Tom Davidson
@tomdavidson92.bsky.social
north east exile in London
I work at Sky News
i like to write and talk about films
read some of my stuff here: https://medium.com/@tomdavidson92
I work at Sky News
i like to write and talk about films
read some of my stuff here: https://medium.com/@tomdavidson92
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So long, 2025, a bad year for British feel-good films (and Steve Coogan)
Ah, the British feel-good classic. They’re a popular little sub-genre of movies; based on ‘true’ stories (more on that later), cast with a…
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So long 2025! You were a terrible year for British feel-good films...
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I'm trying to convert fully to BlueSky but still find my attention grabbed by Twitter/X more than I'd like.
Any recommended followers to keep me here?
Any recommended followers to keep me here?
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM
I'm trying to convert fully to BlueSky but still find my attention grabbed by Twitter/X more than I'd like.
Any recommended followers to keep me here?
Any recommended followers to keep me here?
wanted to watch Cyrano on Amazon Prime last night. Nearly three mins of pre-roll ads and I could see several ad-breaks added into run time.
decided not to watch Cyrano on Amazon Prime
I refuse to upgrade my Prime package
decided not to watch Cyrano on Amazon Prime
I refuse to upgrade my Prime package
January 21, 2026 at 7:44 AM
wanted to watch Cyrano on Amazon Prime last night. Nearly three mins of pre-roll ads and I could see several ad-breaks added into run time.
decided not to watch Cyrano on Amazon Prime
I refuse to upgrade my Prime package
decided not to watch Cyrano on Amazon Prime
I refuse to upgrade my Prime package
David Beckham: “I’d give anything to have a knighthood”
a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object
ALT: a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
David Beckham: “I’d give anything to have a knighthood”
I'm sorry but this is hilarious
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I'm sorry but this is hilarious
pretty impressive considering how guff The Rest is Politics and The Rest is Entertainment both are
The Rest Is... podcast producer Goalhanger exceeds 250,000 paying subscribers
pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/goa...
pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/goa...
Goalhanger exceeds 250,000 paying subscribers
Goalhanger subscribers total now exceeds 250,000 for shows including The Rest Is History and The Rest Is Politics.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
pretty impressive considering how guff The Rest is Politics and The Rest is Entertainment both are
does anyone know when/where I can watch Ken Burns' The American Revolution in the UK?
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 AM
does anyone know when/where I can watch Ken Burns' The American Revolution in the UK?
Reposted by Tom Davidson
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
The Telegraph inching closer to a full-on Reform endorsement
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The Telegraph inching closer to a full-on Reform endorsement
got some sick new threads
January 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
got some sick new threads
the real surprise is that after all the scandal, people still seem to give a shit about the Golden Globes?
January 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
the real surprise is that after all the scandal, people still seem to give a shit about the Golden Globes?
my fourth ‘double dip’ after The Silence of the Lambs, Barry Lyndon and Night Moves.
only my absolute favourites get the 4K upgrade
only my absolute favourites get the 4K upgrade
January 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
my fourth ‘double dip’ after The Silence of the Lambs, Barry Lyndon and Night Moves.
only my absolute favourites get the 4K upgrade
only my absolute favourites get the 4K upgrade
definitely sensing a theme in my sister’s Christmas presents…
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
definitely sensing a theme in my sister’s Christmas presents…
first book of 2026 done - an eye-opening look into the damage wreaked by the foreign policy (and communist paranoia) of two brothers uniquely placed in the US government in the 1950s.
Required reading for anyone with any illusions as to the USA’s role in undermining democracy
Required reading for anyone with any illusions as to the USA’s role in undermining democracy
January 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM
first book of 2026 done - an eye-opening look into the damage wreaked by the foreign policy (and communist paranoia) of two brothers uniquely placed in the US government in the 1950s.
Required reading for anyone with any illusions as to the USA’s role in undermining democracy
Required reading for anyone with any illusions as to the USA’s role in undermining democracy
according to Chloe Zhao on 'Soundtracking with Edith Bowman' she had already picked out Max Richter to compose Hamnet's score but HADN'T heard In The Nature of Daylight before???
