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John Bleasdale
John Bleasdale

John Bleasdale

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Favorite films

  • Casablanca
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

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  • America, America

    ★★★

  • The Northman

    ★★★★

  • Elvis

    ★★★★

  • Moonfall

    ★

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  • America, America

    America, America 1963

    ★★★ Watched by John Bleasdale 29 Jun 2022

    Really well shot but dramatically didn’t quite work for me.

  • The Northman

    The Northman 2022

    ★★★★ Rewatched by John Bleasdale 27 Jun 2022

    Good

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  • American Anarchist

    American Anarchist 2016

    ★★ Watched by John Bleasdale 02 Sep 2016

    Irritating waste of a good topic

  • Run Hide Fight

    Run Hide Fight 2020

    ★ Watched by John Bleasdale 07 Sep 2020 1

    An unflushed toilet

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  • documentary
  • animation
  • brian de palma
  • comedy
  • disney
  • financial crisis
  • hbo
  • horror
  • italian cinema
  • john carpenter
  • kids film
  • michel gondry
  • noam chomsky
  • rosi
  • rotterdam
  • science fiction
  • stephen king
  • volante
  • woody allen

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Bio

Host of the Writers on Film podcast. Words at The Economist, The Guardian, The FT, The Times, Cine-Vue, Il Manifesto, HotCorn, Sight and Sound and many more.

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“Would you be in need of a new suit?”

Watchlist

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  • The League of Gentlemen
  • Pool of London
  • Dying of the Light
  • Say Anything...
  • Seance on a Wet Afternoon

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    America, America
    27
    The Northman
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    Elvis
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    Moonfall
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    Mass
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    The Music Room
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    C'mon C'mon
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    One Run Elmer
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    Shalako
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    Bigger Than Life

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  • 1,530 ★★★★ ratings (34%)
  • 513 ★★★★★ ratings (11%)
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Recent lists

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  • Air Doll
  • Vanya on 42nd Street
  • Culloden
  • Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
  • Departures

Films I own but haven’t seen 22 films

  • The Devil, Probably
  • Floating Clouds
  • The Life of Oharu
  • Russian Ark
  • Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

Sight and Sound watch list 23 films

  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Gabriel Over the White House
  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them
  • The Story of Temple Drake
  • Employees' Entrance

Precode Watchlist 2022 20 films

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  • John Bleasdale reviewed and rated America, America ★★★ on Wednesday Jun 29, 2022 on 2022-06-29

  • John Bleasdale reviewed and rated The Northman ★★★★ on Monday Jun 27, 2022 on 2022-06-28

  • John Bleasdale reviewed and rated Elvis ★★★★ on Monday Jun 27, 2022 on 2022-06-28

  • John Bleasdale reviewed and rated Moonfall ★ on Saturday Jun 25, 2022 on 2022-06-26

  • John Bleasdale reviewed and rated Mass ★★★★★ on Saturday Jun 25, 2022 on 2022-06-26

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