Scott Jordan Harris

Since the results of @SightSoundmag’s Greatest Films Of All Time poll were announced last year, I’ve been inundated with two requests to reveal the ten films I voted for… Well, here they are! You can read my reasoning here: bfi.org.uk/sight-and-soun…

@TheLastLeg #IsItOK that the world’s tallest Paralympian — the 8’1” Iranian sitting volleyball player Morteza Mehrzad, who just won his third gold medal — originally had to sleep on the floor at Paris 2024 because, unlike in Tokyo, he wasn’t given a bed he could fit in?

Here in Britain, it’s a national holiday. So please join me in raising a glass to what I can only assume is the reason for that — @sarahchurchwell’s birthday!

@AmySilverberg Hi Amy. @MiriamETucker sent me your tweet and asked me what I thought. The short answer is Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. The long answer is in the image below. I hope this helps! (And I wish I could be in the class!)

What would be the best Alice Munro short story collection to teach (this is for adults over 50)

@ScottFilmCritic has some things to say about the best Christmas action movie… (And no, it’s not Die Hard.) prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/64301/…

Happy Christmas Eve Eve! Santa Claus: The Movie is beloved in Britain — and loathed in America. For @ebertvoices, I wrote about why. rogerebert.com/features/the-r…

Rambo > Die Hard. As a companion piece to my article on 1980s action movies in the new issue of @prospect_uk, I’ve written this, explaining why First Blood — and not Die Hard — is the best Christmas action movie. prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/64301/…

The special winter edition of @prospect_uk features my celebration of 1980s action movies. I review Nick de Semlyen’s new book, The Last Action Heroes, and reflect on what action movies mean to me as a disabled person. Pick up a copy to read over Christmas!

Here’s a detail from my surprise birthday banner, which I may keep draped over the bookshelves forever or possibly repurpose as a cape.

Thank you! Look at beautiful Beauty.

@Scientits I bet he washes those legs in the shower.

Many winners struggle to give one good #Oscar speech. Daniel Kwan joins the very short list of winners who have give multiple ones in one night. #Oscars #EEAAO

the joy on Stephanie Hsu's face

With Michelle Yeoh’s win for Best Actress, Everything Everywhere All At Once joins A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and Network (1976) in winning 3/4 acting #Oscars . #EEAAO

The clip of James Caan in the #Oscars In Memoriam segment was CLEARLY him saying “I don’t want my brother coming out of there with just his DICK in his hand!” in The Godfather.

No-one tell him it wasn’t the real Jenny! #Oscar #Oscars

BREAKING: Jenny the Donkey did not appear at the #Oscars. It’s “just a random donkey,” a source told Vulture trib.al/usQrLG8

there was genuinely a millisecond there where i thought Matt Damon might be in the cocaine bear

Jumping for Oscar winning joy! Presenting your Best Original Screenplay winners: the Daniels. #Oscars95 Photo Credit: @landonnordeman