Matthew Johnston
@mtthwjhnstn.bsky.social
Sports editor at The Herald, The National and The Glasgow Times
stumbled across this on tuesday and surely one of scotland’s greatest football pitches: canty bay near north berwick
March 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
stumbled across this on tuesday and surely one of scotland’s greatest football pitches: canty bay near north berwick
presence: what a world we live in that steven soderbergh is beholden to no one. if he wants to make a film where the camera is a ghost, they give him money, if he wants to bring out a fassbender spy film like three weeks later, they give him more money. long may it continue.
February 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
presence: what a world we live in that steven soderbergh is beholden to no one. if he wants to make a film where the camera is a ghost, they give him money, if he wants to bring out a fassbender spy film like three weeks later, they give him more money. long may it continue.
red rooms: there was a point in this when i caught myself rooting for a clear sociopath to win enough bitcoin in online poker to buy a snuff film on a dark web auction
February 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
red rooms: there was a point in this when i caught myself rooting for a clear sociopath to win enough bitcoin in online poker to buy a snuff film on a dark web auction
captain america brave new world: see at their best i loved these films but the only enjoyment i get from them now is trying to figure out whether actors were in the same room for their scenes and it all makes you feel like an eejit for ever actually liking any of it before.
February 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
captain america brave new world: see at their best i loved these films but the only enjoyment i get from them now is trying to figure out whether actors were in the same room for their scenes and it all makes you feel like an eejit for ever actually liking any of it before.
one of them days/you’re cordially invited: listen they’re nae masterpieces but it’s few and far between for decent comedies in the year of our lord 2025 and i’m thankful for any time with keke palmer or will ferrell. laughed all the way through both.
February 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
one of them days/you’re cordially invited: listen they’re nae masterpieces but it’s few and far between for decent comedies in the year of our lord 2025 and i’m thankful for any time with keke palmer or will ferrell. laughed all the way through both.
the gorge: bad valentine’s day flick trojan horsed as a bad sci-fi with SPLOSIONS and MONSTERS so you can convince the boyfriend who didnae bother booking dinner to turn off fortnite for two hours and share his doritos with you. pish.
February 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
the gorge: bad valentine’s day flick trojan horsed as a bad sci-fi with SPLOSIONS and MONSTERS so you can convince the boyfriend who didnae bother booking dinner to turn off fortnite for two hours and share his doritos with you. pish.
anora: only sean baker could make a film with so much gary barlow rip so hard. sugar rush first half, brutal after hours-style second, gut-punch end, funny all the way through. well worthy if it ends up nicking best picture imho (apologies to hot frosty).
January 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
anora: only sean baker could make a film with so much gary barlow rip so hard. sugar rush first half, brutal after hours-style second, gut-punch end, funny all the way through. well worthy if it ends up nicking best picture imho (apologies to hot frosty).
January 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
the order: they don’t make em like this anymore (but this time they did). the cut from nicholas hoult at the aryan nations rally to jude law at the kid’s birthday party - that’s cinema to me 🤌
January 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
the order: they don’t make em like this anymore (but this time they did). the cut from nicholas hoult at the aryan nations rally to jude law at the kid’s birthday party - that’s cinema to me 🤌
nosferatu: unreal performances and deeply unsettling in places but ultimately liked looking at it more than i liked watching it. francis ford coppola you are still king of the vampyrs god bless x
January 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
nosferatu: unreal performances and deeply unsettling in places but ultimately liked looking at it more than i liked watching it. francis ford coppola you are still king of the vampyrs god bless x
we live in time: what if we did a romcom purely for people who do the guardian crossword? (side note: i am that people)
January 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
we live in time: what if we did a romcom purely for people who do the guardian crossword? (side note: i am that people)
wicked: fair play ariana grande you have smashed that hen. not so sure about the animal apartheid stuff.
