John MacDonald
@macjohn82.bsky.social
Keen Podcast and music listener , and consumer of quality TV shows and movies
Regular golfer, and thoroughly enjoy
expressing myself on ‘ decent ‘ social media 🫶🏻
Regular golfer, and thoroughly enjoy
expressing myself on ‘ decent ‘ social media 🫶🏻
Blu-ray series of the week is Dark Winds S2 , which was an excellent follow on from the fabulous first series
Six highly enjoyable compelling episodes , means this is highly recommended…..👍👏🔥💥⚡️
Six highly enjoyable compelling episodes , means this is highly recommended…..👍👏🔥💥⚡️
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Blu-ray series of the week is Dark Winds S2 , which was an excellent follow on from the fabulous first series
Six highly enjoyable compelling episodes , means this is highly recommended…..👍👏🔥💥⚡️
Six highly enjoyable compelling episodes , means this is highly recommended…..👍👏🔥💥⚡️
A Streaming highlight from the last few weeks, has been The Last Of Us S2 - showing on Sky Atlantic here in the UK
I hugely admire the performances , writing, and production values, though, as with Season 1 , I respect the quality, rather than loving the content…..👍👏
I hugely admire the performances , writing, and production values, though, as with Season 1 , I respect the quality, rather than loving the content…..👍👏
August 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A Streaming highlight from the last few weeks, has been The Last Of Us S2 - showing on Sky Atlantic here in the UK
I hugely admire the performances , writing, and production values, though, as with Season 1 , I respect the quality, rather than loving the content…..👍👏
I hugely admire the performances , writing, and production values, though, as with Season 1 , I respect the quality, rather than loving the content…..👍👏
Top Streamer this week is to be found on Amazon Prime , and it’s the latest Michael Connelly screen adaptation, of another of jis his brilliant literary characters , Renee Ballard , who also inhabits the Harry Bosch / Lincoln Lawyer universe
As always, brilliantly adapted, filmed and acted 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
As always, brilliantly adapted, filmed and acted 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
August 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Top Streamer this week is to be found on Amazon Prime , and it’s the latest Michael Connelly screen adaptation, of another of jis his brilliant literary characters , Renee Ballard , who also inhabits the Harry Bosch / Lincoln Lawyer universe
As always, brilliantly adapted, filmed and acted 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
As always, brilliantly adapted, filmed and acted 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Movie Of This Week , is Fantastic 4 ; First Steps , which my daughter and I had a great time with !
Utterly beautiful set design, and a fantastic cast , good story, - including a decent amount of humour, and a runtime coming in at a punchy 114 mins
A big Well Done You , to everyone in the MCU 👏👏👏👏
Utterly beautiful set design, and a fantastic cast , good story, - including a decent amount of humour, and a runtime coming in at a punchy 114 mins
A big Well Done You , to everyone in the MCU 👏👏👏👏
August 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Movie Of This Week , is Fantastic 4 ; First Steps , which my daughter and I had a great time with !
Utterly beautiful set design, and a fantastic cast , good story, - including a decent amount of humour, and a runtime coming in at a punchy 114 mins
A big Well Done You , to everyone in the MCU 👏👏👏👏
Utterly beautiful set design, and a fantastic cast , good story, - including a decent amount of humour, and a runtime coming in at a punchy 114 mins
A big Well Done You , to everyone in the MCU 👏👏👏👏
This week’s movie of the week is, The Amateur, currently streaming on Disney Plus . It’s a well made , fun, action packed thriller, with a particularly excellent cast
Nothing new here , but highly recommended by me ….😄👏👏👏👏👏
Nothing new here , but highly recommended by me ….😄👏👏👏👏👏
August 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This week’s movie of the week is, The Amateur, currently streaming on Disney Plus . It’s a well made , fun, action packed thriller, with a particularly excellent cast
Nothing new here , but highly recommended by me ….😄👏👏👏👏👏
Nothing new here , but highly recommended by me ….😄👏👏👏👏👏
Top Streamer this week was Yellowstone S5 Pt 2
A rather downbeat final few episodes, thematically, due to the way the narrative unfolded, and another example of how a series can still be enjoyed, while most of the characters have few redeeming features - American Indians being the exception
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A rather downbeat final few episodes, thematically, due to the way the narrative unfolded, and another example of how a series can still be enjoyed, while most of the characters have few redeeming features - American Indians being the exception
👏👍💥🔥
July 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Top Streamer this week was Yellowstone S5 Pt 2
A rather downbeat final few episodes, thematically, due to the way the narrative unfolded, and another example of how a series can still be enjoyed, while most of the characters have few redeeming features - American Indians being the exception