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
according to Chloe Zhao on 'Soundtracking with Edith Bowman' she had already picked out Max Richter to compose Hamnet's score but HADN'T heard In The Nature of Daylight before???
the absolute rizz of Bill Simmons
after The Big Picture agonise over 'top 25 in 25' for several weeks, Bill drops a one-off rewatchables list and swoops in with an iconic list, seizes the Film Twitter zeitgeist and steals all the thunder
after The Big Picture agonise over 'top 25 in 25' for several weeks, Bill drops a one-off rewatchables list and swoops in with an iconic list, seizes the Film Twitter zeitgeist and steals all the thunder
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
the absolute rizz of Bill Simmons
after The Big Picture agonise over 'top 25 in 25' for several weeks, Bill drops a one-off rewatchables list and swoops in with an iconic list, seizes the Film Twitter zeitgeist and steals all the thunder
after The Big Picture agonise over 'top 25 in 25' for several weeks, Bill drops a one-off rewatchables list and swoops in with an iconic list, seizes the Film Twitter zeitgeist and steals all the thunder
first film of 2026, doing it right
maybe the Great American Film of the late 20th century?
maybe the Great American Film of the late 20th century?
January 4, 2026 at 10:51 PM
first film of 2026, doing it right
maybe the Great American Film of the late 20th century?
maybe the Great American Film of the late 20th century?
Netflix reportedly only wants to keep movies in theaters for 17 days after it buys Warner Bros
“[This] would steamroll the theatrical business” — Deadline
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“[This] would steamroll the theatrical business” — Deadline
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January 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Netflix reportedly only wants to keep movies in theaters for 17 days after it buys Warner Bros
“[This] would steamroll the theatrical business” — Deadline
medium.com/@tomdavidson...
“[This] would steamroll the theatrical business” — Deadline
medium.com/@tomdavidson...
The Rest is Entertainment has turned into a Traitors reaction pod?
lol
lol
January 1, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The Rest is Entertainment has turned into a Traitors reaction pod?
lol
lol
my 4K wishes for 2026:
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Heavenly Creatures
- Shinji Aoyama's Eureka
- Kundun (will never EVER happen)
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- There Will Be Blood
- Pelle the Conquerer
- The Other Side of the Wind
- Beau Travail
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Heavenly Creatures
- Shinji Aoyama's Eureka
- Kundun (will never EVER happen)
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- There Will Be Blood
- Pelle the Conquerer
- The Other Side of the Wind
- Beau Travail
December 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
my 4K wishes for 2026:
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Heavenly Creatures
- Shinji Aoyama's Eureka
- Kundun (will never EVER happen)
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- There Will Be Blood
- Pelle the Conquerer
- The Other Side of the Wind
- Beau Travail
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Heavenly Creatures
- Shinji Aoyama's Eureka
- Kundun (will never EVER happen)
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- There Will Be Blood
- Pelle the Conquerer
- The Other Side of the Wind
- Beau Travail
Drone displays are just woke fireworks really aren't they
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Drone displays are just woke fireworks really aren't they
Reposted by Tom Davidson
So long 2025! You were a terrible year for British feel-good films...
tomdavidson92.medium.com/6283c17b1746
tomdavidson92.medium.com/6283c17b1746
So long, 2025, a bad year for British feel-good films (and Steve Coogan)
Ah, the British feel-good classic. They’re a popular little sub-genre of movies; based on ‘true’ stories (more on that later), cast with a…
tomdavidson92.medium.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
So long 2025! You were a terrible year for British feel-good films...
tomdavidson92.medium.com/6283c17b1746
tomdavidson92.medium.com/6283c17b1746
my to-watch list before I buy any more new movies in 2026
December 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
my to-watch list before I buy any more new movies in 2026
no one talking about the most perfect casting in Marty Supreme (and the real heel of the film…)
December 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
no one talking about the most perfect casting in Marty Supreme (and the real heel of the film…)
Kate Winslet admits on Roger Deakins’ excellent podcast that her first ‘intimate experiences as a young girl’ were with girls, rather than boys.
How long will it take the Daily Mail to sniff it out and write it up?
How long will it take the Daily Mail to sniff it out and write it up?
December 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Kate Winslet admits on Roger Deakins’ excellent podcast that her first ‘intimate experiences as a young girl’ were with girls, rather than boys.
How long will it take the Daily Mail to sniff it out and write it up?
How long will it take the Daily Mail to sniff it out and write it up?
So long 2025! You were a terrible year for British feel-good films...
tomdavidson92.medium.com/6283c17b1746
tomdavidson92.medium.com/6283c17b1746
So long, 2025, a bad year for British feel-good films (and Steve Coogan)
Ah, the British feel-good classic. They’re a popular little sub-genre of movies; based on ‘true’ stories (more on that later), cast with a…
tomdavidson92.medium.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
So long 2025! You were a terrible year for British feel-good films...
tomdavidson92.medium.com/6283c17b1746
tomdavidson92.medium.com/6283c17b1746