Rob Atkinson
@robatk.bsky.social
Mainly here to chat nonsense about films, TV, music, books and running.
Wonderful day up in London. A trip to my favourite pasta spot (Bancone) and Oh Mary! was such a hilarious re-imagining of Mary Todd Lincoln's life.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday A week thar got progressively better as it went along. I can see Frances Ha being one I return to a lot. I kinda felt I had to start my Charlie Chaplin journey with the Great Dictator.
Time to hold myself accountable and make sure I keep up with my running... #running #RunningPunks ##UKRunChat
Happy #LetterboxdFriday A very solid viewing week. I'd probably get a lot more on rewatch from Memories of Murder. Suicidal Mads Mikkelson was the highlight of the week, even if if the film didn't quite hit like the others. #LastFourWatched
With apologies to Saatchi and Saatchi and sympathies for front of house colleagues having to sort this mess out #bayeuxtapestry
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Obsession - The sense of dread is palpable, as we see what is forced upon real Nikki. Farewell My Concubine - Epic scope, wonderful costume and set design and excellent performance from protagonists The Birds - Hitchcock threw a ton at this, it didn't all stick for this.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday Sisters - clear inspiration from Rear Window, but made into its own thing The Voice of Hind Rajab - Impossible to rate, but essential viewing The Children's Hour - The portrayal of coming to terms with sexuality under the scrutiny of the neighbourhood is done so well
You know your football team have made it when they're an answer to a #Mastmind question
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! A week that progressively got better. Ninjababy the highlight of the week, as it felt like such a fresh film. #LastFourWatched
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Alec Guinness shines as all eight D'Ascoyne members in this darkly comic drama Atmospheric, claustrophobic and just a brilliant ghost story. Osment is genuinely incredible in this. The lines between reality and the imagined is so well done here and the twist is wonderful
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Iconic horror antagonist, decent enough film Almodovar balances both lightness and darkness incredibly well here, although perhaps threw a little too much into it. Bottoms has now become one of my comfort watches. Chaotic and hilarious.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Solid, if unspectacular. My least favourite of the Vengeance Trilogy Wonderful trilogy of central performances. Ending didn't work at all. Solid action flick with some heart.
The world: FOOTBALL ⚽!!! USA: oh, I know we're not a soccer country, but you know what we need? The world: please don't... USA: The world: no one wants it. USA: The world: the playes will need to warm up again. USA: The world: please... USA: HALFTIME SHOW OF 30MIN!!! The world: oh for fuck’s sake 🤦🏻♀️
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! You know it's going to be a good week when you have both Kurosawa and Bergman lined up. #LastFourWatched
Looks as though Farage's stunt has backfired spectacularly already...
If Farage wants a byelection, he should pay for the byelection out of the £5m gift he received. Otherwise he should be barred from standing. What a waste of public money.
So if Farage wins the by-election, I presume any parliamentary enquiry into him right now becomes null and void? Hence why he's doing it?
I do think comparing the money you didn't disclose to first a lottery win, then as earnings as a result of hard work, and then actually it was to provide security services does show a lack of faith in any individual line to hold.
"Making money is not a crime" says Nigel Farage, who kept his £5 million bung from a crypto billionaire completely secret until it was exposed by the Guardian
Starting up my film threads again and try to maintain it. Anyway, let's start again with 1961! #FilmSky🎥