Gavin Spoors
@supergavigator.bsky.social
Film Journo/Games Writer | EIC @ FILMHOUNDS | 🍅-approved | GALECA critic | IG50 winner ‘24| He/Him | Bi 🏳️🌈 |
Portfolio: www.gavinspoors.co.uk
Portfolio: www.gavinspoors.co.uk
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Gavin Spoors
@supergavigator.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Need an award-winning writer/story designer for your game, or an experienced film journalist/critic for your outlet? 👀👋🏻
✍🏻 Portfolio: gavinspoors.co.uk
📧 Email: [email protected]
✍🏻 Portfolio: gavinspoors.co.uk
📧 Email: [email protected]
A great day for me:
First day off day job for three weeks
En route to Avatar: Fire and Ash in IMAX
And one of my besties has JUST HAD A BABY!!
First day off day job for three weeks
En route to Avatar: Fire and Ash in IMAX
And one of my besties has JUST HAD A BABY!!
kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage .
Alt: kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage .
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A great day for me:
First day off day job for three weeks
En route to Avatar: Fire and Ash in IMAX
And one of my besties has JUST HAD A BABY!!
First day off day job for three weeks
En route to Avatar: Fire and Ash in IMAX
And one of my besties has JUST HAD A BABY!!
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Interested in game-writing?
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
Sign up for news about the Game Writing Kaleidoscope
In early 2026 we’ll be publishing The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of over 100 short essays by game writers about writing.
Featuring some very famous names, some highly experienced free...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Interested in game-writing?
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
I really wanted to like it 🥲
NEW REVIEW — Our writer @supergavigator.bsky.social gave #Wicked an A- but found #WickedForGood a disappointing follow-up. What changed? www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
Wicked: For Good — Mediaversity Reviews
“ Wicked: For Good imparts an awful message about friendship.”
www.mediaversityreviews.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I really wanted to like it 🥲
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We spoke to legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer about all things F1: The Movie including the possibility of a Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt reunion in an F1 sequel.
Check out the full interview here:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/12/jerr...
Check out the full interview here:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/12/jerr...
December 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We spoke to legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer about all things F1: The Movie including the possibility of a Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt reunion in an F1 sequel.
Check out the full interview here:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/12/jerr...
Check out the full interview here:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/12/jerr...
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Dont accept this- they still get money/reimbursed for the claims.
Meaning profits still go towards queen transphobe.
Meaning profits still go towards queen transphobe.
Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic Games Store. Mystery game is the next title buff.ly/HE94Ti2
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Dont accept this- they still get money/reimbursed for the claims.
Meaning profits still go towards queen transphobe.
Meaning profits still go towards queen transphobe.
Just finished Ghost of Yotei. What a game! Some elements aren’t as strong as Tsushima’s, but this has one of my favourite open worlds. Felt so organic and alive.
December 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Just finished Ghost of Yotei. What a game! Some elements aren’t as strong as Tsushima’s, but this has one of my favourite open worlds. Felt so organic and alive.
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SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We did not plan on the Christmas colours, I promise.
December 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We did not plan on the Christmas colours, I promise.
What better way to mark the start of December by checking out my @filmhounds.co.uk interview with the cast and crew behind #OhWhatFun
Oh. What. Fun. Cast And Crew Discuss Making A Christmas Film
FILMHOUNDS chats with Oh. What. Fun. director and cast members Felicity Jones, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jason Schwartzman and Dominica Sessa.
filmhounds.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
What better way to mark the start of December by checking out my @filmhounds.co.uk interview with the cast and crew behind #OhWhatFun
How could I forget how much of a banger the Wii Sports ‘Tennis: Player Selection’ track is.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
How could I forget how much of a banger the Wii Sports ‘Tennis: Player Selection’ track is.
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That’s a wrap on AdventureX 2025 🎉 Thank you to everyone - Attendees, Exhibitors, Guests, Volunteers and all who helped make this event great 💙
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
AdventureX
Videos from AdventureX: The Narrative Games Convention.
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
That’s a wrap on AdventureX 2025 🎉 Thank you to everyone - Attendees, Exhibitors, Guests, Volunteers and all who helped make this event great 💙
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
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Luca Guadagnino's #AfterTheHunt just landed on Prime Video 👀 Our diversity review from @supergavigator.bsky.social: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
After the Hunt — Mediaversity Reviews
“ After the Hunt feels outdated in its surface-level commentary on the #MeToo movement.”
www.mediaversityreviews.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Luca Guadagnino's #AfterTheHunt just landed on Prime Video 👀 Our diversity review from @supergavigator.bsky.social: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
Just an fyi, I’ll be at #AdventureX this Sunday!
Feel free to message me here or grab me at the event if you wanna chat!