👏👍💥🔥
A rather downbeat final few episodes, thematically, due to the way the narrative unfolded, and another example of how a series can still be enjoyed, while most of the characters have few redeeming features - American Indians being the exception
👏👍💥🔥
Fabulous story, skilfully threaded into a dramatically mature Star Wars universe, including some great writing , characters/ acting performances, & beautiful set design providing a sense of scale
Andor2 is currently streaming on Disney Plus, and is amongst the most enjoyable TV I’ve seen this year
Andor2 is currently streaming on Disney Plus, and is amongst the most enjoyable TV I’ve seen this year
July 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Fabulous story, skilfully threaded into a dramatically mature Star Wars universe, including some great writing , characters/ acting performances, & beautiful set design providing a sense of scale
Andor2 is currently streaming on Disney Plus, and is amongst the most enjoyable TV I’ve seen this year
Andor2 is currently streaming on Disney Plus, and is amongst the most enjoyable TV I’ve seen this year
Movie of the Week is , James Gunn’s take on Superman
Fabulous popcorn fun , with some subtle political references….Highly recommended 👏🔥💥⚡️👍
Fabulous popcorn fun , with some subtle political references….Highly recommended 👏🔥💥⚡️👍
July 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Movie of the Week is , James Gunn’s take on Superman
Fabulous popcorn fun , with some subtle political references….Highly recommended 👏🔥💥⚡️👍
Fabulous popcorn fun , with some subtle political references….Highly recommended 👏🔥💥⚡️👍
Just finished Season 2 of SoA , on Disney Plus , a series I used to watch when broadcast, back in the day .
I fell out of love with it at some point back then , but so far I’m really enjoying this leisurely rewatch
Great writing and directing, and some compelling characters
Recommended 🏍️💥⚡️🔥👍👏
I fell out of love with it at some point back then , but so far I’m really enjoying this leisurely rewatch
Great writing and directing, and some compelling characters
Recommended 🏍️💥⚡️🔥👍👏
July 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Just finished Season 2 of SoA , on Disney Plus , a series I used to watch when broadcast, back in the day .
I fell out of love with it at some point back then , but so far I’m really enjoying this leisurely rewatch
Great writing and directing, and some compelling characters
Recommended 🏍️💥⚡️🔥👍👏
I fell out of love with it at some point back then , but so far I’m really enjoying this leisurely rewatch
Great writing and directing, and some compelling characters
Recommended 🏍️💥⚡️🔥👍👏
Hooray for DVD’s
Delved into my physical media vault recently & found the original Boxset for the Killing 2
As good as the seminal first season, but the writing ,editing , and direction condensed into a tight 10 episodes this time
Lots of twists and turns, and Sophie Grabol is brilliant again👏💚🔥
Delved into my physical media vault recently & found the original Boxset for the Killing 2
As good as the seminal first season, but the writing ,editing , and direction condensed into a tight 10 episodes this time
Lots of twists and turns, and Sophie Grabol is brilliant again👏💚🔥
July 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hooray for DVD’s
Delved into my physical media vault recently & found the original Boxset for the Killing 2
As good as the seminal first season, but the writing ,editing , and direction condensed into a tight 10 episodes this time
Lots of twists and turns, and Sophie Grabol is brilliant again👏💚🔥
Delved into my physical media vault recently & found the original Boxset for the Killing 2
As good as the seminal first season, but the writing ,editing , and direction condensed into a tight 10 episodes this time
Lots of twists and turns, and Sophie Grabol is brilliant again👏💚🔥
Movie 🎥 of the week is Star Trek, from 2009
A brilliant JJ Abram’s directed adaptation , with cool visuals, excellent writing, and a talented young cast, breathing new life into well known &’loved characters
Highly enjoyable rewatch, and great popcorn fun ( currently streaming on Paramount Plus)
A brilliant JJ Abram’s directed adaptation , with cool visuals, excellent writing, and a talented young cast, breathing new life into well known &’loved characters
Highly enjoyable rewatch, and great popcorn fun ( currently streaming on Paramount Plus)
July 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Movie 🎥 of the week is Star Trek, from 2009
A brilliant JJ Abram’s directed adaptation , with cool visuals, excellent writing, and a talented young cast, breathing new life into well known &’loved characters
Highly enjoyable rewatch, and great popcorn fun ( currently streaming on Paramount Plus)
A brilliant JJ Abram’s directed adaptation , with cool visuals, excellent writing, and a talented young cast, breathing new life into well known &’loved characters
Highly enjoyable rewatch, and great popcorn fun ( currently streaming on Paramount Plus)
Movie Of The Week , currently streaming on BBCIPLAYER is ….Original concepts ( for its time ) , tight script, snappy editing, amazing London location shoot , a cast to die for , fast zombies, and a dynamic duo directing…..great fun !
Recommended 👏👍
Recommended 👏👍
June 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Movie Of The Week , currently streaming on BBCIPLAYER is ….Original concepts ( for its time ) , tight script, snappy editing, amazing London location shoot , a cast to die for , fast zombies, and a dynamic duo directing…..great fun !
Recommended 👏👍
Recommended 👏👍
Movie Of The Week , is on Paramount Plus, and is decidedly a Star Trek Discovery spinoff
The major positive here is the presence of the fabulous Michelle Yeoh ….3/5
The major positive here is the presence of the fabulous Michelle Yeoh ….3/5
June 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Movie Of The Week , is on Paramount Plus, and is decidedly a Star Trek Discovery spinoff
The major positive here is the presence of the fabulous Michelle Yeoh ….3/5
The major positive here is the presence of the fabulous Michelle Yeoh ….3/5
My annual Springwatch ( BBCIPlayer ) appreciation post , including a big thank you to everyone involved in the 3 week transmission from the Longshaw estate in the Peak District
Always a TV highlight, especially this year as it was the 20th anniversary of the programme
An lovely balm from nature ❤️
Always a TV highlight, especially this year as it was the 20th anniversary of the programme
An lovely balm from nature ❤️
June 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My annual Springwatch ( BBCIPlayer ) appreciation post , including a big thank you to everyone involved in the 3 week transmission from the Longshaw estate in the Peak District
Always a TV highlight, especially this year as it was the 20th anniversary of the programme
An lovely balm from nature ❤️
Always a TV highlight, especially this year as it was the 20th anniversary of the programme
An lovely balm from nature ❤️
TV streamer of the week , is the splendid , A Thousand Blows , on Disney Plus , set in Victorian London , covering many themes, many of which are still relevant today Brilliantly written, acted , and looks fantastic on a screen…
Highly recommended….🥊💥🔥⚡️🫶🏻
Highly recommended….🥊💥🔥⚡️🫶🏻
June 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
TV streamer of the week , is the splendid , A Thousand Blows , on Disney Plus , set in Victorian London , covering many themes, many of which are still relevant today Brilliantly written, acted , and looks fantastic on a screen…
Highly recommended….🥊💥🔥⚡️🫶🏻
Highly recommended….🥊💥🔥⚡️🫶🏻
Movie Of The Week, is some top popcorn, action adventure fare , currently to be found on Amazon Prime- The Accountant 2
Great fun , and highly recommended….👏👍
Great fun , and highly recommended….👏👍
June 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Movie Of The Week, is some top popcorn, action adventure fare , currently to be found on Amazon Prime- The Accountant 2
Great fun , and highly recommended….👏👍
Great fun , and highly recommended….👏👍
Book Of The Week , is a translation from French , love letter to the Mission, a hugely successful , and infamous British Rock / Pop band, from the 1980’s. ( still going ) , by a fan , who has written , and self published this book , and an enjoyable , entertaining read it is too 👏👏👏👏
June 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Book Of The Week , is a translation from French , love letter to the Mission, a hugely successful , and infamous British Rock / Pop band, from the 1980’s. ( still going ) , by a fan , who has written , and self published this book , and an enjoyable , entertaining read it is too 👏👏👏👏
Movie Of The Week , was , Mission Impossible; Rogue Nation , watched , in glorious HD , on Blu-ray, at home, and is so well made , and such fun , it’s always a pleasure to return to , form time , to time 🔥💥⚡️👍👏👏👏👏👏
June 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Movie Of The Week , was , Mission Impossible; Rogue Nation , watched , in glorious HD , on Blu-ray, at home, and is so well made , and such fun , it’s always a pleasure to return to , form time , to time 🔥💥⚡️👍👏👏👏👏👏
📀 Boxset Of The Week is Bass Reeves , a Paramount mini series , about the most fearless, and successful lawman in the Wild West 1860’s to the turn of the century Largely forgotten by history, this David Oyelowo and Taylor Sheridan helmed show will go some way to change that hopefully 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
