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Sam Stokes
@samwellpv.bsky.social
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Music/film lover, podcaster, guitarist, teacher, cat lover
Host of the @denoftenpod.bsky.social,
@reeltalkfilmpod.bsky.social, and @onerulesthemall.bsky.social podcasts on the
@filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social.
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It feels like a good day to signpost people towards this great chat with @thefilmnick.bsky.social

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Sinners (Episode 120)
Podcast Episode · Reel Talk: The Movie Show · 01/05/2025 · 1h 37m
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January 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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Have you checked out our latest episode?

Hosts @samwellpv.bsky.social and @bazgreenland.bsky.social are joined by @pjmontgomery.bsky.social to talk the final film in Peter Jackson's #TheHobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies

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January 21, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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#drstrangelove #stanleykubrick #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★★ review of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
I get the ‘men in rooms talking’ criticism, and not every film can be like this, but the screenplay is just so perfect. It also, in 2026, feels as relevant as ever, when dangerous leaders have put unh...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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#aclockworkorange #stanleykubrick #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★ review of A Clockwork Orange (1971)
It’s still not my favourite Kubrick, but I enjoyed it more this time round, though ‘enjoy’ probably isn’t the right word. It’s a singular film which takes on its subject matter boldly and brashly. The...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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#lolita #stanleykubrick #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★½ review of Lolita (1962)
The best parts are when Peter Sellers is on screen, with his comic genius bursting through. James Mason is also great as the obsessed and pathetic Humbert Humbert. There’s some good satire and critiqu...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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#spartacus #stanleykubrick #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★ review of Spartacus (1960)
For a long epic, it generally holds the attention, and the action sequences are shot with real finesse by Kubrick. However, there are a few lulls, and the end peters out a little. There are some delig...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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#NoOtherChoice #parkchanwook #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★½ review of No Other Choice (2025)
Korean cinema has essentially perfected the darkly comic drama at this point. However, No Other Choice is so much more than comedy and drama. Park Chan-wook shows his utter mastery of the art form to ...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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I haven’t seen absolutely everything I want from 2025, but having seen much, here is my top 20! (UK release dates)
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#Sinners #OneBattleAfterAnother #TrainDreams #Nosferatu #NickelBoys #Weapons #SentimentalValue #ISwear #TheBrutalist #Flow #Frankenstein #Warfare #WakeUpDeadMan
January 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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#pathsofglory #stanleykubrick #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★½ review of Paths of Glory (1957)
A magnificent film about one principled military man surrounded by morally bankrupt superiors and the absurdity of war. Kirk Douglas is brilliant. The tracking shot following Douglas’ colonel across n...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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#Hamnet #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★ review of Hamnet (2025)
Hamnet is a beautiful story about love, loss, and grief. It is also sad, really sad, perhaps manipulatively sad. When the film spends a long time on the central tragic event, it feels like Chloe Zhao ...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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#stanleykubrick #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★ review of The Killing (1956)
This was Kubrick really getting going. A great heist noir, with a dynamic time structure and a crime-doesn’t-pay finale. Sterling Hayden knew exactly how to deliver those film noir zingers. Kubrick kn...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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#TheHousemaid #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★ review of The Housemaid (2025)
They generally made a mess of the book, in large part caused by a script which seems to be the result of a request to ChatGPT to adapt Freida McFadden’s novel into a TV movie. Some of the changes make...
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January 11, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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#BarryLyndon #StanleyKubrick #Letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★½ review of Barry Lyndon (1975)
I had heard much and seen many stills/clips of its great beauty, and indeed it is incredible how good this looks. The story and performances are mostly excellent, with the film being absorbing despite...
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January 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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#facesplaces #visagesvillages #agnesvarda #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★ review of Faces Places (2017)
Faces Places very much follows on from the preceding 25-or-so years of Varda’s documentary-making. Since the death of her husband Jacques Demy, her films added an increasing personal element to her de...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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It’s been great taking a good look at these three movies with three fantastic guests!
onerulesthemall.bsky.social One Rules Them All: A Lord of the Rings Podcast @onerulesthemall.bsky.social · 20d
New episode!

@pjmontgomery.bsky.social joins @samwellpv.bsky.social and @bazgreenland.bsky.social to discuss the final entry in Peter Jackson's #TheHobbit trilogy.

Does The Battle of the Five Armies hold up? See what they had to say the link below 👇

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January 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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#jaykelly #noahbaumbach #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★½ review of Jay Kelly (2025)
Noah Baumbach, co-writing with Emily Mortimer, pens dialogue like no other. There is delightful wit in the writing, but there is also grace and depth. The final line is a perfect encapsulation of this...
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January 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Episode 87 is out now! @samwellpv.bsky.social rounds up the best of 2025 with some help from @violeth310.bsky.social, @ajblack.bsky.social, @bazgreenland.bsky.social and @markadamshc.bsky.social. What were your favourites? Available on all major platforms.
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January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Christmas may be over, but hopefully you didn't miss episode 86, with @samwellpv.bsky.social and @andywilliams250.bsky.social choosing the best #Christmas songs of all time! Available on all major platforms.
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January 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Happy new year all! Let’s make 2026 awesome. And don’t forget the most important resolution: Don’t be a dick. 🥳
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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#agnesvarda #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★ review of The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
A moving reflection of Varda’s career, experiences, and life with Jacques Demy. Her personality is front and centre, with brilliant editing taking one on a vivid and sometimes melancholic journey.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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#sentimentalvalue #joachimtrier #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★½ review of Sentimental Value (2025)
Family is complicated. Fathers can be very complicated. A myriad variables may transform conflict and trauma into resolution, further struggle, or a complete termination of contact. Sentimental Value ...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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#avatar #avatarfireandash #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★ review of Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Nobody films blockbuster action quite like James Cameron, and Pandora and its inhabitants remain stunning to look at, just as the human colonists remain reprehensible. However, I couldn’t shake the fe...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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#agnesvarda #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★½ review of One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
Varda marries her fourth wall breaking tendencies with her deep love of cinema to make one of her most playful and joyous films.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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#agnesvarda #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★ review of Jacquot de Nantes (1991)
A superb biopic, focusing on the formative period of Demy’s life when he fought to pursue his passion.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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#ISwear #letterboxd #filmsky
A ★★★★½ review of I Swear (2025)
As I Swear moves into its third act, a seed planted earlier begins to bloom around the matter of John finding his purpose, and arguably also finding the answer to the question he’s asked himself 10,00...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM