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Martin Cleary

@martincleary.bsky.social
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Film stuff. Writer for mostly now defunct websites and magazines and a contributor to the book ‘Directory of World Cinema: South Korea’

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 23h
It's my birthday today! I'd love if all the people who read HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN would read and/or review my COCKFIGHTER book (it's a better book IMO)- one of the only outlets to ever review it was @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social here: share.google/oSLZNGWvoeyH...
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Cockfighter of the Year | Los Angeles Review of Books
Dylan Adamson reviews Kier-La Janisse’s “Cockfight: A Fable of Failure,” a book about the 1974 film “Cockfighter.”
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Andrew Nette @pulpcurry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Stunning film posters on display at the Istanbul Cinema Museum.
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Graeme Neil Reid @graemeneilreid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I ought to drag you out there and FEED you to those things!" Night of the Living Dead released on this day (1st October) 1968. Watercolour painting.
Painting of man, he is standing in front of a door that has been nailed shut with planks of wood.
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Tom Humberstone @tomhumberstone.com · 01/10/2026
My first post of October is now live! The Ghostface Industrial Complex. Read about my favourite Scream sequel, Trowma, Wes Craven, requels, and more: grave-offerings.ghost.io/the-ghostfac...
An illustration of Sidney and Jill from Scream 4 - laying on the ground next to other - in red and blackAn illustration of Ghostface in red and black.An illustration of Kirby and Jill from Scream 4 in red and black.An illustration of Jill from Scream 4 - pointing a knife at her own shoulder - in red and black
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Jasper Sharp @jaspersharp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Great to see The Creeping Garden on Amazon Prime here in the UK. If you love slime moulds, you'll love this. If you don't love slime moulds, you will... #myxomycetes #slimemold #slimemould www.primevideo.com/detail/0JKV5...
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Watch The Creeping Garden online – Prime Video
This feature-length documentary explores the work of fringe scientists, mycologists and artists, and their relationship with the extraordinary plasmodial slime mould.
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Morgan Lea @morglea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Little disappointed in ANN's headline here. Tsuda's point was still made, and Japan has now made it very clear that actor's voices do, in fact, belong to them. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, Tokyo court rules
Kenjiro Tsuda wins case against TikTok account in landmark Japanese verdict to protect publicity rights
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alissa m. @alissadmc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm invested in this for personal reasons but also all that more interested to explore the subject after our interview with Donald Westlake's son in which he spoke about Westlake's own possible ADHD/autism, which must have surely influenced his writing. toughbusiness.neocities.org/paulwestlake...
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alissa m. @alissadmc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One essay I wanna write for Tough Business once I'm done with the piece I'm currently working on (which is sadly not for Tough Business) is about Parker as a neurodivergent character vs the common reading of him as sociopathic/inhuman in some manner.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Every time a discourse kicks off over whether AI music, literature or art will be "as good as" the real thing, I'm always amazed more people don't cite that **there already are** creative pursuits where human-free spectacles have been available for decades, and nobody has ever wanted to watch them.
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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 29/09/2026
--thinking happens IN the writing. maybe not for all, but it's the only way I know. or: I'm not articulate, don't think well on my feet. put a pen in my hand, though, and I can maybe do something. also, I of course don't think writing is just the "archiving" of thoughts/knowledge. it DOES stuff.
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Davey Wilbury @daveishere.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
oh no, the scam everyone says is a scam may turn out to be a scam
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Name your fav dance scene m.youtube.com/watch?v=GS1r...
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The Rhythm of Life (Sammy Davis Jr.) | Sweet Charity (1969) | TUNE
YouTube video by TUNE - Musical Moments
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𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡: 𝙰 𝙼𝙰𝙳 𝙼𝙰𝚇 𝚂𝙰𝙶𝙰 @outlawvern.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One final note, I listened to Hello Nasty for the first time in a while as preparation and I forgot that Mike D says "Dogs love me 'cause I'm crazy sniffable." One of the great brags.
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well this was a good time… From the director of The Chaser? Of The Wailing? The Yellow Sea? It was kind of jarring seeing this totally blind. This feels like Na’s messiest film - like it needs tightening up all over the place - but… thats also what was so enjoyable about it. And the diarrhea story.
