going to Portugal soon. Have just bought six train tickets for three separate journeys for when we’re out there and it’s cost just £45
A regular reminder that we’re ripped off for train travel in the UK
A regular reminder that we’re ripped off for train travel in the UK
I think we need to talk about Cooper Hoffman in #TheLongWalk. What a powerhouse performance that was. And his character’s monologue about losing his father is especially poignant knowing he’s had to deal with that very same grief
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I think we need to talk about Cooper Hoffman in #TheLongWalk. What a powerhouse performance that was. And his character’s monologue about losing his father is especially poignant knowing he’s had to deal with that very same grief
I bought myself a yellow rain coat this week. It’s giving big Dennis Nedry vibes, and I’m good with that
September 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I bought myself a yellow rain coat this week. It’s giving big Dennis Nedry vibes, and I’m good with that
All of London this week during the Tube strikes
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
All of London this week during the Tube strikes
Seeing photos of Ted Lasso filming again is REALLY making me miss living in Richmond, so let’s talk about the time I went for a walk and saw them shooting season 3 just minutes from my front door
September 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Seeing photos of Ted Lasso filming again is REALLY making me miss living in Richmond, so let’s talk about the time I went for a walk and saw them shooting season 3 just minutes from my front door
I went in to Eddington thinking we were getting a Coen-esque, dark comedy about escalating tensions between a small town’s sheriff and mayor over Covid-19 precautions that would have shades of No Country for Old Men and Burn After Reading
What we got in fact was one of the best films of the year
What we got in fact was one of the best films of the year
August 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I went in to Eddington thinking we were getting a Coen-esque, dark comedy about escalating tensions between a small town’s sheriff and mayor over Covid-19 precautions that would have shades of No Country for Old Men and Burn After Reading
What we got in fact was one of the best films of the year
What we got in fact was one of the best films of the year
Weapons (2025). Dir. Zach Cregger
August 18, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Weapons (2025). Dir. Zach Cregger
I saw #FantasticFour tonight and while I’m still digesting it, my first takeaway is that it reminded me of both Ghostbusters 1 and 2. Giant tramples around New York. Evil being sees a newborn baby as the future of their existence
July 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I saw #FantasticFour tonight and while I’m still digesting it, my first takeaway is that it reminded me of both Ghostbusters 1 and 2. Giant tramples around New York. Evil being sees a newborn baby as the future of their existence
Stop what you’re doing and look at this hot chocolate I hate yesterday. Seriously, look at it. Drink it in.
July 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Stop what you’re doing and look at this hot chocolate I hate yesterday. Seriously, look at it. Drink it in.
I’m confident when I say I reckon I’ll be the only person at the Alexisonfire gig at the Brixton Academy tonight who climbed Snowdon yesterday and drove all the way home from Colwyn Bay today
July 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I’m confident when I say I reckon I’ll be the only person at the Alexisonfire gig at the Brixton Academy tonight who climbed Snowdon yesterday and drove all the way home from Colwyn Bay today
Are we all agreement that if Samsung, Apple, Google etc started providing earphones with new phones again the epidemic of people playing music aloud would end immediately?
July 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Are we all agreement that if Samsung, Apple, Google etc started providing earphones with new phones again the epidemic of people playing music aloud would end immediately?
Saw The F1 movie last night.
The very fact it makes you care about tactics, airflow, dirty air and race strategy is a seriously impressive feat.
The very fact it makes you care about tactics, airflow, dirty air and race strategy is a seriously impressive feat.
July 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Saw The F1 movie last night.
The very fact it makes you care about tactics, airflow, dirty air and race strategy is a seriously impressive feat.
The very fact it makes you care about tactics, airflow, dirty air and race strategy is a seriously impressive feat.
I’ve just finished my rewatch of 28 Weeks Later and it annoys me that I never noticed this before but the film features, quite prominently, the new Wembley Stadium… which opened in 2007. Now, in this universe, the world theoretically ended in 2002. THAT STADIUM SHOULDN’T EXIST
June 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I’ve just finished my rewatch of 28 Weeks Later and it annoys me that I never noticed this before but the film features, quite prominently, the new Wembley Stadium… which opened in 2007. Now, in this universe, the world theoretically ended in 2002. THAT STADIUM SHOULDN’T EXIST
I’m going to see 28 Years Later tomorrow night (because it seems literally everyone in the world has already seen it) so I’m rewatching 28 Days Later right now and will take on 28 Weeks Later tomorrow morning
June 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I’m going to see 28 Years Later tomorrow night (because it seems literally everyone in the world has already seen it) so I’m rewatching 28 Days Later right now and will take on 28 Weeks Later tomorrow morning
So I know I said The Salt Path is one of the best British films for quite a while, and I stand by that, but The Ballad of Wallis Island can now join that list
A remarkable, brilliantly-written, funny, emotional film with wonderful performances all round. It will make my Top Ten of 2025
A remarkable, brilliantly-written, funny, emotional film with wonderful performances all round. It will make my Top Ten of 2025
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So I know I said The Salt Path is one of the best British films for quite a while, and I stand by that, but The Ballad of Wallis Island can now join that list
A remarkable, brilliantly-written, funny, emotional film with wonderful performances all round. It will make my Top Ten of 2025
A remarkable, brilliantly-written, funny, emotional film with wonderful performances all round. It will make my Top Ten of 2025
I catch The Salt Path with my wife at the weekend.
I will happily say it’s one of the best British films in some time. It covers some heavy topics, but it’s genuinely feel-good and Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs are wonderful. And now I can’t stop thinking about coastal walks.
I will happily say it’s one of the best British films in some time. It covers some heavy topics, but it’s genuinely feel-good and Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs are wonderful. And now I can’t stop thinking about coastal walks.
June 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I catch The Salt Path with my wife at the weekend.
I will happily say it’s one of the best British films in some time. It covers some heavy topics, but it’s genuinely feel-good and Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs are wonderful. And now I can’t stop thinking about coastal walks.
I will happily say it’s one of the best British films in some time. It covers some heavy topics, but it’s genuinely feel-good and Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs are wonderful. And now I can’t stop thinking about coastal walks.
I’m a little concerned I haven’t been to the cinema in well over a week. I caught Final Destination and it was a return to form, but we’re getting into the busy time of the year for movies and I fear I won’t have time for them all. I still need to see Final Reckoning!
June 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’m a little concerned I haven’t been to the cinema in well over a week. I caught Final Destination and it was a return to form, but we’re getting into the busy time of the year for movies and I fear I won’t have time for them all. I still need to see Final Reckoning!
I’m staying in a hotel tonight that has valet parking
May 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’m staying in a hotel tonight that has valet parking
Driving up the M1 tomorrow. Hit me up with your service station recommendations pls x
May 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Driving up the M1 tomorrow. Hit me up with your service station recommendations pls x
In a mind-blowing turn of events today I discovered it’s ‘Center Parcs’ and not ‘Centre Parcs’
It’s NEVER been ‘Centre Parcs’. Wild
It’s NEVER been ‘Centre Parcs’. Wild
May 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In a mind-blowing turn of events today I discovered it’s ‘Center Parcs’ and not ‘Centre Parcs’
It’s NEVER been ‘Centre Parcs’. Wild
It’s NEVER been ‘Centre Parcs’. Wild