Mikey P (he/him)
@mikeypadventures.bsky.social
I write about film, TV, video games and tabletop games, and culture (twistedwonderland.substack.com), and do street photography (instagram.com/mikeypstreetphotography) and I'm a writer and editor (linktr.ee/mikeypadventures)
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My go-to cyberpunk media
Films, video games, books and television shows
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For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I've written my go-to list of cyberpunk media (film, TV, video games and books). Be warned, it's big, but has links so you can jump to sections of interest. Or if you're an absolute fiend, read the whole thing.
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For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I had a few thoughts on the 2025 Game Awards: from Expedition 33 winning almost everything to Larian's announcement of a new Divinity game. Have a read.
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Reflecting on the 2025 Game Awards
Expedition 33 wins a record nine awards
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December 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I had a few thoughts on the 2025 Game Awards: from Expedition 33 winning almost everything to Larian's announcement of a new Divinity game. Have a read.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I've written my go-to list of cyberpunk media (film, TV, video games and books). Be warned, it's big, but has links so you can jump to sections of interest. Or if you're an absolute fiend, read the whole thing.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
My go-to cyberpunk media
Films, video games, books and television shows
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I've written my go-to list of cyberpunk media (film, TV, video games and books). Be warned, it's big, but has links so you can jump to sections of interest. Or if you're an absolute fiend, read the whole thing.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
I know everyone in gaming has now said at least something about the new Steam Machine, but I thought I'd throw a few thoughts and a bit of reporting in there myself, so to speak. I like to think Gabe’s new cube will shake up the industry. But we will see.
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Will the Steam Machine shake up gaming?
Now could be the perfect time for a PC-console hybrid
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November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I know everyone in gaming has now said at least something about the new Steam Machine, but I thought I'd throw a few thoughts and a bit of reporting in there myself, so to speak. I like to think Gabe’s new cube will shake up the industry. But we will see.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I decided to profile or list a number of up-and-coming women directors whose work I like, and whose films we should talk about more, and watch, and so on. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Up-and-coming women filmmakers that I like
Body horror, drama, romance, and comedy
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November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I decided to profile or list a number of up-and-coming women directors whose work I like, and whose films we should talk about more, and watch, and so on. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
I finally watched horror-comedy The Lair of the White Worm (1988), with Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant. It was a little slow in the first half, but things picked up in the second, with moments involving a UV tanning bed, bagpipes, a mongoose and a grenade, and Hugh Grant swinging a longsword.
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I finally watched horror-comedy The Lair of the White Worm (1988), with Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant. It was a little slow in the first half, but things picked up in the second, with moments involving a UV tanning bed, bagpipes, a mongoose and a grenade, and Hugh Grant swinging a longsword.
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I've written a piece on Hollywood and the issue it has with casting the same small group of actors in every high-profile project, and how it seems like this problem is getting worse open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Hollywood has a casting problem
Studios are drawing from the same grubby pool of actors
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October 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I've written a piece on Hollywood and the issue it has with casting the same small group of actors in every high-profile project, and how it seems like this problem is getting worse open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com article I've written about why streaming studios continue to fail fantasy as a genre, with many examples, as well as some thoughts from acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson. Have a read. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Streamers keep failing fantasy as a genre
This growing trend of cancelling shows is getting worse
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October 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com article I've written about why streaming studios continue to fail fantasy as a genre, with many examples, as well as some thoughts from acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson. Have a read. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Some shots from comic con in London today. For those that come after... and, er, Mario.
October 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Some shots from comic con in London today. For those that come after... and, er, Mario.
Saw The Hunger Games play today, at the newly built Troubadour theatre at Canary Wharf. It had solid performances and impressive production.
The venue was barely built in time for the opening, so it has some issues. Hopefully they'll fix those.
It's worth seeing if you like the books and movies.
The venue was barely built in time for the opening, so it has some issues. Hopefully they'll fix those.
It's worth seeing if you like the books and movies.
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Saw The Hunger Games play today, at the newly built Troubadour theatre at Canary Wharf. It had solid performances and impressive production.
The venue was barely built in time for the opening, so it has some issues. Hopefully they'll fix those.
