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Talking to #SteveCoogan and #JonathanPryce - but not the penguin! - for #picturehouses podcast about #ThePenguinLessons: picturehouse.podbean.com/e/the-pengui... The film's released tomorrow. @lionsgateuk.bsky.social

Lovely conversation tonight with #JackHuston, whose debut as a writer/director, #DayOfTheFight, is in UK cinemas next week. And that's when the interview is on @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social.

Memoir Of A Snail director Adam Elliot on imperfect worlds, tiny details – and Hitchcock cameos - Screensphere “Animation isn’t just for kids”. It’s become something of a mantra for lovers of a cinematic form that’s experiencing something of a Golden Age. And nobody exemplifies it more than Australian animator...

A treat and a privilege to interview #AdamElliot, the man behind the wonderful #MemoirOfASnail, for @soundspheremag.bsky.social. The film arrives in UK cinemas this Friday. screensphere.co.uk/interviews/f... #modernfilmsent

Saturday viewing. The eloquent ##Cottontail, which arrives in cinemas on Friday. Review landing at @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social this week. #dayfornight

It's #September5 week! Lovely chats today with the cast - #PeterSarsgaard, #JohnMagaro, #BenChaplin, ##LeonieBenesch- and they'll be on @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social. My review is here - thepeoplesmovies.com/september-5-... - and the film's out on Thursday. Go see it! @paramountpictures.bsky.social

#SaveThePCC. We can't lose this unique venue, so sign the petition!

Hard Truths’ Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean Baptiste & Michele Austin on their new film and those annoying everyday things - HeyUGuys A new film from the legend that is director Mike Leigh is always an occasion and his latest, the BAFTA-nominated Hard Truths, is no exception. After the Victorian settings of Peterloo (2018) and Mr Tu...

Thrilled to interview #MikeLeigh, #MarianneJeanBaptiste and #MicheleAustin about the excellent #HardTruths. Legends all! Here's our chats on @heyuguys.bsky.social: www.heyuguys.com/hard-truth-m... @studiocanal.co.uk

Great way to finish the week - a chat with this guy, #AdamElliot, the man behind the wonderful #MemoirOfASnail. Interview landing on @soundspheremag.bsky.social soon. #ModernFilms

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

Totally!

Fourth screening of 2025 was yesterday's #September5. My mouth was dry from the tension. @paramountpictures.bsky.social

First screenings of 2025. #wolfmanmovie, #williamtell, #here. #universalpicturesUK, @altitudefilms.bsky.social, @curzonfilm.bsky.social

Couldn't agree more.

It was at Here!

First press screenings of the year - and I had to ask another critic to stop using their phone during one of them! Yes, another critic .... 😕 #turnyourphoneoff

Talking to #RamellRoss about the wonderful #NickelBoys for #picturehouses podcast. Not a bad way to start the year! 😊https://picturehouse.podbean.com/e/nickel/ @curzonfilm.bsky.social

Nickel Boys Review It happens once in a blue moon. Sat in a large, packed auditorium, you suddenly become aware of the total silence surrounding you...

It "stunned an audience into silence" when I saw it and #NickelBoys is in cinemas from tomorrow. Many, many reasons to see it so, in case you missed my @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social first time round, here it is again: thepeoplesmovies.com/nickel-boys-... @curzonfilm.bsky.social

The Order Review The Order director Justin Kurzel always takes us to the darkest of places. From his brooding version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth to his...

In cinemas today, #TheOrder, which might just remind you of Michael Mann's #Heat. In the best possible way. My review for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social: thepeoplesmovies.com/the-order-re... @metfilmstudio.bsky.social

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Review Boxing Day 1993. There was only one thing worth watching on the telly. A half hour animation on BBC2 at tea time started

9.4 million live viewers on Christmas Day for #WallaceAndGromitVengeanceMostFowl, a film that's "pure, unadulterated joy." My review for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social: thepeoplesmovies.com/wallace-grom... #BBCFilms @netflix.com

Better Man Review Better Man Robbie Williams’ personal problems have been well-documented – recent headlines indicate that on-going feud

It's in cinemas today and #BetterManmovie is "anything but a typical biopic." My review for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social: thepeoplesmovies.com/better-man-r... #entertainmentfilmdistributors

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Such a great villain. It's all in the eyes .... #feathersmcgraw #wallaceandgromitvengeancemostfowl

#NowWatching #Carry-On. Can't see Kenneth Williams in the cast. 🤔 @netflix.com

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Review Boxing Day 1993. There was only one thing worth watching on the telly. A half hour animation on BBC2 at tea time started

#WallaceAndGromitVengeanceMostFowl is "pure unadulterated joy and the biggest of Christmas hugs." My four star review for @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social: thepeoplesmovies.com/wallace-grom... #BBC @netflix.com

Finished my interview year on a high by talking to #RaMellRoss, director of the spellbinding #NickelBoys. The film received three nominations today in the @londoncritics.bsky.social awards!

You and me both! Last week was pretty silly, this week is just downright nuts!! 😮

Today's double bill: #BetterMan and #SonicTheHedgehog3. #BetterMan review coming soon on @thepeoplesmovies.bsky.social

The Brutalist review: A cinematic classic Stands head and shoulders above even the very best of this year’s cinema

It's official. I'm a big fan of #TheBrutalist. Five stars. No question. My review for #WhatToWatch: www.whattowatch.com/reviews/the-...

Today's screening .... #MufasaTheLionKing. #disneyuk

And that's the first round done ..... 😊

Glorious!