scott aa wilson
@scottaawilson.bsky.social
Film writer and serial blogger. Likes ghost stories, Linklater dialogue, and Mark Ruffalo getting to the bottom of something.
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Impossible to look at this and not think - yep - that's exactly what cinema is. Cruel news to wake up to and a terrible loss.
December 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Impossible to look at this and not think - yep - that's exactly what cinema is. Cruel news to wake up to and a terrible loss.
As a non-smoker and non-drinker Blue Moon really made me wanna reconsider being such a square, maybe we’re all meant to share quips in bars talking about art all night
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
As a non-smoker and non-drinker Blue Moon really made me wanna reconsider being such a square, maybe we’re all meant to share quips in bars talking about art all night
Great long-read. Made me feel that, broadly, society had been moving in the same direction until recently, just at different paces. Now, people are having to choose what they believe in: the law or the dignity of our friends, family and neighbours.
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Long-read exclusive: Girlguiding UK facing wide-ranging repercussions after ban on trans women and girls - TFN
After a major change to its equality and diversity policy, the UK-wide charity has found itself at the centre of a storm
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December 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Great long-read. Made me feel that, broadly, society had been moving in the same direction until recently, just at different paces. Now, people are having to choose what they believe in: the law or the dignity of our friends, family and neighbours.
tfn.scot/news/long-re...
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Absolutely devastating. Great match, the ending worked - the ‘that’s all I’ve got’ smile - but the send-off was what it was all about. I watched his debut episode 23 years ago, I remember it so clearly, Sky1 on a Saturday morning. 11 years old with my dad. 34 now, partner asleep beside me.
Expecting John Cena’s retirement match here to have the same effect as the In Memory part of the Oscars. One of the good ones, a real-life superhero, a parasocial bestie for 20+ years - there’s literally no one else like him.
December 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Absolutely devastating. Great match, the ending worked - the ‘that’s all I’ve got’ smile - but the send-off was what it was all about. I watched his debut episode 23 years ago, I remember it so clearly, Sky1 on a Saturday morning. 11 years old with my dad. 34 now, partner asleep beside me.
Expecting John Cena’s retirement match here to have the same effect as the In Memory part of the Oscars. One of the good ones, a real-life superhero, a parasocial bestie for 20+ years - there’s literally no one else like him.
December 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Expecting John Cena’s retirement match here to have the same effect as the In Memory part of the Oscars. One of the good ones, a real-life superhero, a parasocial bestie for 20+ years - there’s literally no one else like him.
Worried I respect The Mastermind more than I enjoy it! Typically slow stuff but I usually feel Reichardt’s quiet scenes are filled with something profound. Felt myself wanting this one to get a move on more often than not.
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Worried I respect The Mastermind more than I enjoy it! Typically slow stuff but I usually feel Reichardt’s quiet scenes are filled with something profound. Felt myself wanting this one to get a move on more often than not.
My partner provided a public service tonight by sitting me down and making me watch Chicago. Absolutely no one looks better on screen than Richard Gere.
December 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My partner provided a public service tonight by sitting me down and making me watch Chicago. Absolutely no one looks better on screen than Richard Gere.
The Taylor Swift doc doing a great job reminding us how singular she is after her wobbliest record. Happy to pretend Showgirl never happened, it’s all good.
December 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Taylor Swift doc doing a great job reminding us how singular she is after her wobbliest record. Happy to pretend Showgirl never happened, it’s all good.
Happy Josh O’Connor day - Wake Up Dead Man on Netflix, The Mastermind on Mubi, the best actor of his generation 🙌
December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Happy Josh O’Connor day - Wake Up Dead Man on Netflix, The Mastermind on Mubi, the best actor of his generation 🙌
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Just a fantastic quote
December 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Just a fantastic quote
Feelings towards Scottish independence these days are mostly ‘sure! why not!’
