Ross Maclean
@rossmaclean.bsky.social
Freelance film critic and broadcaster, so likes films a fair bit. Appears on BBC Radio Scotland. Member of London Critics’ Circle.
Look, I’m not anti-toilet break but:
“Screening as one film for the first time ever”
“There will be a 10 minute interval between the two films”
“Screening as one film for the first time ever”
“There will be a 10 minute interval between the two films”
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Look, I’m not anti-toilet break but:
“Screening as one film for the first time ever”
“There will be a 10 minute interval between the two films”
“Screening as one film for the first time ever”
“There will be a 10 minute interval between the two films”
As someone who loves Suspiria, Blade, Bacurau, Melancholia, Dancer in the Dark, Breaking the Waves etc etc, why is it when I think of Udo Kier this is the first film that comes to mind?
What a career and what presence though. RIP.
What a career and what presence though. RIP.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
As someone who loves Suspiria, Blade, Bacurau, Melancholia, Dancer in the Dark, Breaking the Waves etc etc, why is it when I think of Udo Kier this is the first film that comes to mind?
What a career and what presence though. RIP.
What a career and what presence though. RIP.
Ah’m no fae Yoker, I’ve got nae business being here.
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Ah’m no fae Yoker, I’ve got nae business being here.
Ross’s Year of Live Music™ or not, I wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity to see Bob Dylan again for a second time since last November. In awe of those arrangements. And this is definitely him in the illicit photos. I promise.
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ross’s Year of Live Music™ or not, I wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity to see Bob Dylan again for a second time since last November. In awe of those arrangements. And this is definitely him in the illicit photos. I promise.
Another second appearance for Ross’s Year of Live Music™ with a headline show for Getdown Services after loving them at Edinburgh Psych Fest in August. This was a blast.
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Another second appearance for Ross’s Year of Live Music™ with a headline show for Getdown Services after loving them at Edinburgh Psych Fest in August. This was a blast.
Ross’s Year of Live Music™ arrived in London for a first gig at the Royal Albert Hall and a second Wet Leg of 2025 (bizarrely with it not the last either). Tight, punchy set from a band having fun filling that space and who just keep getting better and better.
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Ross’s Year of Live Music™ arrived in London for a first gig at the Royal Albert Hall and a second Wet Leg of 2025 (bizarrely with it not the last either). Tight, punchy set from a band having fun filling that space and who just keep getting better and better.
Added another today. I swear this one wasn’t intentional.
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Added another today. I swear this one wasn’t intentional.
Like the world’s coolest tourist, I went to both these places today.
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Like the world’s coolest tourist, I went to both these places today.
You can definitely count me in the pro-Alpha camp. Many layers to unravel but I was totally immersed. And luckily came with a fascinating, wide-ranging Q&A with Julia Ducournau and Tahar Rahim, at once both touching and with scintillating nuts and bolts technical insights.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
You can definitely count me in the pro-Alpha camp. Many layers to unravel but I was totally immersed. And luckily came with a fascinating, wide-ranging Q&A with Julia Ducournau and Tahar Rahim, at once both touching and with scintillating nuts and bolts technical insights.
Me watching Lily Allen on March 2nd, 2026: “Wait, a *what* palace? I thought I was visiting a dojo.”
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Me watching Lily Allen on March 2nd, 2026: “Wait, a *what* palace? I thought I was visiting a dojo.”
Haim provided Ross’s Year of Live Music™ with a Halloween — or Haim-lloween — spectacular. They put on one of the most purely enjoyable shows I’ve seen all year. Blistering stage presence and now firmly on my roster of bands to see again and again.
November 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Haim provided Ross’s Year of Live Music™ with a Halloween — or Haim-lloween — spectacular. They put on one of the most purely enjoyable shows I’ve seen all year. Blistering stage presence and now firmly on my roster of bands to see again and again.
Oh, he’s beautiful!
October 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Oh, he’s beautiful!
And a Ross’s Year of Live Music™ bonus since it’s always good to get a support act with a personal connection to the act they’re supporting, so it was a pleasure to have Toyah, a scene contemporary of Adam Ant and onetime co-star.
October 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
And a Ross’s Year of Live Music™ bonus since it’s always good to get a support act with a personal connection to the act they’re supporting, so it was a pleasure to have Toyah, a scene contemporary of Adam Ant and onetime co-star.
And so Ross’s Year of Live Music™ picks up again for another busy spell, starting with Adam Ant for the first time in a while. An artist I love with a blistering catalogue of bangers and a set that also took in some lesser-heard rarities.
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And so Ross’s Year of Live Music™ picks up again for another busy spell, starting with Adam Ant for the first time in a while. An artist I love with a blistering catalogue of bangers and a set that also took in some lesser-heard rarities.
How is this city even real?
This is walking through the centre just after 9pm on a Friday night.
This is walking through the centre just after 9pm on a Friday night.
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
How is this city even real?
This is walking through the centre just after 9pm on a Friday night.
This is walking through the centre just after 9pm on a Friday night.
Off to a solid start in that respect.
October 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Off to a solid start in that respect.
Seemed like it was going to be nearly impossible to get Angelfish tickets — amazingly, their first hometown gig! — but somehow managed.
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Seemed like it was going to be nearly impossible to get Angelfish tickets — amazingly, their first hometown gig! — but somehow managed.
Good week to be a Hyams guy.
October 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Good week to be a Hyams guy.