Tom Beasley
@tomjbeasley.bsky.social
Stationary words about moving pictures. Freelance film critic/journo. London Critics member. Editor @ https://www.voicemag.uk/. Host of a Waterloo Road podcast. 'Beta nerd' apparently. (he/him)
Portfolio: http://tomjbeasley.wordpress.com/
Portfolio: http://tomjbeasley.wordpress.com/
Just to show how far behind the pop culture curve having newborn babies puts you...
K-Pop Demon Hunters is good, innit?
K-Pop Demon Hunters is good, innit?
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just to show how far behind the pop culture curve having newborn babies puts you...
K-Pop Demon Hunters is good, innit?
K-Pop Demon Hunters is good, innit?
It's completely insane that Trump will face absolutely zero consequences from this, just like he has for every other bombshell.
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's completely insane that Trump will face absolutely zero consequences from this, just like he has for every other bombshell.
I think the Liverpool goal should have been allowed, but this stuff is very weird to me.
Yes, Sky Sports, making the first call on an offside is literally the main job of an assistant referee. It's why they have a big, colourful flag to lift. Not a conspiracy.
www.skysports.com/football/new...
Yes, Sky Sports, making the first call on an offside is literally the main job of an assistant referee. It's why they have a big, colourful flag to lift. Not a conspiracy.
www.skysports.com/football/new...
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I think the Liverpool goal should have been allowed, but this stuff is very weird to me.
Yes, Sky Sports, making the first call on an offside is literally the main job of an assistant referee. It's why they have a big, colourful flag to lift. Not a conspiracy.
www.skysports.com/football/new...
Yes, Sky Sports, making the first call on an offside is literally the main job of an assistant referee. It's why they have a big, colourful flag to lift. Not a conspiracy.
www.skysports.com/football/new...
The James Bond story about not being able to work out how to resurrect him is fascinating. Shows how much of a sea change we've had in terms of franchises. You could've killed Bond in the 60s and nobody would've cared when he showed up with a new face. Now everything has to make sense in-universe.
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The James Bond story about not being able to work out how to resurrect him is fascinating. Shows how much of a sea change we've had in terms of franchises. You could've killed Bond in the 60s and nobody would've cared when he showed up with a new face. Now everything has to make sense in-universe.
When do babies sleep? Asking for a friend.
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
When do babies sleep? Asking for a friend.
Turns out that parenting involves watching a film about onrushing nuclear armageddon in the early hours of the morning. Who knew?
Oh, House of Dynamite is fantastic btw.
Oh, House of Dynamite is fantastic btw.
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Turns out that parenting involves watching a film about onrushing nuclear armageddon in the early hours of the morning. Who knew?
Oh, House of Dynamite is fantastic btw.
Oh, House of Dynamite is fantastic btw.
Two separate products seem to think that a fictional creature is one of the 26 most important animals my children should know. 😂 And one of them went to the trouble of finding "xene" and "vicuna".
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Two separate products seem to think that a fictional creature is one of the 26 most important animals my children should know. 😂 And one of them went to the trouble of finding "xene" and "vicuna".
I wrote about the brilliant #CelebrityTraitors final and why I'm not convinced "playing a good game" actually matters. www.voicemag.uk/blog/15858/c...
The Celebrity Traitors final shattered the 'play a good game' myth
The conclusion of Celebrity Traitors gave us a killer final twist, but did the winner actually play a good game this time around?
www.voicemag.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I wrote about the brilliant #CelebrityTraitors final and why I'm not convinced "playing a good game" actually matters. www.voicemag.uk/blog/15858/c...
Absolutely insane result to #CelebrityTraitors. What a show.
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Absolutely insane result to #CelebrityTraitors. What a show.
Avenue Q was the first show I ever saw in the West End and I retain a real soft spot for its cavalcade of puppet filth. Very much hope I get chance to see the new run. If I start at Avenue A now, maybe I'll make it in time...
Musical comedy Avenue Q is to return to the West End 20 years after it first played there, with a limited run scheduled at the Shaftesbury Theatre next year.
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/pro...
Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/pro...
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Avenue Q was the first show I ever saw in the West End and I retain a real soft spot for its cavalcade of puppet filth. Very much hope I get chance to see the new run. If I start at Avenue A now, maybe I'll make it in time...
Coca-Cola has replaced its traditional Christmas advert with an AI-generated nightmare, and it has made me very sad indeed. www.voicemag.uk/blog/15852/c...
Coca-Cola's monstrous AI advert is the absolute opposite of Christmas
Coca-Cola has once again delivered an AI-generated version of its famous Christmas advert. Is there anything less festive than that?
www.voicemag.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Coca-Cola has replaced its traditional Christmas advert with an AI-generated nightmare, and it has made me very sad indeed. www.voicemag.uk/blog/15852/c...