It's worth seeing if you like the books and movies.
The venue was barely built in time for the opening, so it has some issues. Hopefully they'll fix those.
It's worth seeing if you like the books and movies.
Apparently this isn't a detective show, but an actual photo from the scene of the Louvre heist.
I swear at least twenty Hollywood screenwriters are working on this movie as we speak. Someone on social I saw said 'heists are sooo back'. Love it, ha ha.
I swear at least twenty Hollywood screenwriters are working on this movie as we speak. Someone on social I saw said 'heists are sooo back'. Love it, ha ha.
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Apparently this isn't a detective show, but an actual photo from the scene of the Louvre heist.
I swear at least twenty Hollywood screenwriters are working on this movie as we speak. Someone on social I saw said 'heists are sooo back'. Love it, ha ha.
I swear at least twenty Hollywood screenwriters are working on this movie as we speak. Someone on social I saw said 'heists are sooo back'. Love it, ha ha.
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I've written about frogs, pirates and the One Piece flag, and increasing symbols and icons taken from pop culture as forms of protest. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Frogs, pirates, and symbols of resistance
Pop culture references are increasingly driving protest
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October 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I've written about frogs, pirates and the One Piece flag, and increasing symbols and icons taken from pop culture as forms of protest. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
I'm busy, so alas, cannot go, but should you be free this Sunday morning, in London, and like Halloween and tiny dogs, get yourself to Hyde Park for the Halloween costumed sausage dog walk. And yes, I said it right.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I'm busy, so alas, cannot go, but should you be free this Sunday morning, in London, and like Halloween and tiny dogs, get yourself to Hyde Park for the Halloween costumed sausage dog walk. And yes, I said it right.
www.instagram.com/p/DQABFxWjSd...
www.instagram.com/p/DQABFxWjSd...
I decided to rewatch Blade Runner, as I don't really remember it, and half suspect I never properly watched it.
Anyway, the dark and dystopian future it is set in... is LA in 2019.
The world is behind on the flying cars and replicants (or are we?), but fully on course for the dark dystopia bit.
Anyway, the dark and dystopian future it is set in... is LA in 2019.
The world is behind on the flying cars and replicants (or are we?), but fully on course for the dark dystopia bit.
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I decided to rewatch Blade Runner, as I don't really remember it, and half suspect I never properly watched it.
Anyway, the dark and dystopian future it is set in... is LA in 2019.
The world is behind on the flying cars and replicants (or are we?), but fully on course for the dark dystopia bit.
Anyway, the dark and dystopian future it is set in... is LA in 2019.
The world is behind on the flying cars and replicants (or are we?), but fully on course for the dark dystopia bit.
Go America. Encouraging to read about. Lest we forget what happened to the mad king in Game of Thrones. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump
Crowds of Americans, many in costumes, aligned behind message that US is sliding into authoritarianism
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Go America. Encouraging to read about. Lest we forget what happened to the mad king in Game of Thrones. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I recently noticed that both Netflix and Prime have been increasingly pushing '90s and 2000s long-form TV. I decided to investigate what they're up to, as I suspect their latest strategies might be a bit of a sticking plaster open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
'90s and 2000s TV won't save streamers
Netflix and Prime are increasingly pushing long-form content
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October 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I recently noticed that both Netflix and Prime have been increasingly pushing '90s and 2000s long-form TV. I decided to investigate what they're up to, as I suspect their latest strategies might be a bit of a sticking plaster open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
I'm enjoying the tears of the cult-like Swifties, after their deity girlbossed too close to the sun.
October 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I'm enjoying the tears of the cult-like Swifties, after their deity girlbossed too close to the sun.
In the last 24 hours there's news that Microsoft are jacking up the price of the Game Pass by fifty per cent. I wrote something about this (for @twistedwonderland.substack.com) and the reaction of gamers, and how enshittification is destroying every platform.
