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Dr Carl Sweeney
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Learner Developer at Birmingham City University. Doctorate in Film & TV. First book just published. Podcaster - CineHistorians, The Movie Palace, The Discourse, The X-Cast.
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On the latest episode of The X-Cast, @ceedoubleubee.bsky.social & I discuss Season 11’s Followers!

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#podcast #thexfiles
September 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Still buzzing from a terrific Bruce Springsteen concert in Liverpool on Saturday. With a guest appearance from Paul McCartney!
June 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Lovely afternoon out in Birmingham.

#canal #pub
June 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Went to see The Salt Path. Nice film!

#filmsky
June 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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New episode of The X-Cast out today, in which @darrenmooney.bsky.social & I talk about Season 11’s ‘This’…

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#podcast #TheXFiles
May 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Been watching some Gene Hackman films for the first time since his death. What an actor that man was.

#Filmsky #Moviesky
April 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Spent the morning editing our upcoming episode of The X-Cast about Season 11’s This. Coming soon…

#podcast #TheXFiles
April 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Tree pic of the day.

#trees
April 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Walsall Arboretum today.

#walking #SundayMorning
April 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens, earlier today.
March 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Pleased to see that my book has been published! It's an academic book about Adam West's signature role in the 1960s Batman series and his subsequent career. Quite a bit of work went into this, happy that it's now out there :D

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March 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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On the latest episode of @cinehistorians.bsky.social, @raquelstecher.bsky.social & I discuss Jaws! This is the final part of our season on ‘new waves’. Many thanks if you download and listen…

#moviesky
#filmsky

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January 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Really enjoyed this documentary.

#Filmsky
#Moviesky
January 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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#NowWatching #PodcastPrep
January 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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The Nutty Professor 🤔
January 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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How I’m ending 2024
December 31, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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Post your first film/last film of 2024

#Filmsky 🎥
#Moviesky
December 31, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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My final film viewing of 2024 will be this gem.

#Filmsky #Moviesky
December 31, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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Tonight’s rewatch was this deeply moving, humane film. That poor bird 😢

#Filmsky
#Moviesky
December 30, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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The Substance
Juror #2
Anora
Dahomey
The Taste of Things
Vengeance Most Fowl
Better Man

2/2
December 30, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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Here are some films from 2024 (going by UK release dates) that I enjoyed and have kept thinking about.

Priscilla
Poor Things
The Holdovers
All of us Strangers
Late Night with the Devil
Kinds of Kindness
Trap
The Beast

#Filmsky
#Moviesky

1/2
December 30, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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Doing a bit of research for the next @cinehistorians.bsky.social recording.

#Filmsky #Moviesky
December 30, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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Morning walk around Attingham Park.

#NationalTrust #walking
December 30, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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Inspired by a recent segment on @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social, here are my picks for ‘ok films of the year’. Not great, not terrible, bang average.

Bob Marley: One Love
Drive-Away Dolls
Mothers’ Instinct
Back to Black
The Idea of You
The Young Woman and the Sea
A Family Affair

#filmsky
December 29, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Tonight’s film.
#BetterMan
December 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM