Magic Hours - Malick Visible Darkness - Glazer Variety/Sight&Sound/The New World Cinema Italia&Writers On Film podcasts Connery A Novel https://linktr.ee/writersonfilmhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvski3bj4c2wThey’re not delusional; they’re cynical. It’s not an alternative narrative. It’s a lie. They’re not legitimate concerns; they’re unchallenged prejudices. You do not have a right to your opinion if you can’t coherently support it with evidence and logic.18 Sep 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvski3bj4c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvskbags722wThey’re not delusion: they’re cynical.18 Sep 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvskbags722whttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvrpvvqww22sGot to be [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrpvvqww22shttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvrlkgkkj22sHaving watched NAZA I have little doubt how this happened https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/18/run-get-away-witnesses-recount-israeli-double-tap-strike-that-killed-child-and-medic-in-gaza?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other18 Sep 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrlkgkkj22shttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvqpxcmlpc27New Writers on film for Orson Welles fans The Maverick in the Machine by Mark Edlitz https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/writers-on-film/id1567023095?l=en-GB17 Sep 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqpxcmlpc27https://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvph3nrtfk2dLatest episode of Writers on Film Mark Edlitz Orson Welles and Journey to Fear https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/writers-on-film/id1567023095?l=en-GB17 Sep 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvph3nrtfk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvpqvgqrls2fRutte is the biggest arsehole [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpqvgqrls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvph3nrtfk2dLatest episode of Writers on Film Mark Edlitz Orson Welles and Journey to Fear https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/writers-on-film/id1567023095?l=en-GB17 Sep 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvph3nrtfk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvpfzszbik2nWhat if Godot is the friends we make along the way?17 Sep 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpfzszbik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvpfquogkk2nWhat if Godot is the tree?17 Sep 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpfquogkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvp7gbadlk2cI will never not love the fact that Samuel Beckett used to give Andre the Giant lifts to school17 Sep 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvp7gbadlk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvp7c5lovk2cIf a party leader is under investigation for dodgy donations shouldn’t there be a freeze on donations until it’s resolved?17 Sep 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvp7c5lovk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvp764ebvc2cWe need a word for canceling people whose work you didn’t like in the first place.17 Sep 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvp764ebvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvp4p7yftk2cThe AI apocalypse won’t come via killer robots and drones. It’ll come because we’ve put AI into our healthcare, air traffic control, financial markets etc in such a way that we can’t “pull the plug” when it goes south.17 Sep 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvp4p7yftk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvoaflbums22I mean16 Sep 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoaflbums22https://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvmofwi4os2aWhen I type “Sydney Sweeney” into my phone the predictive text adds “sparks backlash”16 Sep 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmofwi4os2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvmk67a6ec2aI was in the bathroom of a motorway service station yesterday and Pharell Williams’ Happy was playing and I thought this is exactly the right place for it. It should stay here.16 Sep 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmk67a6ec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvmfhfvrkc2aI spoke to Slavoj Zizek and together we pretty much solved everything https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/john-bleasdale-slavoj-zizek-is-the-perfect-philosopher-for-the-trump-ai-climate-catastrophe-era-but-he-probably-hates-you/16 Sep 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmfhfvrkc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvll4ys5ks2qMy Primetime review @sightsoundmag.bsky.social https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/primetime-robert-pattinson-gives-devilish-performance-paedophile-hunting-tv-presenter15 Sep 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvll4ys5ks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvla5eqe3s2ySo what happened with the Neil Gaan accusations in the end?15 Sep 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvla5eqe3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvl7xwd5hk2yWeekend at Brezhnev’s [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl7xwd5hk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3lbcglacipk2kStart your day with Peter Capaldi as Jonathan Harker and Daniel Day Lewis as Dracula19 Nov 2024 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcglacipk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvksa3wevc2tThe best explanation of how the fight against “woke” comes from the Italian novelist Ignazio Silone who defined fascism as “a counter revolution of a revolution that never happened.” The anti-woke brigade cast themselves as reacting to the excesses of what was always a marginal movement15 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvksa3wevc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvkc5b5vpk2bWhile everyone is having a go at Ed Sheeran, spare a thought for Quentin Tarantino who is a complete Zionist c@nt.15 Sep 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkc5b5vpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mviqjqjj6c2uLies Movies Tell 20. Women don’t have periods. Right girls? https://jbleasdale.substack.com/p/lies-movies-tell-20-women-dont-menstruate?r=q9p6p&utm_medium=ios14 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviqjqjj6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvhkcfsc4223Lies Movies Tell: Women Don't Menstruate https://jbleasdale.substack.com/p/lies-movies-tell-20-women-dont-menstruate?r=q9p6p&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhkcfsc4223https://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvighzyark2jMore psychotic hatred than pet peeve but the way publicists for films etc got everyone to use “reveal” pains me. You’re not revealing the poster, trailer etc like you’re a magician in a top hat or someone dusting off a hidden copy of the Necronomicon. You’re just pushing it out there as more stuff14 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvighzyark2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/www.johnbleasdale.com/post/3mvhkcfsc4223Lies Movies Tell: Women Don't Menstruate https://jbleasdale.substack.com/p/lies-movies-tell-20-women-dont-menstruate?r=q9p6p&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:7ejw666wcdih3gl5ps6ae5mq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhkcfsc4223