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Tom Beasley

@tomjbeasley.bsky.social
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Stationary words about moving pictures. Freelance film critic/journo. London Critics member. Editor @ www.voicemag.uk. Host of a Waterloo Road podcast. 'Beta nerd' apparently. (he/him) Portfolio: tomjbeasley.wordpress.com

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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#AEW star Pac's death is sudden, shocking, and tragic. I wrote some words about a British wrestling legend. www.voicemag.uk/blog/16911/p...
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As Pac or as Adrian Neville, Ben Satterly was a British wrestling icon
AEW and WWE wrestler Ben Satterly, known as Pac and Adrian Neville, has died at the age of just 40. His death is a tragic loss to British wrestling, marking a sudden goodbye to one of the industry's g...
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Zach Cregger obviously had a blast doing #ResidentEvil and I had a blast watching it. It's as narratively lightweight as possible, but packed with icky effects and absurd gore that I couldn't help but love.
Austin Abrams fends off infected creatures from behind a hospital door in a scene from Resident Evil
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My overriding feeling after watching Pressure (which is completely fine) was that it's very British to make a war movie entirely about the weather. ⛈️
Andrew Scott and Kerry Condon in a scene from Pressure
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Really enjoyed being thoroughly wrong footed by #BadApples. And Saoirse Ronan simply does not do bad performances.
Saoirse Ronan sits behind a laptop screen wearing a red jumper and a staff lanyard in a still from Bad Apples
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just had an invoice paid within four minutes. Freelance life is full of surprises.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Every time I see a picture of Ed Sheeran's recent on-stage statement, he looks like he's halfway through a Netflix stand-up special called Silenced, entering his 40th minute of trans jokes.
Ed Sheeran speaks into a microphone while wearing a plain t-shirt
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I've been a bit dismissive about Jay Dasilva as our starting Premier League left-back. After last night, never again. Sorry JDS. 🩵 #PUSB
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm in this! But more importantly, there's lots of other great critics in there ready to beef up your Letterboxd watchlist.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just got approached for a really exciting writing commission and, after a very tough week, it has absolutely made my day.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'd respect Andy Burnham so much if he immediately actioned making Piddington independent from the UK. Turn off their access to the National Grid, ask the county council to stop collecting their bins, bring in border checks to leave. Let them be posh, little racists in the dark.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I just got a press release about a comedy sitcom set at a venture capital firm, produced with AI and written by a "former angel investor". I can't think of anything I'd like to watch less than that.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Well, I think Page Six Reports is a stupid name for a baby, but what can you do when it’s Lady Gaga?
Lady Gaga and her fiance Michael have welcomed their first child, Page Six reports.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This Reddit AMA with Guillermo del Toro is absolutely beautiful. I've read so many of these where it's all one-word, throwaway answers, but GDT puts real thought and energy into them all like the legend he is. Well worth a read. old.reddit.com/r/movies/com...
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Hello reddit. I'm Guillermo del Toro. AMA!
Hello reddit, I'm Guillermo del Toro. I've written & directed **Cronos**, **The Devil's Backbone**, **Blade II**, **Hellboy**, **Pan's...
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Oh good, we're doing the "should the RNLI save migrants?" discussion again. Apparently it's realistic to ask lifeboat volunteers to litigate people's asylum status before deciding whether to save their lives or let them drown.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The return of The Inbetweeners means the return of dozens of tabloid articles calling Emily Atack's character Charlotte 'Big Jugs' Hinchcliffe, which is a nickname I'm 99% sure she is never called on the show.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There was me getting really excited about the bird feeder with a camera my wife got me for my birthday. Turns out I've just got 9.5GB worth of blurry squirrel arse in full HD.
Various video and image file thumbnails showing blurry images of squirrel fur
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
COMING SOON. By dallan_sucks_at_art on IG.
A cartoon that shows a person sitting at a desk and saying "Yeah, It's coming whether you like it or not, we just need you guys to fund it, build it, and use it!" Behind the person is a sign that reads "Coming Soon: Evil machine that makes being alive miserable". By Dallan Madsen, known as dallan_sucks_at_art on Instagram
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I really enjoyed that show, but there's not a single chance I remember enough of it to appreciate a second season. And there's even less chance I have the time to rewatch it all. How is this even supposed to work?
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I wrote about how #wrestling is good. Imagine not liking it! www.voicemag.uk/review/16841...
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TV Review: AEW All In London was joyous wrestling theatre
AEW returned to Wembley Stadium with All In: London, headlined by Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega. The best wrestling company in the world delivered another home run performance, in front of a mammoth cr...
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ospreay v Omega absolutely delivered. Chaotic, violent, and exquisite in its drama. Everything a stadium main event should be. #AEWAllIn
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
There's big fight feel, and then there's this. Holy shit. #AEWAllIn
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It's time for #AEWAllIn. Sadly not there in person this year, but I'll be loudly cheering for Ospreay's win in a few hours' time.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This smile is very much from before the game. 🙃 Great to have Premier League football at the CBS, even if it didn't go our way today. #PUSB
A man in glasses wears a blue and white Coventry City kit while standing in front of the pitch at the CBS Arena
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I took a bit of a deep dive into this whole thing with Andrew Garfield's new movie and Robin Hood. It's a very weird, fascinating story. www.voicemag.uk/blog/16832/a...
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Has Andrew Garfield actually made a Robin Hood movie, and does it matter?
Andrew Garfield's new movie The Uprising might be a secret Robin Hood story, if new marketing in the US is to be believed. But this marketing confusion may well hurt the Paul Greengrass film at the bo...
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
As a country music fan, losing Dolly Parton hits hard. We will always love you, Dolly. ❤️
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Enjoyed reading this piece this morning about an ongoing copyright/trademark battle over AI brainrot characters. www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...
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A battle over 'Italian brainrot' could shape who owns AI art
A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Already completely obsessed with this film. This is less a review and more a case of me just depositing as many thoughts as I possibly can. www.voicemag.uk/review/16815...
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Film Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Jane Schoenbrun's third feature is an unapologetically lurid dive into the world of a filmmaker seeking to reboot a 1980s horror franchise. But that only scratches the surface of its blood-soaked joy.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Film of the fucking year. Wow.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Very excited to be seeing Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma this evening. Jane Schoenbrun only seems to hit home runs, so I'm very excited to see what they've put together this time.
Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder stand, covered in blood, on the poster for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's so weird to see a TV show being made at the pace TV shows used to be made at 😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRss...
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The Pitt Season 3 | Official Teaser | HBO Max
YouTube video by HBO Max
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It still seems so weird that, later today, I'll get to watch my team play in the Premier League. Just unreal. 🩵 #PUSB
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Tice, there, speaking from a 2006 Jeremy Clarkson Top Gear script.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I wrote about #SpiderMan and why the new film is very much a game of two halves. 🕸️ www.voicemag.uk/review/16790...
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Film Review: Spider-Man Brand New Day is half of a great superhero movie
Tom Holland returns yet again as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which sees the webslinger grappling with a world in which his secret identity is truly secret. But so is that of the mysteri...
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Nabbed tickets for the first two Cov home games in the Premier League. Could not be more excited to see the boys playing in the big time! 🩵 #PUSB
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I really enjoyed this season of House of the Dragon. The show is still paced really weirdly and there's a tendency to send characters off on weird solo journeys, but the spectacle has definitely gone up a notch.
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Sir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I don't think there should be a defibrilator on Snowdon. And that's a hill I'm prepared to die on
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Just heading into the cinema for Spidey and I've managed to avoid pretty much all spoilers. Let's go! 🕸️ #SpiderMan #SpiderManBrandNewDay
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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Non-stick pans! Sticky pans not bloody good enough for 'em, then?
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Huw Marshall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @huwmarshall.substack.com · 08/08/2026
Total cost from Ikea £71.25 add 50p for the bog roll.....
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I've read this list three or four times and I really can't find the thing I'm supposed to be outraged by. One cereal bowl?! Stainless steel cutlery?! Two pillows?! Where are we putting them, the Ritz?!
Everything asylum seekers in Thetford were 'given for free'