Feel free to message me here or grab me at the event if you wanna chat!
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just an fyi, I’ll be at #AdventureX this Sunday!
Feel free to message me here or grab me at the event if you wanna chat!
Feel free to message me here or grab me at the event if you wanna chat!
Never expected to show Felicity Jones, Jason Schwartzman, Dominic Sessa and Chloe Grace Moretz my corgi Christmas jumper, but here we are.
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Never expected to show Felicity Jones, Jason Schwartzman, Dominic Sessa and Chloe Grace Moretz my corgi Christmas jumper, but here we are.
Reaching new levels of burnout I never knew existed ✌🏻
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reaching new levels of burnout I never knew existed ✌🏻
Check out my film where I chat with the stars of a film about playing characters that act in a film.
Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas chat about Sentimental Value on the LFF red carpet:
Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas chat about Sentimental Value on the LFF red carpet:
Renate Reinsve And Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Talk Sentimental Value
FILMHOUNDS chats with Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas on the Sentimental Value red carpet at the BFI London Film Festival.
filmhounds.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Check out my film where I chat with the stars of a film about playing characters that act in a film.
Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas chat about Sentimental Value on the LFF red carpet:
Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas chat about Sentimental Value on the LFF red carpet:
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Geoff Keighley's Future Class leaves a messy legacy https://kotaku.com/game-awards-2025-future-class-tgas-geoff-keighley-2000641757
The Game Awards Quietly Deletes Its List Of Rising Stars In The Industry
A program promoting rising stars in the video game industry has been quietly erased
kotaku.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Geoff Keighley's Future Class leaves a messy legacy https://kotaku.com/game-awards-2025-future-class-tgas-geoff-keighley-2000641757
Watching Mamdani win the NYC election:
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Watching Mamdani win the NYC election:
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it might be asking too much but i'd really like the UK voting population who are still of sound mind to look at new york tonight and realise that we fucking CAN keep farage out of no. 10 and that labour and the tories are not a foregone conclusion. better options exist and they can become a reality!
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
it might be asking too much but i'd really like the UK voting population who are still of sound mind to look at new york tonight and realise that we fucking CAN keep farage out of no. 10 and that labour and the tories are not a foregone conclusion. better options exist and they can become a reality!
Did I have issues with Hamnet?
Yes
Did I cry buckets?
Also yes.
Full review here:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/hamn...
Yes
Did I cry buckets?
Also yes.
Full review here:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/hamn...
Hamnet (London Film Festival 2025)
Jessie Buckley shines alongside Paul Mescal in Hamnet, Chloe Zhao's adaptation of the story behind Shakespeare's most revered play.
filmhounds.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Did I have issues with Hamnet?
Yes
Did I cry buckets?
Also yes.
Full review here:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/hamn...
Yes
Did I cry buckets?
Also yes.
Full review here:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/hamn...
So that Dream Island is the devs testing out functions for the new Animal Crossing, right?
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So that Dream Island is the devs testing out functions for the new Animal Crossing, right?
Finally getting round to asking: which 2D programmers should I be following? Preferably LGBTQ+, or have an interest in exploring queer themes in games.
Asking for ✨reasons✨
Asking for ✨reasons✨
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Finally getting round to asking: which 2D programmers should I be following? Preferably LGBTQ+, or have an interest in exploring queer themes in games.
Asking for ✨reasons✨
Asking for ✨reasons✨
Finally watched Del Toro’s Frankenstein.
Good god, what a movie. I need David Bradley and Del Toro to work together forever.
Good god, what a movie. I need David Bradley and Del Toro to work together forever.
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Finally watched Del Toro’s Frankenstein.
Good god, what a movie. I need David Bradley and Del Toro to work together forever.
Good god, what a movie. I need David Bradley and Del Toro to work together forever.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
It’s here! The full H is for Hawk red carpet interview coverage is now live.
Was a lot of fun editing, and what an experience it was chatting to such lovely cast and crew.
Check it out over at @filmhounds.co.uk:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/h-is...
Was a lot of fun editing, and what an experience it was chatting to such lovely cast and crew.
Check it out over at @filmhounds.co.uk:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/h-is...
H Is For Hawk Cast And Crew Discuss Their Film
FILMHOUNDS caught up with the cast and crew of H Is for Hawk on the red carpet at the BFI London Film Festival 2025.
filmhounds.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s here! The full H is for Hawk red carpet interview coverage is now live.
Was a lot of fun editing, and what an experience it was chatting to such lovely cast and crew.
Check it out over at @filmhounds.co.uk:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/h-is...
Was a lot of fun editing, and what an experience it was chatting to such lovely cast and crew.
Check it out over at @filmhounds.co.uk:
filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/h-is...