Martyn Conterio
@mdconterio.bsky.social
Writing on film for BFI, NME, All About History, does things for various Blu-ray labels | AuDHD
QT, a guy who can’t act for shite
Quentin Tarantino Blasts Paul Dano As The “Giant Flaw & Weak Sauce” Of ‘There Will Be Blood’
Quentin Tarantino Blasts Paul Dano As The “Giant Flaw & Weak Sauce” Of ‘There Will Be Blood’
Most filmmakers know better than to publicly torch another director’s film or an actor’s performance, but Quentin Tarantino has never really played by those rules. On a new episode of Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast, where the pair ran through their top 20 films of the century, Tarantino used his praise of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood” as a springboard to lay into one of its key performers: Paul Dano.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
QT, a guy who can’t act for shite
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The cover up & miscarriage of justice continues.
Margaret Aspinall: “I cannot accept or understand how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable.”
Please see the KENNY DALGLISH film if you don’t know the story
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Margaret Aspinall: “I cannot accept or understand how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable.”
Please see the KENNY DALGLISH film if you don’t know the story
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Hillsborough families decry ‘bitter injustice’ that no officers will face disciplinary proceedings
None of the former officers named by the IOPC will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired
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December 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The cover up & miscarriage of justice continues.
Margaret Aspinall: “I cannot accept or understand how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable.”
Please see the KENNY DALGLISH film if you don’t know the story
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Margaret Aspinall: “I cannot accept or understand how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable.”
Please see the KENNY DALGLISH film if you don’t know the story
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Wrote about seeing the coven of Carrington, Horna and Varo in Osgood Perkins’ Keeper:
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Keeper
Conjurings
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December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Wrote about seeing the coven of Carrington, Horna and Varo in Osgood Perkins’ Keeper:
sabinastent.substack.com/p/keeper
sabinastent.substack.com/p/keeper
I was on my partner’s Patreon again, this time discussing Ozploitation flick Next of Kin (1982), and Italy’s Pensione paura (1978). It’s cheap to subscribe! www.patreon.com/posts/austra...
Australian Gothic Meets Italian Decadence: Next of Kin (1982) & Pensione Paura (1978) | Kat Ellinger's Confessions of a Cineslut
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November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I was on my partner’s Patreon again, this time discussing Ozploitation flick Next of Kin (1982), and Italy’s Pensione paura (1978). It’s cheap to subscribe! www.patreon.com/posts/austra...
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ALL ABOUT AL: THE PACINO PODCAST
Episode 58: Two Bits with Scott Weinberg
Film Critic Scott Weinberg joins the podcast to discuss the little-seen Al Pacino film Two Bits that was filmed in his home city
Spotify: buff.ly/kmWtJdm
Apple Podcast: buff.ly/CEujXWh
Episode 58: Two Bits with Scott Weinberg
Film Critic Scott Weinberg joins the podcast to discuss the little-seen Al Pacino film Two Bits that was filmed in his home city
Spotify: buff.ly/kmWtJdm
Apple Podcast: buff.ly/CEujXWh
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
ALL ABOUT AL: THE PACINO PODCAST
Episode 58: Two Bits with Scott Weinberg
Film Critic Scott Weinberg joins the podcast to discuss the little-seen Al Pacino film Two Bits that was filmed in his home city
Spotify: buff.ly/kmWtJdm
Apple Podcast: buff.ly/CEujXWh
Episode 58: Two Bits with Scott Weinberg
Film Critic Scott Weinberg joins the podcast to discuss the little-seen Al Pacino film Two Bits that was filmed in his home city
Spotify: buff.ly/kmWtJdm
Apple Podcast: buff.ly/CEujXWh
I joined Kat Ellinger’s Patreon again this week, and we had a good natter about The Exorcist and why it’s the scariest film of all time. She also has a Black Friday discount for anybody who wants to subscribe. You should sign up. The power of Christ compels you! www.patreon.com/posts/video-...
Video Nasty Adjacent? The Exorcist (1973) and why it's still the scariest of horrors | Kat Ellinger's Confessions of a Cineslut
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November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I joined Kat Ellinger’s Patreon again this week, and we had a good natter about The Exorcist and why it’s the scariest film of all time. She also has a Black Friday discount for anybody who wants to subscribe. You should sign up. The power of Christ compels you! www.patreon.com/posts/video-...
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He's always watching you.
Udo Kier - Der Adler - Na sowas - 1986
YouTube video by NewVaveGermany80
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November 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
He's always watching you.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended:
John Cale
Lou Reed
Bob Dylan
Kraftwerk
Goldfrapp
John Cale
Lou Reed
Bob Dylan
Kraftwerk
Goldfrapp
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended:
Pulp
Nine Inch Nails
Joanna Newsom
Prince
The Cramps
Pulp
Nine Inch Nails
Joanna Newsom
Prince
The Cramps
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended
Yo La Tengo
Built to Spill
Say Anything
Neutral Milk Hotel
Drive Like Jehu
Yo La Tengo
Built to Spill
Say Anything
Neutral Milk Hotel
Drive Like Jehu
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended:
John Cale
Lou Reed
Bob Dylan
Kraftwerk
Goldfrapp
John Cale
Lou Reed
Bob Dylan
Kraftwerk
Goldfrapp
The great Kathryn Bigelow turns 74. I thought I’d share again my BFI guide to her work www.bfi.org.uk/features/whe...