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now off to see HOPE. Going in completely blind other than the poster below. If it’s Na Hong-jin I’m there.
It’s the poster for HOPE which shows a  person being grabbed by someone on a horse. It looks like it’s in a forest and looks exciting.
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case?
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Guy Pearce in Memento: What Am I Doing?
Alt: Guy Pearce in Memento saying ‘What Am I Doing?’
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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026
DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world.
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Amber T @amber-tee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredibly excited to have contributed a new essay to @umbrellaent.bsky.social’s release of this masterpiece of feel-bad cinema
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Joe Dante @thejoedante.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There's a fascinating new documentary out now on kaiju director Ishiro Honda! insidepulse.com/2026/09/21/b...
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Blu-ray Review: Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director – Inside Pulse
When I was growing up in the '70s, there were two kinds of Japanese films that were playing in America. They either starred Godzilla or were directed by Akira K
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Hayley Scanlon @hayleylscanlon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Film director Toshio Masuda (Red Quay, Rusty Knife, Tora! Tora! Tora! etc) has passed away at the age of 98.
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If so some eason you do choose to work for free (for example, for a charity, or to support a small local enterprise), consider sending them an invoice for your usual fee, and mark it void. That way, they'll know the value of what you're giving them.
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Dan Hassler-Forest @danhf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Now and forever the greatest TV pilot of all time.
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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Artists, QRP with your favourite portrait you’ve drawn.
A portrait of Vincent Price
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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I've been Cunked www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
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Diane Morgan is Philomena Cunk in Cunk on Cinema first-look picture
Philomena Cunk charts the history of cinema, probing experts like Michael Bay, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Cousins, Helen O’Hara and Mark Kermode in the process
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Scream, Cultura, Scream! @culturalgutter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It makes me so happy seeing Nobuhiro Yamashita's Linda Linda Linda (Japan, 2005) getting the love it deserves! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIk...
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LINDA LINDA LINDA 4K Restoration | Official Trailer
YouTube video by GKIDS Films
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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Cool to see Johnnie To giving Lee Chang Dong the Grand Jury Prize Silver Lion at the Venice closing ceremony.
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Corinne Sudzy @megami33.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Met Mike back in 2014, excited for AOT & asking for acting advice. Then, from 2019 to 2023, I got to be a part of One Piece as Momo & one of my directors was this amazing man. He was always gentle with his advice & loved making me laugh. He always knew what he wanted & his direction was spot on. 🕯️❤️
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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The first episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was originally broadcast on this day in 1979. This BBC2 screening was swiftly followed by a two part omnibus repeat on BBC1 during Christmas 1979.
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Dave Shelton @davidashelton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Buy this book. Read this book. Then, if you fancy, make a thing.
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Ariel 아리엘 @archivistariel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I wrote this. If you’re interested in some Korean history, check it out! aclipse.net/great-films-...
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5 Great Films About Korean History You Should Watch | Aclipse
Discover 5 essential Korean films about history, including The Attorney, Default, Ode to My Father, A Taxi Driver, and The King's Letters.
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👻👻👻Bram Stoker's Tars Tarkas🎃🎃🎃 @tarstarkas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Feel like we've all memory-holed the era where Gigan, Megalon, and King Caesar were considered the equivalent of slop
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alissa m. @alissadmc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Have you ever written something about Richard Stark's Parker and had nowhere to share it, or do you have ideas you'd like to write about? Tough Business is now open for guest essays and pieces. If you're interested, please reach out to me or @lilyslabo.bsky.social or toughbusiness@mail.com
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Rewatched MONKEY MAN (Dev Patel, 2024) as it’s currently on iPlayer and -holy shit- it’s well worth a revisit. It seems like it *still* doesn’t get the credit it deserves from action fans. This is one big enjoyable ball of frenetic energy, imagination, emotion and hijra.
The black and red poster for MONKEY MAN
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Was just totally floored by CELIA (Ann Turner, 1989). Went in totally blind and found this to be a powerful, complex, beautiful film. So much good stuff - particularly the writing and cinematography - and Rebecca Smarts performance is remarkable. One of my favourite first time watches this year.