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Enshittification has come for Xbox Game Pass
Gamers are angry, and cancelling their subscriptions
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October 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In the last 24 hours there's news that Microsoft are jacking up the price of the Game Pass by fifty per cent. I wrote something about this (for @twistedwonderland.substack.com) and the reaction of gamers, and how enshittification is destroying every platform.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
I keep forgetting I'm on Bluesky. However, here's a recent piece I wrote for @twistedwonderland.substack.com, about how video game concerts are growing as a form of entertainment. There's a big one coming up too, celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Witcher 3. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Video game concerts are growing as a form of entertainment
Big spectacle events are fast selling out
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October 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I keep forgetting I'm on Bluesky. However, here's a recent piece I wrote for @twistedwonderland.substack.com, about how video game concerts are growing as a form of entertainment. There's a big one coming up too, celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Witcher 3. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I've written a piece on my clubbing history, charting a twenty-year period from 1999 to 2019, going from Bournemouth to Bristol, Brighton and London, with Ibiza and Vegas somewhere inbetween.
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#clubbing #90s #2000s
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#clubbing #90s #2000s
My clubbing history: 1999 to 2019
Bournemouth, Bristol, Brighton, Ibiza and London
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August 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I've written a piece on my clubbing history, charting a twenty-year period from 1999 to 2019, going from Bournemouth to Bristol, Brighton and London, with Ibiza and Vegas somewhere inbetween.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
#clubbing #90s #2000s
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#clubbing #90s #2000s
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I decided to look at how London lost its cultural edge over the last 20 years, digging into the arts, street art, cinema, club culture and music.
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How London lost its cultural edge
Damn the man, save the city's culture!
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August 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I decided to look at how London lost its cultural edge over the last 20 years, digging into the arts, street art, cinema, club culture and music.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I decided to write a list of actresses over 40 whose work I like. It's turned into rather a large list. Enter at your peril and all that. Hopefully someone will find it interesting. Enjoy!
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Actresses in their 40s whose work I like
I didn't have time for a short list, so here's a long one
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August 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I decided to write a list of actresses over 40 whose work I like. It's turned into rather a large list. Enter at your peril and all that. Hopefully someone will find it interesting. Enjoy!
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
The poster for the new Richard Linklater film, Blue Moon, feels like a breath of fresh air. Or perhaps a return to a more classical movie poster look. Either way, I'm into it.
July 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The poster for the new Richard Linklater film, Blue Moon, feels like a breath of fresh air. Or perhaps a return to a more classical movie poster look. Either way, I'm into it.
I recently saw Sleep Token headline Download festival. I didn't really know them or their songs, but was impressed with the show they put on. Afterwards I found out they have a cult-like fan base, and some in the scene seem to really hate them. It felt worth investigating.
In this latest piece we delve into the cult that is pop metal band Sleep Token, looking at their fans and critics, and examining their meteoric rise in the last few years. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
The cult of Sleep Token
Why can't metal fans have nice things?
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June 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I recently saw Sleep Token headline Download festival. I didn't really know them or their songs, but was impressed with the show they put on. Afterwards I found out they have a cult-like fan base, and some in the scene seem to really hate them. It felt worth investigating.
I thought I'd only gotten into DnD in recent years, but thinking back to being a kid and watching TV show Knightmare, maybe I was always into fantasy and this sort of game. I remember reading The Lord of the Rings books at a pretty young age, too.
For the latest piece we take a trip down '90s memory lane, and look at the TV shows Knightmare, GamesMaster and The Crystal Maze. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Knightmare, GamesMaster, The Crystal Maze and millennial nostalgia
A trip down '90s fantasy, nerd and gaming memory lane
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June 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I thought I'd only gotten into DnD in recent years, but thinking back to being a kid and watching TV show Knightmare, maybe I was always into fantasy and this sort of game. I remember reading The Lord of the Rings books at a pretty young age, too.
For whatever reason I decided to take a trip down '90s memory lane and write a piece about tv shows Knightmare, GamesMaster and The Crystal Maze, indulging my nerdy fantasy and gaming tendancies.
Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Knightmare, GamesMaster, The Crystal Maze and millennial nostalgia
A trip down '90s fantasy, nerd and gaming memory lane
open.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
For whatever reason I decided to take a trip down '90s memory lane and write a piece about tv shows Knightmare, GamesMaster and The Crystal Maze, indulging my nerdy fantasy and gaming tendancies.
Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...