Where to begin with Kathryn Bigelow
A beginner’s path through the heart-pounding cinema of one of modern Hollywood’s great action auteurs: Point Break and The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The great Kathryn Bigelow turns 74. I thought I’d share again my BFI guide to her work www.bfi.org.uk/features/whe...
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#RIP Udo Kier (1944 - 2025)
Known for his piercing blue eyes and striking screen presence, the prolific and versatile German actor has left an indelible mark on cinema. See Udo on Kino Film Collection in BACURAU, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM, and HITLER’S HOLLYWOOD (narrated by).
Known for his piercing blue eyes and striking screen presence, the prolific and versatile German actor has left an indelible mark on cinema. See Udo on Kino Film Collection in BACURAU, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM, and HITLER’S HOLLYWOOD (narrated by).
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
#RIP Udo Kier (1944 - 2025)
Known for his piercing blue eyes and striking screen presence, the prolific and versatile German actor has left an indelible mark on cinema. See Udo on Kino Film Collection in BACURAU, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM, and HITLER’S HOLLYWOOD (narrated by).
Known for his piercing blue eyes and striking screen presence, the prolific and versatile German actor has left an indelible mark on cinema. See Udo on Kino Film Collection in BACURAU, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM, and HITLER’S HOLLYWOOD (narrated by).
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
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A shout out for my darlst’s Patreon. I joined her this week for a deep dive on Oz Perkins horror, Longlegs. Great content for less than the price of a coffee from an evil empire business. www.patreon.com/c/confession...
Get more from Kat Ellinger's Confessions of a Cineslut on Patreon
creating Film criticism
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November 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A shout out for my darlst’s Patreon. I joined her this week for a deep dive on Oz Perkins horror, Longlegs. Great content for less than the price of a coffee from an evil empire business. www.patreon.com/c/confession...
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Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
#letterboxdfriday it’s that time of the week again @letterboxd.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#letterboxdfriday it’s that time of the week again @letterboxd.social
Death by Lightning is the most unexpectedly brilliant show of the year.
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Death by Lightning is the most unexpectedly brilliant show of the year.
Is anybody else getting an internal error message on @letterboxd.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Is anybody else getting an internal error message on @letterboxd.social
A shout out for my darlst’s Patreon. I joined her this week for a deep dive on Oz Perkins horror, Longlegs. Great content for less than the price of a coffee from an evil empire business. www.patreon.com/c/confession...
Get more from Kat Ellinger's Confessions of a Cineslut on Patreon
creating Film criticism
www.patreon.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A shout out for my darlst’s Patreon. I joined her this week for a deep dive on Oz Perkins horror, Longlegs. Great content for less than the price of a coffee from an evil empire business. www.patreon.com/c/confession...
Architectural Digest videos but it’s the homes of people with ADHD. “Come in … here’s the half finished flooring in the living room, here’s the bedroom we didn’t decorate, here’s the garden that hasn’t been mowed in 4 years because we pretend it doesn’t exist, all because overwhelm.”
November 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Architectural Digest videos but it’s the homes of people with ADHD. “Come in … here’s the half finished flooring in the living room, here’s the bedroom we didn’t decorate, here’s the garden that hasn’t been mowed in 4 years because we pretend it doesn’t exist, all because overwhelm.”
Spending the day watching Fred Wiseman’s near six hour doco Near Death.
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spending the day watching Fred Wiseman’s near six hour doco Near Death.
Working my way through the documentary films of Fred Wiseman. Every one I’ve seen so far is extraordinary. God level documentary filmmaking.
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Working my way through the documentary films of Fred Wiseman. Every one I’ve seen so far is extraordinary. God level documentary filmmaking.
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“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.”
Happy Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe.
Ghost Ranch Portal, New Mexico, 1964. Photo by Todd Webb.
Happy Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe.
Ghost Ranch Portal, New Mexico, 1964. Photo by Todd Webb.
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.”
Happy Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe.
Ghost Ranch Portal, New Mexico, 1964. Photo by Todd Webb.
Happy Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe.
Ghost Ranch Portal, New Mexico, 1964. Photo by Todd Webb.
Go on then #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Go on then #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
I have so many wonderful film-going memories of the PCC
We recently asked you to vote for us for the BIFA Cinema of the Year award. Part of the voting process allowed you to leave comments about what you love about us. While we didn’t end up being nominated, receiving more than 5K heartfelt messages made us feel like the real winners! Thank you! ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I have so many wonderful film-going memories of the PCC