That feels like a huge result. Deserved to be behind at half time, but came out as a totally different team in the second half and showed real character to get the three points. #PUSB
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That feels like a huge result. Deserved to be behind at half time, but came out as a totally different team in the second half and showed real character to get the three points. #PUSB
Nothing says Christmas cheer like the truly horrifying, dead-eyed sloth in the new Coca-Cola AI ad. 'Tis the season!
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Nothing says Christmas cheer like the truly horrifying, dead-eyed sloth in the new Coca-Cola AI ad. 'Tis the season!
Oh god I loved Bugonia. What a film.
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Oh god I loved Bugonia. What a film.
Always fun when the culture secretary doesn't seem to actually know anything about culture.
Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Always fun when the culture secretary doesn't seem to actually know anything about culture.
The fact that new Tom Daley knitting show is called Game of Wool bothers me because it sounds like it ought to be a pun, but it isn't really a pun on anything. Stitch Perfect was right there.
October 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The fact that new Tom Daley knitting show is called Game of Wool bothers me because it sounds like it ought to be a pun, but it isn't really a pun on anything. Stitch Perfect was right there.
Most things are reasonably fair game as far as I'm concerned until the moment the BBFC black card comes up. At that point, phones away, stop chattering, and enjoy the film.
This is not difficult.
This is not difficult.
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Some might argue that streaming movies at home has given us all etiquette amnesia. But when it comes to disrupting a screening, I think the rules have some nuance, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Most things are reasonably fair game as far as I'm concerned until the moment the BBFC black card comes up. At that point, phones away, stop chattering, and enjoy the film.
This is not difficult.
This is not difficult.
Reposted by Tom Beasley
Increasingly convinced that we are living through the decline of mass literacy and cringe as it is, we all need to get into publicly celebrating reading books as much as possible.
October 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Increasingly convinced that we are living through the decline of mass literacy and cringe as it is, we all need to get into publicly celebrating reading books as much as possible.
I loved writing this 20th anniversary tribute to the terrifying genius of #TheDescent over at @yahoo.bsky.social.
Thanks to Berkeley Square Barbarian, Josh Saco from @miskatonicihs.bsky.social, and Rostam Namaghi from British Caving Association for your help!
uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-descent-...
Thanks to Berkeley Square Barbarian, Josh Saco from @miskatonicihs.bsky.social, and Rostam Namaghi from British Caving Association for your help!
uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-descent-...
How the scariest British movie ever made us all afraid of the dark
Neil Marshall's cave-exploring horror movie The Descent retains its bone-chilling power even 20 years on. It's back in UK cinemas to terrorise us all again.
uk.movies.yahoo.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I loved writing this 20th anniversary tribute to the terrifying genius of #TheDescent over at @yahoo.bsky.social.
Thanks to Berkeley Square Barbarian, Josh Saco from @miskatonicihs.bsky.social, and Rostam Namaghi from British Caving Association for your help!
uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-descent-...
Thanks to Berkeley Square Barbarian, Josh Saco from @miskatonicihs.bsky.social, and Rostam Namaghi from British Caving Association for your help!
uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-descent-...
I remember being obsessed with the story behind this bizarre movie when it finally came out in the UK. A fascinating tale!
An incredible film story, this. The tale of Accidental Love, a $26m comedy made by, well, a director who doesn't exist...
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buff.ly/3a2GjZU
October 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I remember being obsessed with the story behind this bizarre movie when it finally came out in the UK. A fascinating tale!
Can't stop thinking about John Cena's homage to Bray Wyatt at the weekend. What a thoroughly beautiful moment and a gorgeous fan reaction, followed by Cena's little nod to the heavens. Absolute perfection. www.instagram.com/p/DPq9K68DW3i/
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October 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Can't stop thinking about John Cena's homage to Bray Wyatt at the weekend. What a thoroughly beautiful moment and a gorgeous fan reaction, followed by Cena's little nod to the heavens. Absolute perfection. www.instagram.com/p/DPq9K68DW3i/
Embargoed until release day.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Embargoed until release day.
One of the joys of my role as VoiceMag editor is the Voice Contributors scheme, in which I get to work with young people over 3 months as they explore #journalism & #creativewriting.
They're already producing amazing work and I can't wait to see what they do next. www.voicemag.uk/tag/voice-co...
They're already producing amazing work and I can't wait to see what they do next. www.voicemag.uk/tag/voice-co...
October 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
One of the joys of my role as VoiceMag editor is the Voice Contributors scheme, in which I get to work with young people over 3 months as they explore #journalism & #creativewriting.
They're already producing amazing work and I can't wait to see what they do next. www.voicemag.uk/tag/voice-co...
They're already producing amazing work and I can't wait to see what they do next. www.voicemag.uk/tag/voice-co...