A jaw-dropping list of items are being provided to asylum seekers housed in the Norfolk town of Thetford.

1x Duvet (S)
1x 1pc 9 oz mug
2x Pillow
1x 1pc 8 oz glass tumbler
2x Face cloth
1x 1pc stainless steel dinner knife
2x Hand towel
1x 1pc stainless steel dinner fork
2x Bath towel
1x 1pc stainless steel dessert spoon
2x Duvet cover (S)
1x 1pc stainless steel tea spoon
2x Pillowcase
1x 20cm non-stick frying pan
2x Fitted sheet (S)
1x 16cm non-stick saucepan
1x 1pc 10.5" dinner plate
1x Tea towel
1x 1pc 7.5" side plate
1x Toilet roll
1x 1pc 5.25" cereal bowl
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Hilarious to see that the supposed patriot Rupert Lowe has been using a definition of "white British" that would exclude both Winston Churchill and the King. What a great hope for the country he is.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Absolutely thrilled to be a part of this! Get it pre-ordered now. ✅
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It has been absolutely fascinating to watch supporters of both Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage spend the last few days weaponising the fact that nobody in legacy media actually seems to understand how Instagram works.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Shall we maybe tell people they don't need so many guns?" "Let's not be too hasty. Give the pepper spray robots a go first."
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Great to tune in to Jeremy Vine to find them debating whether climate change is even real. In 2026. We are so doomed.
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I've always been a dog person over a cat person, but owning a home has fully radicalised me. I have to clean up the shit left by other people's pets all the time, and I just spent part of my morning sweeping up 40-50% of a brutalised pigeon.
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Oh this would be so funny
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Tom Beasley @tomjbeasley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It's good when football is silly because it means you don't have to endure loads of tedious, relentlessly negative discourse about handbrakes.
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Sophie Hall @sophlouisehall.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hey where have all of the "England should've played like this last game!!!!" people gone
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