Teacher, critic; interested in all things film. https://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mrl53ruops2wA note on Aldrich's Hustle, which screemed at Cinema Rediscovered earlier today. https://notesonfilm1.com/2020/05/25/hustle-robert-aldrich-usa-1975/26 Jul 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl53ruops2whttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mrffefy5p22lhttps://notesonfilm1.com/2020/06/27/in-conversation-with-gary-needham-on-cruising-william-friedkin-usa1980/?preview=true24 Jul 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrffefy5p22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mr5gup4zxs2oA delight: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/07/21/minions-and-monsters-pierre-coffin-2026/21 Jul 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5gup4zxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mqyjihjogc2pInspired by the cycle of Juan Antonio Bardem films at Ritrovato, Thinking Aloud About Film discusses his 1955 noir masterpiece, Death of A Cyclist: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/07/19/thinking-aloud-about-film-death-of-a-cyclist-muerte-de-un-ciclista-juan-antonio-bardem-1955/19 Jul 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyjihjogc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mqx6jxvj4k27A note on Nicholas Ray's Party Girl: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/07/18/party-girl-nicholas-ray-1958/18 Jul 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx6jxvj4k27https://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mqqtljwmqc2oQueen Kelly, the legendary 'cursed' film starring Gloria Swanson is having its British premiere on the 25th of July at the Watershed Cinema, Bristol. I talk to Pam about her marvellous book on the film to find out why it's taken 98 years to reach British screens https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/07/16/pamela-hutchinson-on-the-curse-of-queen-kelly-new-york-sticking-place-books-2025/16 Jul 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqtljwmqc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mq5uopnwt22gWhat is the point of a Republic that doesn’t make the well-being of its citizenry its central focus ie what IS the point of the USA today?08 Jul 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5uopnwt22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mq4k74nrxs2hGreat cinema but not a good movie. Late to the discussion .... but a good one: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/07/08/eavesdropping-at-the-movies-476-disclosure-day/08 Jul 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4k74nrxs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mq33bon2222qNigel Farage chooses theatre over justice and asks constituents to foot the bill of his evasiveness.07 Jul 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq33bon2222qhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mpxhexeth22hOur annual Ritrovato Wrap-Up podcast: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/07/06/cinema-ritrovato-2026-wrap-up/06 Jul 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxhexeth22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mofo5jg56224A note on ORPHAN, currently at the Midlands Arts Centre. https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/06/16/otphan-lazlo-nemes-2025/16 Jun 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofo5jg56224https://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3moamw2jqps2mNow we know the true cost of Brexit, I do wish the people responsible, particularly those who knew better and were acting in bad faith (Farage, Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, etc) were held accountable for the damage they caused the country at the service of self-iinterest. It's a form of treason. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/how-uk-economy-changed-since-brexit-vote-charts?fbclid=IwY2xjawSbajhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeTooXtXpkrT123SNwV4y2g_CQp3kEgm6t47A0LGyOTD30LUnm-ANUbd8xR30_aem_ihlJJEC6foBWWHNzVdZXWQ14 Jun 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3moamw2jqps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3moajzzlbuc2vAfter a bit of a hiatus, Richard Layne and I return to the THINKING ALOUD ABOUT FILM podcast with a discussion of the films of Tarik Saleh. https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/06/13/thinking-aloud-about-film-tarik-saleh-and-the-cairo-trilogy/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSbXcJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDOVZLVHZ2MGRsbXZOUVJVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsD6dmXUca_rhCA7jexT4YxgBHwbxjKt2uYaBLyEHZ_Xzj7D5hd-7ETfyKgf_aem_Ieh3Gxzb2906Hb8QK5PxGw14 Jun 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3moajzzlbuc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mo5tu5fpcc2aWhen someone tells you who they are believe them. Well, with Trump, the US has told us who it is, and the world believes and recoils with disgust. We also know that the US is not only what Trump represents but now it is up to the US to prove it.13 Jun 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5tu5fpcc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mnmrol7els2eOn my fourth Tarik Saleh film in as many days. I'm obsessed: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/06/06/tommy-tarik-saleh-2005/06 Jun 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmrol7els2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mnkgljl5s226Some thoughts on Tarik Saleh's THE NILE HILTON INCIDENT: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/06/05/the-nile-hilton-incident-tarik-saleh-2017/05 Jun 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkgljl5s226https://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mnjxxipvvc2sA note on THE CAIRO CONSPIRACY, currently on I-player, and marvellous: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/06/05/the-cairo-conspiracy-boy-from-heaven-tarik-saleh-2022/05 Jun 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjxxipvvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mnev7jdpk22fA note on the marvellous EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/06/03/eagles-of-the-republic-tarek-saleh-2025/03 Jun 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnev7jdpk22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mncakmoby22gA noe on TUNER: https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/06/02/tuner-daniel-roher-2025/02 Jun 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncakmoby22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3mmwa6b6puk2yA note on one of the films playing at the Mockingbird Cinema as part of the @docnrollfilms.bsky.social program. https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/05/28/a-way-to-die-maxime-lachaud-and-xavier-laradji-2025/28 May 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwa6b6puk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3miz2e3bcos2gWrote on this a few years ago and now happy to see it translated to English. https://notesonfilm1.com/2024/03/25/el-problema-final-by-arturo-perez-reverte/08 Apr 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz2e3bcos2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3miy27oeook2hYet again more delights in this morning's post. Very happy to be part of this handsome production, which is now on sale. The Richard Dyer component is the talk he gave on Rock Hudson at the NFT and is typically wonderful.08 Apr 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy27oeook2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3minxyxu2zs2tIn cinemas now and worth seeing. https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/04/04/orwell-225-raoul-peck-2025/04 Apr 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3minxyxu2zs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3miliunnkmk2vI loved this film. Mike was less convinced. The discussion was mutually illuminating but I think at the end he leaned more towards my point of view. This is the film Jacob Elordi is urging everyone to see, understandably. https://eavesdroppingatthemovies.com/2026/04/03/472-sirat/03 Apr 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3miliunnkmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/josearroyo.bsky.social/post/3miethys2x22t31 Mar 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:hdar4dpgphsdfqxetethwi4c/app.bsky.feed.post/3miethys2x22t