Ryan Lambie
@ryanlambie.bsky.social
Editor @filmstories magazine. Pro void shouter. Author: Geek's Guide To SF Cinema. Former dep ed Den of Geek UK, ex-editor Wireframe mag. Style boy 4 life.
This perfectly sums up AI: something that sounds useful for half a second until you actually think about the scenario logically. It's a bit like those gadgets you get on shopping cable channels - promises to change your life, but really it's just another bit of tat
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
This perfectly sums up AI: something that sounds useful for half a second until you actually think about the scenario logically. It's a bit like those gadgets you get on shopping cable channels - promises to change your life, but really it's just another bit of tat
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And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 AM
And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
Bold of the BBC to put Barry Shitpeas in The Traitors.
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Bold of the BBC to put Barry Shitpeas in The Traitors.
They're those tiny, tiny spiders you see on walls when it's a hot summer.
Scientists finally know what mysterious ‘little red dots’ throughout the universe are
Scientists finally know what mysterious ‘little red dots’ throughout the universe are
Scientists finally know what mysterious ‘little red dots’ throughout the universe are
www.independent.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
They're those tiny, tiny spiders you see on walls when it's a hot summer.
In praise of Messiah Of Evil, one of the most atmospheric and downright cool US horror movies of the 1970s. From the makers of Howard The Duck!
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Messiah Of Evil | The writers of Temple Of Doom made one of the eeriest films of the 1970s
One of the most disturbing US horror films of the 1970s hails from the writers of Temple Of Doom. Here’s why you should see Messiah Of Evil.
filmstories.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
In praise of Messiah Of Evil, one of the most atmospheric and downright cool US horror movies of the 1970s. From the makers of Howard The Duck!
filmstories.co.uk/news/messiah...
filmstories.co.uk/news/messiah...
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Ben Wheatley talks to us about making his sci-fi thriller Bulk with model kits and laser printers. Plus: his love of Star Wars knock-offs…
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
Ben Wheatley interview | Bulk, low-budget filmmaking and knock-off Star Wars movies
Ben Wheatley talks to us about making his sci-fi thriller Bulk with model kits and laser printers. Plus: his love of Star Wars knock-offs…
filmstories.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Ben Wheatley talks to us about making his sci-fi thriller Bulk with model kits and laser printers. Plus: his love of Star Wars knock-offs…
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
New podcast episode! Weird second-hand cars! The PT Cruiser. What more could anybody want?
This week, the weird world of second-hand cars on Facebook Marketplace brings us the hideous yet surprisingly popular Chrysler PT Cruiser and an incredible rare Alfa Romeo 33 Sportwagon which has seen better days.
Plus, some Nissan Primera propaganda with Tiff Needell!
Listen here: pod.fo/e/377940
Plus, some Nissan Primera propaganda with Tiff Needell!
Listen here: pod.fo/e/377940
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
New podcast episode! Weird second-hand cars! The PT Cruiser. What more could anybody want?
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I spoke to Ben Wheatley about his new film Bulk, Star Wars knock-offs, B-movies, and scientists destroying the world. He was absolutely brilliant.
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
Ben Wheatley interview | Bulk, low-budget filmmaking and knock-off Star Wars movies
Ben Wheatley talks to us about making his sci-fi thriller Bulk with model kits and laser printers. Plus: his love of Star Wars knock-offs…
filmstories.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM
I spoke to Ben Wheatley about his new film Bulk, Star Wars knock-offs, B-movies, and scientists destroying the world. He was absolutely brilliant.
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
Bit on the nose, isn't it?
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Bit on the nose, isn't it?
I spoke to Ben Wheatley about his new film Bulk, Star Wars knock-offs, B-movies, and scientists destroying the world. He was absolutely brilliant.
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
Ben Wheatley interview | Bulk, low-budget filmmaking and knock-off Star Wars movies
Ben Wheatley talks to us about making his sci-fi thriller Bulk with model kits and laser printers. Plus: his love of Star Wars knock-offs…
filmstories.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM
I spoke to Ben Wheatley about his new film Bulk, Star Wars knock-offs, B-movies, and scientists destroying the world. He was absolutely brilliant.
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
filmstories.co.uk/interviews/b...
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Ben Shapiro said the Christmas Adventurer plot line in One Battle After Another was ridiculous
January 12, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Ben Shapiro said the Christmas Adventurer plot line in One Battle After Another was ridiculous
"We are legalising CANNIBALISM"
We're starting a bunch of new wars, but never fear...
