Actor. Voice-over artist. Occasional writer/director. Frequent procrastinator. He/Him. Grand Theft Hamlet is available on Mubi now!https://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mwszrypatc2hThe London Film Festival starts next week, and I will be speaking on the panel for this discussion, in case anyone would like to come and say hello!01 Oct 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwszrypatc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mwinbdf74s2rHad a much-needed laugh last night watching COYOTE VS ACME, which takes the classic Road Runner / Wile E Coyote cartoons and turns them into a (surprisingly realistic) courtroom drama about commercial law. Very funny. Mind-boggling that the completed film was originally shelved27 Sep 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwinbdf74s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mwdysksjcc2fThe biggest cheats in the history of sport25 Sep 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdysksjcc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mvzhldmbtc2aSlightly surprisingly, I thoroughly enjoyed the new RESIDENT EVIL film over the weekend, which is much more of a comedy than its marketing would suggest. Almost a spoof at times, it's like watching someone play one of the games who is very bad at playing them. Scary, gory but fun21 Sep 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzhldmbtc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mvrxrbusm22fRemember when all the centrist dads insisted this guy was a decent man of principle? Well, he's working for Palantir now. Will they reflect on this? No, they will not.18 Sep 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrxrbusm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mvpqfvnx222gAnyone else watching LANTERNS? Great idea to repackage superhero tropes as a standard police procedural. It's got much more in common with something like True Detective than anything like Superman. Really intriguing so far, hope they stick the season landing17 Sep 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpqfvnx222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mvofphlpwc22@lffstubs.bsky.social HAVE 2 x tickets for INK gala, October 12th, 9pm 2 x tickets for A LONG WINTER gala, October 14th, 8:45pm WILL SWAP FOR: 2 x tickets for ELSINORE gala, October 7th, 7:15pm 2 x tickets for THE DEBUT gala, October 18th, 7:15pm17 Sep 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvofphlpwc22https://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mvmp7mdqlc2m16 Sep 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmp7mdqlc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3muxchsba222jCan confirm - SILO season 3 finale is an absolute banger, this series is low-key one of the best TV shows around at the moment. Hope they nail the final season next year...07 Sep 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxchsba222jhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mupcwtyvqk26Feels like people are really sleeping on SILO. The third series takes a little while to get going, but when it does, it really nails the best parts of the books. Smart, topical, deeply human - it's the best kind of science fiction and the best reason to have Apple TV x04 Sep 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupcwtyvqk26https://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mu546srzk22fThis is going to make more money than any single entertainment product (from any medium) in all of human history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJbzMqJGH4k28 Aug 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu546srzk22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mtyq6v3bnc24Fuck this week, man26 Aug 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyq6v3bnc24https://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mtwhlqxcjs2gThere was always much more to Dolly Parton than the people who dismissed her realised. I think she enjoyed keeping it that way. Rest in peace sweetheart x25 Aug 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhlqxcjs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mtj6ty767c2fGot to see my good friend of 27 years get married in paradise last weekend20 Aug 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj6ty767c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mth3goewek2lHaunted and heartbroken by PHOEBE BRIDGERS again, whose new album The Lost Weekend has made me stop what I'm doing several times today and stare at the wall. Hard to overstate just how accurately she's managed to soundtrack the emotional background noise of the last ten years x19 Aug 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth3goewek2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mtf3bw7lqs2iThoroughly enjoyed Olivia Wilde's new film THE INVITE, an excruciating comedy of sexual manners and relationships, which is now streaming on Apple TV. Hilariously written and performed, and a great set text for blocking and composition for all you film nerds out there18 Aug 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf3bw7lqs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mt4qo5ejqs2hPuerto Rico, amigos. There are worse places to be x15 Aug 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4qo5ejqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3msunko53ss25HOUSE OF THE DRAGON season finishes strong. One more to go. As we all know, endings in this franchise can be hard to land. Hope they get it right this time...12 Aug 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msunko53ss25https://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3msijritbw22dI would urge all the new fans of The Odyssey to read responses to it, especially by women. Like this poem by Margaret Atwood:07 Aug 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msijritbw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3msbhrg4mp226My workplace for the past three weeks04 Aug 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbhrg4mp226https://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3ms65x2rci22y03 Aug 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms65x2rci22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3ms3kwunib22eSuperhero fatigue is real, but somehow the Spider-Man films, animated or otherwise, seem to overcome it. The new live-action movie BRAND NEW DAY is the latest example, a breezy reminder that these things used to be simple and fun02 Aug 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3kwunib22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mrqclcwe7c2xThe new CHARLI XCX album has John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese on the cover. The final song features David Cronenberg. It's full of bangers. I don't quite know what is going on but I'm very much here for it28 Jul 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqclcwe7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mrk3excxyk2xIt's pretty rare that I watch a film twice at the cinema (in the space of a week), but then... this is THE ODYSSEY. It's not perfect, but it's still a monumental achievement, every scene has so much to discuss and think about. It's also making stupid people very angry. Good.26 Jul 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrk3excxyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mqypddorzc2gIt's good, folks. It's really, really, really good.19 Jul 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqypddorzc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mqpk5h6hbs2z15 Jul 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpk5h6hbs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mqlq2mkhyk2a14 Jul 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlq2mkhyk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mqjllnkvm22z13 Jul 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjllnkvm22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mqjabmoevc26💔13 Jul 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjabmoevc26https://bsky.app/profile/markoosterveen.bsky.social/post/3mpyfsp5qq224Enjoyed the new Netflix film VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE, which is as much about grief as it is about romance - probably why it's so effective. Also manages to get around its somewhat creepy premise by acknowledging the creepiness, and bonus points for using my favourite Robyn song06 Jul 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:62ag46ppobyh2b2ge3rdakqp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyfsp5qq224