Nine-year old Celia (played by Rebecca Smarts) holds a mask close to her face. The mask is smiling but Celia is not
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Vita Werdegast @wordcountess.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Any time there’s a bad storm, I expect to die like Patrick Troughton in The Omen (1976)
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Gabriel Byrne wants his hat back
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Gabriel Byrne wants his hat back
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John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@hammerfilms.bsky.social have put the whole of their 4k restoration of FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE up on their YouTube channel... youtu.be/23A8jWZk0LI?...
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Four Sided Triangle (1953) | FULL FILM in 4K | Hammer's Cloning Sci-Fi Thriller
YouTube video by Hammer
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP
Tim in costume as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I don’t know how this has completely passed me by before because this is very much my cup of tea, THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE (Kaizo Hayashi, 1993) is now streaming on Arrow Video Channel. A nineties throwback love letter to classic noir / Japanese noir - wonderful stuff, highly recommended.
The poster for THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE / 我が人生最悪の時, a s photograph of the detective Mike Hama standing in front of the movie theatre next to his car, he’s holding his face in exasperation
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Martin Cleary @martincleary.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I don’t know how this has completely passed me by before because this is very much my cup of tea, THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE (Kaizo Hayashi, 1993) is now streaming on Arrow Video Channel. A nineties throwback love letter to classic noir / Japanese noir - wonderful stuff, highly recommended.
The poster for THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE / 我が人生最悪の時, a s photograph of the detective Mike Hama standing in front of the movie theatre next to his car, he’s holding his face in exasperation
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Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Watching Mike Leigh with the kids
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Podcast On Fire @podcastonfire.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
📢 NEW EPISODE! Three very different variations on John Woo’s comedy career, from the sex-farce anthology Hello, Late Homecomers, through the dark, unhinged From Riches to Rags, to the Chaplin-inspired Laughing Times. Listen: podcastonfire.com Apple: bit.ly/4c2stQF Spotify: bit.ly/4xeJ9gn
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Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Translators don't just tell you what the words mean. They put the words into your own language's context so that you feel them as the original writer intended. They provide voice actors and directors with words that grab you by the heart. So pay them what they deserve.
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 18/08/2026
crimereads.com/rachel-howze... @rachelhowzell.bsky.social
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Rachel Howzell Hall Is Having a Moment.
Rachel Howzell Hall is having a moment. It’s the full circle kind, and one in which every experience, no matter how painful, has served a purpose. Since May, the author has not only seen the public…
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Michelle @mishverse.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Kaiju fans, this one’s for you! 🇯🇵💥 The Barbican is celebrating the biggest stars of Japanese monster cinema with All Kaiju Attack: All Stars! www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...
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All Kaiju Attack | Barbican
As Godzilla Minus Zero roars on the horizon, we celebrate the biggest stars in the history of Japanese monster movies, including Ghidorah, Mothra, Rodan, King Kong – and, of course, Godzilla himself.
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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“I don’t mind a reasonable amount of trouble” — Dashiell Hammett (One of the chapter openers for my THE SPIRIT: THE CORPSE-MAKERS Graphic Novel)
A woman’s hand holding a revolver with the text “I don’t mind a reasonable amount of trouble” — Dashiell Hammett

(One of the chapter openers for my THE SPIRIT: THE CORPSE-MAKERS Graphic Novel)
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Jennifer Dionisio @jenniferdionisio.com · 13/08/2026
Two monster drawings for a fun web project.
Drawing of Carroll Borland in Mark of the Vampire (1935) by Jennifer DionisioDrawing of Boris Karloff in Frankenstein (1931) by Jennifer Dionisio
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/08/2026
Reminder: 1. You don't need to have an opinion on everything, especially stuff you don't know enough about 2. You don't need to have a PUBLIC opinion on everything 3. It's okay to focus on one or two things and let others take up the slack elsewhere 4. It's okay to take a break when overwhelmed.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/08/2026
Yuuuuuuup www.gamesradar.com/games/echoin...
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Echoing Palworld dev, video game lawyer says all her clients have anti-AI contracts because gamers hate it and it's a copyright landmine: "I think we're going to see lawsuits"
"Don't touch it. It's not worth the legal liability"
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