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James Mcloughlin

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Film and fiction writing. ✍️ in New Critique, Engelsberg Ideas, DMovies, Penumbra Magazine, Valley Press, 10:10 Press, and more. https://thelinesman.substack.com

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The Great British Novel: Pride and Prejudice Austen-taciously good

open.substack.com/pub/thelines...

02.03.2026 09:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@footballcliches.bsky.social impeccable cliche’ing from a politician here. Get him on MHD

21.02.2026 12:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Today’s film:

Crossfire #noirsky #filmnoir #filmsky

15.02.2026 15:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MACKENIZIE CROOK’s new Sitcom is an absolute joy.
Starring Pearce Quigley, Michael Palin, Lauren Patel - and featuring my talented bro @edkear - it’s a beautifully written & crafted comedy, and you can watch all 6 episodes on @BBCiPlayer right now.

SMALL PROPHETS (2026)

14.02.2026 08:58 👍 33 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2
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Late Season Original short fiction

From my latest short story: open.substack.com/pub/thelines... #BookSky #Fiction

15.02.2026 08:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Original short fiction open.substack.com/pub/thelines...

14.02.2026 10:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The kind of deranged stuff you used to get on Twitter in its heyday. Love to see it

06.02.2026 18:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Now seated for:

No Other Choice #FilmSky

01.02.2026 19:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Great British Novel: Atonement McEwan limbers up

Join me to explore The Great British Novel:

open.substack.com/pub/thelines...

#BookSky

31.01.2026 11:58 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s film:

The Alto Knights #filmsky #moviesky

30.01.2026 19:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s film:

Sinners #FilmSky

29.01.2026 19:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s film:
The Ballad of Wallis Island #FilmSky

28.01.2026 19:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Today’s film:

Urchin (Harris Dickinson, 2025)
#FilmSky

25.01.2026 14:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s film: Rental Family

#FilmSky

23.01.2026 19:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BBC Sport has been descending into clickbait and gibberish for a while but this takes the biscuit 🤣 #PremierLeague

20.01.2026 08:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kicking the habit Breaking and making ourselves, every January

This is long, and very very important:

open.substack.com/pub/thelines...

#FilmSky

18.01.2026 11:52 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s film

19.01.2026 20:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Today’s film:

Where The Sidewalk Ends (Preminger, 1950)

#FilmSky #FilmNoir

18.01.2026 14:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kicking the habit Breaking and making ourselves, every January

This is long, and very very important:

open.substack.com/pub/thelines...

#FilmSky

18.01.2026 11:52 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s film:

17.01.2026 18:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s film:

The Ice Tower (Lucile Hadžihalilović, 2025) #FilmSky

14.01.2026 18:18 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Rightly so!

13.01.2026 21:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s TV

05.01.2026 18:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight’s film:

Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) #FilmNoir #FilmSky

04.01.2026 18:37 👍 50 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

This year, all will be revealed. The judgment will be definitive #BookSky

04.01.2026 10:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Unbelievable film. Widmark is sensational, and Tierney is captivating as ever, if sparingly used.

Highly recommend to any #FilmNoir fans that haven’t seen it…

03.01.2026 15:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Today’s film:

Night and the City (Jules Dassin, 1950) #FilmSky #FilmNoir

03.01.2026 12:10 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Introducing: The Great British Novel Dickens, Austin, Orwell et al duking it out in 2026

What is The Great British Novel?

I'm going to find out. Join me: #booksky

open.substack.com/pub/thelines...

03.01.2026 11:09 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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Tonight’s film:

Whirlpool (Otto Preminger, 1950) #FilmNoir #FilmSky

02.01.2026 16:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Last night’s film:

Fallen Angel (Otto Preminger, 1945) #noir #filmsky

02.01.2026 13:12 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0