New Scottish Independence poll, Ipsos 27 Nov - 3 Dec (changes vs 12-18 Jun):
Yes ~ 47% (+1)
No ~ 43% (nc)
Don't Know ~ 9% (-1)
Excluding Don't Knows (/ vs 2014):
Yes ~ 52% (nc / +7)
No ~ 48% (nc / -7)
Yes ~ 47% (+1)
No ~ 43% (nc)
Don't Know ~ 9% (-1)
Excluding Don't Knows (/ vs 2014):
Yes ~ 52% (nc / +7)
No ~ 48% (nc / -7)
December 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Feelings towards Scottish independence these days are mostly ‘sure! why not!’
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
Spent a day off work watching Daisies, maybe the most day-free-from-work film of all time.
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Spent a day off work watching Daisies, maybe the most day-free-from-work film of all time.
I suppose the dictators were never going to be satisfied with ruining just one group of people's lives.
As the trans community have known for a while now - the definition of activist is someone who dares to state they exist
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I suppose the dictators were never going to be satisfied with ruining just one group of people's lives.
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this is whose reputation they're trying to whitewash www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
December 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
this is whose reputation they're trying to whitewash www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
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🚨 GFF26 breaking news! 🚨
We’re proud to announce that James McAvoy’s directorial debut will have its UK premiere as the closing gala for Glasgow Film Festival 2026!
Tickets to the UK premiere on Sunday 8 March go on sale in January 2026.
Read more: bit.ly/GFF26_ClosingGalaAnnouncement
We’re proud to announce that James McAvoy’s directorial debut will have its UK premiere as the closing gala for Glasgow Film Festival 2026!
Tickets to the UK premiere on Sunday 8 March go on sale in January 2026.
Read more: bit.ly/GFF26_ClosingGalaAnnouncement
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🚨 GFF26 breaking news! 🚨
We’re proud to announce that James McAvoy’s directorial debut will have its UK premiere as the closing gala for Glasgow Film Festival 2026!
Tickets to the UK premiere on Sunday 8 March go on sale in January 2026.
Read more: bit.ly/GFF26_ClosingGalaAnnouncement
We’re proud to announce that James McAvoy’s directorial debut will have its UK premiere as the closing gala for Glasgow Film Festival 2026!
Tickets to the UK premiere on Sunday 8 March go on sale in January 2026.
Read more: bit.ly/GFF26_ClosingGalaAnnouncement
Not every film can have the cultural impact of Annette
Seeing posts about how the Avatar movies have "no cultural impact" is kind of funny. I mean, I personally haven't forgotten about the weird giant blue people planet movie.
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Not every film can have the cultural impact of Annette
BBC News really pushed the possibility of Christy landing a Golden Globe nom, a film last in the news because about seven people went to see it
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
BBC News really pushed the possibility of Christy landing a Golden Globe nom, a film last in the news because about seven people went to see it
Read my interview with co-director Heidi Ewing on @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social: loudandclearreviews.com/heidi-ewing-...
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Read my interview with co-director Heidi Ewing on @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social: loudandclearreviews.com/heidi-ewing-...
Can’t imagine how much you’d have to hate someone to gift them Piers Morgan’s WOKE IS DEAD book for xmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Can’t imagine how much you’d have to hate someone to gift them Piers Morgan’s WOKE IS DEAD book for xmas
Baller move by Paul Dano to say absolutely nothing while everyone in the world talks about how great he is and drags up every awful thing Tarantino has ever said.
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Baller move by Paul Dano to say absolutely nothing while everyone in the world talks about how great he is and drags up every awful thing Tarantino has ever said.
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Ebenezer Scrooge: Goes outside
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Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
I'm not gonna come down on either side of whether or not S&S should stick to UK release dates. But because they don't enforce it themselves, some films on the quoted list were featured more prominently on last year's: www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I'm not gonna come down on either side of whether or not S&S should stick to UK release dates. But because they don't enforce it themselves, some films on the quoted list were featured more prominently on last year's: www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...