Callie Petch
@calliepetch.bsky.social
Occasional critic, human disaster, naïve progressive. Words: Soundsphere Magazine, Little White Lies, Stereogum, and my own place. (They/them.)
It's finally happened. I've reached a chapter of @chrisdeville.bsky.social's Such Great Heights where the accompanying playlist doesn't feature a single song not already on my iPod. Not sure how called out I should feel about this. (Even worse that it's Chapter 5's, the one about iTunes & MySpace.)
February 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM
It's finally happened. I've reached a chapter of @chrisdeville.bsky.social's Such Great Heights where the accompanying playlist doesn't feature a single song not already on my iPod. Not sure how called out I should feel about this. (Even worse that it's Chapter 5's, the one about iTunes & MySpace.)
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From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.
Charity shops remain unbeaten.
February 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Charity shops remain unbeaten.
Very good chance this skeet will come back to bite me further down the line - and combat's already utter ass - but I've spent today playing the remaster of OG Tomb Raider with tank controls and, honestly, complaints about tank controls just sound like a skill issue to me. It still plays fine!
February 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Very good chance this skeet will come back to bite me further down the line - and combat's already utter ass - but I've spent today playing the remaster of OG Tomb Raider with tank controls and, honestly, complaints about tank controls just sound like a skill issue to me. It still plays fine!
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Instead of reading the Epstein files and freaking yourself out you could read my lates for @lwlies.com on how sexual assault cinema is going beyond graphic depictions to detail the lives of those impacted by sexual violence.
lwlies.com/this-just-in...
lwlies.com/this-just-in...
How representation of sexual assault is changing on screen
Two decades on from the beginning of the MeToo movement, more and more filmmakers are choosing to explore the lasting impact of sexual violence rather…
lwlies.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Instead of reading the Epstein files and freaking yourself out you could read my lates for @lwlies.com on how sexual assault cinema is going beyond graphic depictions to detail the lives of those impacted by sexual violence.
lwlies.com/this-just-in...
lwlies.com/this-just-in...
Arms outstretched, back from the dead
Streetlights bursting overhead
[Florence + The Machine at Utilita Arena, Sheffield on 14th February 2026] #MusicSky
Streetlights bursting overhead
[Florence + The Machine at Utilita Arena, Sheffield on 14th February 2026] #MusicSky
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Arms outstretched, back from the dead
Streetlights bursting overhead
[Florence + The Machine at Utilita Arena, Sheffield on 14th February 2026] #MusicSky
Streetlights bursting overhead
[Florence + The Machine at Utilita Arena, Sheffield on 14th February 2026] #MusicSky
Hours like that are why The Pitt is the best show on television. And why tissue companies will be continuing to get my patronage for the foresesable. #ThePitt
February 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Hours like that are why The Pitt is the best show on television. And why tissue companies will be continuing to get my patronage for the foresesable. #ThePitt
Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights may be a sacreligious piece of dogshit - I'll see it eventually - but I must begrudgingly hand it to her for giving Charli XCX the bag and excuse to revisit her True Romance sound for a little while.
February 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights may be a sacreligious piece of dogshit - I'll see it eventually - but I must begrudgingly hand it to her for giving Charli XCX the bag and excuse to revisit her True Romance sound for a little while.
If you're in the market this Valentine's weekend for a radical re-interpretation of a classic toxic romance with spectacular production design, sensual longing, and two leads with sizzling chemistry...
Nia DaCosta's take on Hedda is currently streaming on Prime Video.
Nia DaCosta's take on Hedda is currently streaming on Prime Video.
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
If you're in the market this Valentine's weekend for a radical re-interpretation of a classic toxic romance with spectacular production design, sensual longing, and two leads with sizzling chemistry...
Nia DaCosta's take on Hedda is currently streaming on Prime Video.
Nia DaCosta's take on Hedda is currently streaming on Prime Video.
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🚨 BREAKING: The High Court has ruled that the Government’s banning of Palestine Action using the Terrorism Act is unlawful
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🚨 BREAKING: The High Court has ruled that the Government’s banning of Palestine Action using the Terrorism Act is unlawful
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You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
VAE FUCKIN' VICTIS, BABY!
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance Announcement Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkdJ...
fast, retro action platformer from Bit Bot Media. Out March 31st
fast, retro action platformer from Bit Bot Media. Out March 31st
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 AM
VAE FUCKIN' VICTIS, BABY!
Man, video games are fucking great, aren't they? #StateOfPlay
February 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Man, video games are fucking great, aren't they? #StateOfPlay
Finally releasing in UK cinemas tomorrow, The Day the Earth Blew Up is the first Looney Tunes film to (mostly) capture the spirit of the original shorts, with a little 90s direct-to-video energy on-top (compliment). My review for @moviemarker.bsky.social. www.moviemarker.co.uk/the-day-the-...
The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie ★★★
Released: 13 February 2025 Director: Peter Browngardt It’s been tough going when trying to translate the iconic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes into a feature-length format. Decades upon decades of flailin...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Finally releasing in UK cinemas tomorrow, The Day the Earth Blew Up is the first Looney Tunes film to (mostly) capture the spirit of the original shorts, with a little 90s direct-to-video energy on-top (compliment). My review for @moviemarker.bsky.social. www.moviemarker.co.uk/the-day-the-...
Now, admittedly, I've missed out on the last few meetings of my fellow progressives where we set our grievence agendas, but this is literally the first I'm hearing of us apparently having beef with pubs?
February 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Now, admittedly, I've missed out on the last few meetings of my fellow progressives where we set our grievence agendas, but this is literally the first I'm hearing of us apparently having beef with pubs?
Boy, this is one of the most depressing subculture deep-dives I've read in a minute. @jimvorel.bsky.social www.avclub.com/vertical-dra...
Inside the hideous, exploitative, but still addictive world of vertical dramas
Every day, millions of Americans are paying vast sums of money to watch vertical dramas: absurd melodramatic movies, chopped into 70 pieces.
www.avclub.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Boy, this is one of the most depressing subculture deep-dives I've read in a minute. @jimvorel.bsky.social www.avclub.com/vertical-dra...
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One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
This season of Fallout just about lands the valuable parts of the plane, but somebody really needs to beat into the writers/showrunners that they've gotta rein in the scale. I count a minimum of 7 different plotlines, all with entirely different casts who barely interact, the structure's a mess.
February 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This season of Fallout just about lands the valuable parts of the plane, but somebody really needs to beat into the writers/showrunners that they've gotta rein in the scale. I count a minimum of 7 different plotlines, all with entirely different casts who barely interact, the structure's a mess.
Off to a Bob Vylan gig so goodbye to any potential future work at/for The BBC!
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Off to a Bob Vylan gig so goodbye to any potential future work at/for The BBC!
For what's basically a pilot still figuring its voice out, the new Muppet Show special is pretty darn good! I hope they get to make more!
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
For what's basically a pilot still figuring its voice out, the new Muppet Show special is pretty darn good! I hope they get to make more!