Richard Cooper
@richardhcooper.bsky.social
Reads, writes, watches, gets increasingly leftwing as he gets older. I live in Battle, East Sussex. I’m 41. I try & write essays (on literature, film, TV drama, TV comedy) for my blog. I have an MA. I’m on the Spectrum. Socialism or barbarism.
One for fans of Susan Cooper and of Anne Fadiman. A gift from a while back from Auntie Susan to the rest of the Cooper family.
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
One for fans of Susan Cooper and of Anne Fadiman. A gift from a while back from Auntie Susan to the rest of the Cooper family.
Pauline Kael on poor Neil Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue. One of my favourite film reviews, and, unlike the film itself, hilarious. So harsh, though😳
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Pauline Kael on poor Neil Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue. One of my favourite film reviews, and, unlike the film itself, hilarious. So harsh, though😳
Bluesky! How long will you keep doing this to me! I want to see Anne dance 😢
October 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Bluesky! How long will you keep doing this to me! I want to see Anne dance 😢
This turned out to be a different guy as well
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This turned out to be a different guy as well
Quite dismal stuff from Harkaway here. Is he sure he’s talking about Great Expectations? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
September 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Quite dismal stuff from Harkaway here. Is he sure he’s talking about Great Expectations? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
Current reading:
September 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Current reading:
“Fewer ads for this longer video”
September 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Fewer ads for this longer video”
Long overdue a rewatch
September 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Long overdue a rewatch
Also: this point about Magnum Force (original post alexonfilm.com/2016/10/02/m... )
August 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Also: this point about Magnum Force (original post alexonfilm.com/2016/10/02/m... )
![Screenshot of transcript from Passenger 57:[Rane bursts into the cockpit with his gun pointed at the crew]
Charles Rane: Who's in charge?
Captain Whitehurst: I am.
Charles Rane: [shoots the captain and then points his gun at the first officer] Once again, who's in charge?
First Officer: You are.
Charles Rane: Excellent.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4vuzdh3u3weznk6qrmverqqo/bafkreigiuisjgpyrhwuuemahhu2ncbuohg5vdcfh2osbxh2duec46ywxbq@jpeg)
Pity the brave soul who tried to make that “hard sell.” It would be like trying to persuade a mighty warlord to spare the life of a peasant that slighted him.
July 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Pity the brave soul who tried to make that “hard sell.” It would be like trying to persuade a mighty warlord to spare the life of a peasant that slighted him.
This is where I post from
July 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This is where I post from