December 31, 2024 at 6:31 PM
wicked: fair play ariana grande you have smashed that hen. not so sure about the animal apartheid stuff.
wallace & gromit vengeance most fowl: interesting meditations on the dangers of artificial intelligence, the role of the police in modern society and how council tax increases are wreaking havoc on small business owners
December 27, 2024 at 11:43 AM
wallace & gromit vengeance most fowl: interesting meditations on the dangers of artificial intelligence, the role of the police in modern society and how council tax increases are wreaking havoc on small business owners
every single time james corden appears in gavin and stacey
December 25, 2024 at 10:24 PM
every single time james corden appears in gavin and stacey
the family stone: no brilliant but better than fury v usyk
December 21, 2024 at 11:31 PM
the family stone: no brilliant but better than fury v usyk
memoir of a snail: wasnae really in the mood for this and though it was inarguably accomplished i found it an incredibly fucked film both to look at and to think about. merry christmas.
December 21, 2024 at 5:28 PM
memoir of a snail: wasnae really in the mood for this and though it was inarguably accomplished i found it an incredibly fucked film both to look at and to think about. merry christmas.
blink: nice wee documentary about a family whose kids are diagnosed with a retina defection that means they’ll eventually go blind travelling the world trying to cram in as many sights as possible but tbh all i could think was fuck going on holiday for that long with four weans
December 18, 2024 at 9:47 PM
blink: nice wee documentary about a family whose kids are diagnosed with a retina defection that means they’ll eventually go blind travelling the world trying to cram in as many sights as possible but tbh all i could think was fuck going on holiday for that long with four weans
christmas in bologna
December 18, 2024 at 2:01 PM
christmas in bologna
violent night: listen i’m a simple man - sometimes david harbour dressed as santa taking apart a swat team with a sledgehammer is enough
December 17, 2024 at 11:02 PM
violent night: listen i’m a simple man - sometimes david harbour dressed as santa taking apart a swat team with a sledgehammer is enough
carry-on: down with the flu today so grading on a curve but fun - very 90s v die hard 2 v phone booth. positives include jason bateman’s delivery and jason bateman’s mullet, negatives include jason bateman’s cap and jason bateman throwing a punch.
December 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM
carry-on: down with the flu today so grading on a curve but fun - very 90s v die hard 2 v phone booth. positives include jason bateman’s delivery and jason bateman’s mullet, negatives include jason bateman’s cap and jason bateman throwing a punch.
red one: cba articulating any thoughts on this one - just absolute grade-A pish. the rock’s agent should have been tried in the hague a long long time ago.
December 16, 2024 at 7:06 AM
red one: cba articulating any thoughts on this one - just absolute grade-A pish. the rock’s agent should have been tried in the hague a long long time ago.
venom: the last dance: tom hardy is actually the funniest guy in hollywood for doing three of these. thank you for your service venom.
December 12, 2024 at 6:09 PM
venom: the last dance: tom hardy is actually the funniest guy in hollywood for doing three of these. thank you for your service venom.
blitz: here i really liked this in that it’s a bit cor blimey wotcha but it’s the very best version of one of those films your history teacher rolls out on the telly with the wheels when they cba actually teaching. steve mcqueen can do anything and i’ll be there day one baby
December 7, 2024 at 12:19 PM
blitz: here i really liked this in that it’s a bit cor blimey wotcha but it’s the very best version of one of those films your history teacher rolls out on the telly with the wheels when they cba actually teaching. steve mcqueen can do anything and i’ll be there day one baby
here: having the camera in the same position since the dawn of time is a cool idea for a film but when the writing’s this bad you’re essentially just stuck in an ikea advert for 66 million years. wish it was better but at least it’s interesting.
December 4, 2024 at 9:55 AM
here: having the camera in the same position since the dawn of time is a cool idea for a film but when the writing’s this bad you’re essentially just stuck in an ikea advert for 66 million years. wish it was better but at least it’s interesting.
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December 3, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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