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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

THIS DOCUMENTARY IS MEANT TO BE VIEWED ON VHS One of my favourite creation stories ever. Slint are the type of 90s mystery that is impossible to replicate now. The internets gift of access obliterated the whisper network. This album is so wrapped up in myth and this film doesn’t demystify it. Watch!

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Breadcrumb Trail [FULL DOCUMENTARY] (2014)

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am pleased to report that my 13 year old daughter has started a band at school and she named them Bloodsoaked Vinyl.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There are many hilarious things about an Architectural Digest interview where a celebrity is showing off a home they just renovated but my favourite part is always where the designers talk about “how involved the client was” and the classic “she really knew what she wanted”. Every. Single. Time.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Book recommendations incoming. Just finished these three. All great for different reasons. Everybody Knows is almost like influencer noir and it is hard boiled brilliance. Ripe is a surreal and scathing examination of late capitalism. Flesh is an acquired taste, so to speak. Spare and fascinating.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Two bands I’m so proud of right now are Deftones and Interpol. I’ve been a huge fan of both since they first came out but it’s been so inspiring to watch them stay the course and quietly do their thing over the years with artistic integrity intact, which has led to a rediscovery by younger audiences

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Forgot to post about this because I don’t think to post about anything - but I saw The Odyssey opening day and the hugeness of it all peeled back my skull. Saw it with my friend Kevin McCarthy, who is the most excitable person to remind you that cinema is just getting started despite the doomsaying.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I can only recommend this track to those among us who breathe regularly

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Snakes For The Divine

YouTube video by High On Fire - Topic

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

PS - there’s some offensive stuff in there. It’s a product of its time featuring people who did not have access to a crystal ball. If you want to see video of someone who DID have a crystal ball, find an early interview with David Bowie. Goddamn, could that man ever see the future with 20/20 vision.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I get that the guard rails of music distributors like Spotify and Apple force todays musicians to cloak songs in relationship metaphor blah blah for fear of algorithmic suppression - but I do often wish some huge artist would just get bluntly literal and write a song called Fuck Trump or Kill ICE.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I went to the 2022 Super Bowl in a custom made costume with my friend Derek. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I highly recommend stopping what you’re doing right now and watching The Decline Of Western Civilization Part 1. Part 2 is great too but Part 1 is the bedrock. Available to stream but also available on disc. Directed by the great Penelope Spheeris. 🤘

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ALERT 🚨🚨 INTERPOL HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY, STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND KNEEL IN PLACE

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

THE ORIGINAL GANG. So happy people are responding to this latest installment.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Make record stores ubiquitous and mainstream again you cowards

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Hot damn, I am loving this new Beck song so much that I thought I’d make someone else out there’s day a whole lot better by posting it.

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Beck - Ride Lonesome (Official Music Video)

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Fuck off, Bloomberg News. One of the biggest mind fucks of the modern era is watching everyone in the media pretend President Fuckhead is not a psychopathic infant. Canada is dealing with him the way bullies should be dealt with and your takeaway is “this will be bad for Canada”? Fuck. Off.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I swear the 90s were exactly like this, I wouldn’t lie to anyone who wasn’t there

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Sonic Youth - 100% (Official Music Video)

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Thus concludes my biannual contribution to social media.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’m alive, you’re alive. That has to do some days when reading the news feels like falling into a Gympie Gympie bush (google what happens if you did that). Go outside and put your hands on nature. Place your fingertips on some sort of ground covering? If only there was a saying that summarized that.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Hollywood is toxic if you’re not careful. Insanely cliquey and there is a strict adherence to the social tiers that each clique is organized into (most people in a certain tier won’t talk to tiers below). Deep insecurity is covered by bravado. Makes me physically ill. Takes work to avoid culprits.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

So many. I know this is not an original answer but ever since I Memento in a theatre, I’ve been following Chris Nolan (pun not intended) and I just love his whole approach - his commitment to avoiding VFX, his dedication to theatrical film releases, his ambition. It’s been so inspiring.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I hear you. Use the soul crushing mess as inspiration to create. Write something cathartic. Whether you’re expressing anger and sadness about an innocent child being shot by a soldier or viciously satirizing something you find hypocritical and gross about modern society, use your pen as a weapon.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I can’t right now but soon

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I think the huge success of Project Hail Mary, Obsession, Backrooms has shown that original movies are thriving. As far as physical media goes, I just bought the 4K version of Perfect Blue which was gorgeous. And the 4K edition of At Close Range looked beautiful and had some great extras.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

There is no such thing as a “socialist” politician in a country that doesn’t have universal healthcare, living wages, elections free of corporate money, mandatory paid maternity leave, a focus on green energy infrastructure or a ban on all assault rifles - and never will have any of these things.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hello friends. I have so many things to say that I can’t fit them into a Bluesky post. That’s what the world does to you these days - we’re all drinking from a firehose of ugly or tragic news and the occasional good news. So instead I’ll answer some questions of yours if you have any. Hugs.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Don’t do that to me, Bluesky.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hey friends. Check out the music video I directed for the very excellent Bloodwerk. Extremely fun to make and the song WILL attach itself to you like an intestinal worm. A dancey intestinal worm that smells like summer. Leave a comment on the YouTube page if you want to make my friend Ned happy. xo

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💭 @whannellthinker.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

thinking about leigh whannell...

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

This was a joke……………….

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Sorry to be controversial but….I was into this Ethan Hawke life coach/spiritual leader renaissance before everyone else. I was watching his Ted Talk while you were still rewatching Training Day. I was planning on getting his quotes about art tattooed on me when you had already moved onto Maya Hawke.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

My dear friend Ned made this track and it instantly takes me back to summer circa 2010 when we REALLY didn’t know how good we had it. Do some time travel by cranking this banger. Fans of The Pitt may recognize Ned! He’s the guy singing who shouldn’t legally be allowed to have that jawline in his 40s

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Bloodwerk - Truth Will Tell - OFFICIAL VIDEO

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💭 @whannellthinker.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

leigh whannell and mike flanagan at new york comic con (2024.)

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💭 @whannellthinker.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

leigh whannell, billy the puppet, and james wan at the sundance film festival (2026.)

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💭 @whannellthinker.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

leigh whannell at the sundance film festival (2026.)

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💭 @whannellthinker.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

leigh whannell and angus sampson behind the scenes of insidious: the last key (2018.)

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💭 @whannellthinker.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

leigh whannell as stuart maughan in neighbours (1996.)

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💭 @whannellthinker.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

leigh whannell with castmates on the set of cooties (2014.)

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Last rave review goes to YOU - the people I will most likely never have the privilege of meeting in person, the ticket buyers and movie fans who have allowed me to indulge my own day dreams and sometimes bash them into movies…the people I owe everything to. If you see me, say hi so I can say thanks.

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Next rave review: a film called The Plague. Whilst not strictly a horror film, it is tense and unnerving in ways that dig under your skin with barbed hooks. Directed with such confidence by Charlie Polinger and featuring some of - if not THE - best acting from teenagers I’ve ever seen, this one hits

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Time for some good reviews. I just finished reading this first rate crime thriller by S.A. Cosby. The whole book is a tense, white-knuckle ride from start to finish. And Cosby delivers a masterclass on how to make your readers be VERY afraid of your villains. Surely a limited series is in the works?