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"We are legalising CANNIBALISM"
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Sinners, Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Sinners are among this year's Golden Globes victors. Here's the full list of 2026 winners:
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The Golden Globes 2026 | The winners are in
Sinners, Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Sinners are among this year's Golden Globes victors. Here's the full list of 2026 winners:
filmstories.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Sinners, Hamnet, One Battle After Another and Sinners are among this year's Golden Globes victors. Here's the full list of 2026 winners:
filmstories.co.uk/news/the-gol...
filmstories.co.uk/news/the-gol...
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Right after Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Steven Spielberg began work on a sequel. We look back at the unmade Night Skies.
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filmstories.co.uk/features/nig...
Night Skies | The Close Encounters sequel that never was
Right after Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Steven Spielberg began work on a sequel. We look back at the unmade Night Skies.
filmstories.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Right after Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Steven Spielberg began work on a sequel. We look back at the unmade Night Skies.
filmstories.co.uk/features/nig...
filmstories.co.uk/features/nig...
Introducing my five year-old to the delights of Sunday afternoon model making.
January 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Introducing my five year-old to the delights of Sunday afternoon model making.
Interesting detail in Jack Finney's original Body Snatchers novel that isn't in the film adaptations: it's hinted that the pods can also imitate objects.
January 10, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Interesting detail in Jack Finney's original Body Snatchers novel that isn't in the film adaptations: it's hinted that the pods can also imitate objects.
Of Niche Appeal In Japan
Slightly diminish a band
They Might Not Be Giants
They Might Not Be Giants
Slightly diminish a band
Infravox
Infravox
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Of Niche Appeal In Japan
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Delighted to have received a grant from a submerging writers foundation, which supports mid-career authors while they age, procrastinate and feel their early promise ebb away. Grants like this are essential to the production of unmarketable work of limited appeal.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Delighted to have received a grant from a submerging writers foundation, which supports mid-career authors while they age, procrastinate and feel their early promise ebb away. Grants like this are essential to the production of unmarketable work of limited appeal.
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“WAGMI” — we're all gonna make it — was crypto's 2021 rallying cry. But those with wealth and power knew it was a lie, and that “all” just meant them. My latest traces the last five years from hype to technoligarchy — and why they're not all gonna make it either.
The year of technoligarchy
In 2025, Trump brought tech executives into power to dismantle regulators and write their own rules. But the instabilities they’re creating may be their downfall.
www.citationneeded.news
January 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
“WAGMI” — we're all gonna make it — was crypto's 2021 rallying cry. But those with wealth and power knew it was a lie, and that “all” just meant them. My latest traces the last five years from hype to technoligarchy — and why they're not all gonna make it either.
It's only when you run out of eggs that you realise how reliant on eggs you've become.
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
It's only when you run out of eggs that you realise how reliant on eggs you've become.
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The first Film Stories event of 2026 - and we're bringing Ben Wheatley to Birmingham with his new film - the terrific sci-fi thriller, Bulk. Ticket details here:
filmstories.co.uk/news/birming...
filmstories.co.uk/news/birming...
Birmingham | Come and see Ben Wheatley and his new film!
The first Film Stories event of 2026 - and we're bringing Ben Wheatley to Birmingham with his new film. Ticket details here.
filmstories.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The first Film Stories event of 2026 - and we're bringing Ben Wheatley to Birmingham with his new film - the terrific sci-fi thriller, Bulk. Ticket details here:
filmstories.co.uk/news/birming...
filmstories.co.uk/news/birming...
Wizbit will return in Avengers: Doomsday.
January 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Wizbit will return in Avengers: Doomsday.
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We take a look at The Dog Stars, Peter Heller’s 2012 post-apocalyptic novel, to see what has made Ridley Scott decide to adapt it into a movie.
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filmstories.co.uk/news/why-is-...
Why is Ridley Scott adapting The Dog Stars?
We take a look at The Dog Stars, Peter Heller’s 2012 novel, to see what has made Ridley Scott decide to adapt it into a movie.
filmstories.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We take a look at The Dog Stars, Peter Heller’s 2012 post-apocalyptic novel, to see what has made Ridley Scott decide to adapt it into a movie.
filmstories.co.uk/news/why-is-...
filmstories.co.uk/news/why-is-...