barrytryan
@barrytryan.bsky.social
unsanctioned ramblings. makes films and tv,(from Dead Man’s Shoes to Everybody’s Talking About Jamie to The Pigeon Tunnel), plays RPGs like BiTD, WFRP. he/him
In the build up to Halloween I rewatched Tom Holland’s (not that one!) Fright Night. Roddy McDowall is such an amazing physical actor. Transmits so much with reactions
October 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In the build up to Halloween I rewatched Tom Holland’s (not that one!) Fright Night. Roddy McDowall is such an amazing physical actor. Transmits so much with reactions
One Battle After Another is cracking stuff. It’s subtle and funny with beautiful imagery presented without pomp. The skateboarders leading Leo across the rooftop, the car chase on long lenses, Leo’s dressing gown, Sean Penn’s arse clenched walk, Greenwood’s jagged score. Effortlessly brilliant
October 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
One Battle After Another is cracking stuff. It’s subtle and funny with beautiful imagery presented without pomp. The skateboarders leading Leo across the rooftop, the car chase on long lenses, Leo’s dressing gown, Sean Penn’s arse clenched walk, Greenwood’s jagged score. Effortlessly brilliant
Tonight at 2250 on Film4
September 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Tonight at 2250 on Film4
Another brilliant game of Vaesen run by @voyager3.bsky.social in which we managed to set up spinoffs to the mythic Britain and carpathia supplements
September 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Another brilliant game of Vaesen run by @voyager3.bsky.social in which we managed to set up spinoffs to the mythic Britain and carpathia supplements
Got to see a preview of The Long Walk. It is Shawshank levels of King brilliance. Absolutely devastating and uplifting at various times. Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson phenomenal leads. Jo Willems cinematography and Mark Yoshikawa’s editing in particular are outstanding.
September 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Got to see a preview of The Long Walk. It is Shawshank levels of King brilliance. Absolutely devastating and uplifting at various times. Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson phenomenal leads. Jo Willems cinematography and Mark Yoshikawa’s editing in particular are outstanding.
Tonight we ran @olddog.games Andor hack of Fria Ligen’s Twilight 2000. We hacked the Americatown scenario to YavinTown and our rebels managed to escape with some vital intel AND stop/kill the autocrat. The setting works well throwing suitable ambiguous dilemmas for the PCs to deal with.
September 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Tonight we ran @olddog.games Andor hack of Fria Ligen’s Twilight 2000. We hacked the Americatown scenario to YavinTown and our rebels managed to escape with some vital intel AND stop/kill the autocrat. The setting works well throwing suitable ambiguous dilemmas for the PCs to deal with.
Phenomenonal final on @olddog.games Deathmatch Island. Players ( @johnhunter.bsky.social & @voyager3.bsky.social included) brilliant - 3 decided to break the game but 1 played to win ensuing carnage was tragic winner eventually woke up in a boat heading back to the Islands.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
June 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Phenomenonal final on @olddog.games Deathmatch Island. Players ( @johnhunter.bsky.social & @voyager3.bsky.social included) brilliant - 3 decided to break the game but 1 played to win ensuing carnage was tragic winner eventually woke up in a boat heading back to the Islands.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Watched 28 Years Later and I think it might have a touch of genius about it. Flecks of folk horror, elegiac about England, moving and even hopeful with an amazing performance by Alfie Williams. And the final scene is tremendous.
Top stuff.
Top stuff.
June 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Watched 28 Years Later and I think it might have a touch of genius about it. Flecks of folk horror, elegiac about England, moving and even hopeful with an amazing performance by Alfie Williams. And the final scene is tremendous.
Top stuff.
Top stuff.
Killdozer in Gamma World Megamart
June 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Killdozer in Gamma World Megamart
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only
May 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only
May 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only
Getting big Cthulhu vibes from this Kandinsky
May 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Getting big Cthulhu vibes from this Kandinsky
I think they are reproducing…
April 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I think they are reproducing…
Me reading national security secrets bc I’ve been accidentally added to the group chat
March 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Me reading national security secrets bc I’ve been accidentally added to the group chat
Rewatched The Raid.
It still stands up.
I’m exhausted.
It still stands up.
I’m exhausted.
March 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Rewatched The Raid.
It still stands up.
I’m exhausted.
It still stands up.
I’m exhausted.
Companion is great fun. Even more so if you can watch it knowing as little as possible (the first trailer does a great job of setting the tone without any reveals).
February 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Companion is great fun. Even more so if you can watch it knowing as little as possible (the first trailer does a great job of setting the tone without any reveals).
I don’t know ButtonMan (originally misread that as Button Moon!) but even more so than BitD it’s low dice roll and needs very engaged players as they are vital to narrating the story.
February 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I don’t know ButtonMan (originally misread that as Button Moon!) but even more so than BitD it’s low dice roll and needs very engaged players as they are vital to narrating the story.
First session of @olddog.games Deathmatch Island. A dolphin trainer, makeup artist, coconut seller and nightclub owner - perfect Squid Game fodder. Superb roll20 system with 80s electro soundtrack. Phase one in process, no one dead…yet. @voyager3.bsky.social @johnhunter.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
First session of @olddog.games Deathmatch Island. A dolphin trainer, makeup artist, coconut seller and nightclub owner - perfect Squid Game fodder. Superb roll20 system with 80s electro soundtrack. Phase one in process, no one dead…yet. @voyager3.bsky.social @johnhunter.bsky.social
Mike Hodges’ “Pulp” on talking pictures tv. It stars Michael Caine as a pulp writer trying to solve a murder in Malta. It is beautifully odd and was the inspiration for Jarvis Cocker’s name for the band (and maybe his own style?)
February 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Mike Hodges’ “Pulp” on talking pictures tv. It stars Michael Caine as a pulp writer trying to solve a murder in Malta. It is beautifully odd and was the inspiration for Jarvis Cocker’s name for the band (and maybe his own style?)
Say Nothing on Disney+ is bloody magnificent. The young cast in particular is brilliant. The recreation of 1970s is exceptional. Lovely to see Helen Behan turn up from ep7.
January 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Say Nothing on Disney+ is bloody magnificent. The young cast in particular is brilliant. The recreation of 1970s is exceptional. Lovely to see Helen Behan turn up from ep7.
As is traditional we had a Xmas ttrpg. Wh40k via Mothership. Our inquisitorial agents land on the planet of Amanger, had to find Maria and her baby who were being tended on by triplets named Kang and some Beastmen in a battery farm.
And I made the players sing at the end. @voyager3.bsky.social
And I made the players sing at the end. @voyager3.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 12:36 AM
As is traditional we had a Xmas ttrpg. Wh40k via Mothership. Our inquisitorial agents land on the planet of Amanger, had to find Maria and her baby who were being tended on by triplets named Kang and some Beastmen in a battery farm.
And I made the players sing at the end. @voyager3.bsky.social
And I made the players sing at the end. @voyager3.bsky.social
Just a reminder that This Is England 88 is a Christmas show...a particularly messed up Christmas show but with some of the funniest performances in the whole series from Joe Gilgun and Stacey Sampson. Available on channel4 in UK and mubi in rest of the world
December 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Just a reminder that This Is England 88 is a Christmas show...a particularly messed up Christmas show but with some of the funniest performances in the whole series from Joe Gilgun and Stacey Sampson. Available on channel4 in UK and mubi in rest of the world