June 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📀 Boxset Of The Week is Bass Reeves , a Paramount mini series , about the most fearless, and successful lawman in the Wild West 1860’s to the turn of the century Largely forgotten by history, this David Oyelowo and Taylor Sheridan helmed show will go some way to change that hopefully 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Streaming Movie Of The Week (Letterboxd) , showing on Prime , is a pure exercise in pure cinematic nostalgia, featuring Sydney Poitier’s super cool detective Virgil Tibbs ….👍👏
May 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Streaming Movie Of The Week (Letterboxd) , showing on Prime , is a pure exercise in pure cinematic nostalgia, featuring Sydney Poitier’s super cool detective Virgil Tibbs ….👍👏
streamer of the week, currently showing on Netflix, is Swedish psychological thriller ‘ The Glass Dome ‘
Beautifully shot , well written directed, and acted , particularly lead actor Leonie Vincent . There is some pretty dark subject matter , involving child abduction, so perhaps not for everyone👏👍
Beautifully shot , well written directed, and acted , particularly lead actor Leonie Vincent . There is some pretty dark subject matter , involving child abduction, so perhaps not for everyone👏👍
May 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
streamer of the week, currently showing on Netflix, is Swedish psychological thriller ‘ The Glass Dome ‘
Beautifully shot , well written directed, and acted , particularly lead actor Leonie Vincent . There is some pretty dark subject matter , involving child abduction, so perhaps not for everyone👏👍
Beautifully shot , well written directed, and acted , particularly lead actor Leonie Vincent . There is some pretty dark subject matter , involving child abduction, so perhaps not for everyone👏👍
Movie Of The Week , is Mission Impossible; The Final Reckoning , is a great night out , and the perfect antidote to all the sh+t going on in the world right now
Great fun, well done U to everyone involved, and highly recommended to everyone in our ‘ Blue Sky ‘ community 👍👏💚
Great fun, well done U to everyone involved, and highly recommended to everyone in our ‘ Blue Sky ‘ community 👍👏💚
May 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Movie Of The Week , is Mission Impossible; The Final Reckoning , is a great night out , and the perfect antidote to all the sh+t going on in the world right now
Great fun, well done U to everyone involved, and highly recommended to everyone in our ‘ Blue Sky ‘ community 👍👏💚
Great fun, well done U to everyone involved, and highly recommended to everyone in our ‘ Blue Sky ‘ community 👍👏💚
Top streaming latest is Bosch Legacy ( final season)
A fantastic spinoff from the original show- both on Amazon Prime
Always sad when a good series finishes, but looking forward to Michael Connelly’s next crossover character Renee Ballard getting her own show, falling within the Bosch universe 🫶🏻
A fantastic spinoff from the original show- both on Amazon Prime
Always sad when a good series finishes, but looking forward to Michael Connelly’s next crossover character Renee Ballard getting her own show, falling within the Bosch universe 🫶🏻
May 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Top streaming latest is Bosch Legacy ( final season)
A fantastic spinoff from the original show- both on Amazon Prime
Always sad when a good series finishes, but looking forward to Michael Connelly’s next crossover character Renee Ballard getting her own show, falling within the Bosch universe 🫶🏻
A fantastic spinoff from the original show- both on Amazon Prime
Always sad when a good series finishes, but looking forward to Michael Connelly’s next crossover character Renee Ballard getting her own show, falling within the Bosch universe 🫶🏻
Movie Of The Week , is ‘ The Heat Of The Night’ from 1967 , currently streaming on Amazon Prime, starting the brilliant Sidney Poitier, and Rod Steiger
Highly recommended 👍👏👏👏
Highly recommended 👍👏👏👏
May 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Movie Of The Week , is ‘ The Heat Of The Night’ from 1967 , currently streaming on Amazon Prime, starting the brilliant Sidney Poitier, and Rod Steiger
Highly recommended 👍👏👏👏
Highly recommended 👍👏👏👏
Movie Of Last Week
( currently to be found on Prime - Costner fans )
Hugely enjoyable, and highly recommended 👏👏👏👏
( currently to be found on Prime - Costner fans )
Hugely enjoyable, and highly recommended 👏👏👏👏
May 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Movie Of Last Week
( currently to be found on Prime - Costner fans )
Hugely enjoyable, and highly recommended 👏👏👏👏
( currently to be found on Prime - Costner fans )
Hugely enjoyable, and highly recommended 👏👏👏👏