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/https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mlbxwrxfus2hDeeply concerned by the amount of visible support for Reform along my street in #Coventry. Dreading these election results in a big way.07 May 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbxwrxfus2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3ml7haaqjf22oI'm not sure why this isn't a penalty? But equally, it has been years since I've had any sort of confident grasp of the handball law. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7haaqjf22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3ml2ncuervs2lWhat an incredible #snooker final. Amazing performances from both Shaun Murphy and Wu Yize.04 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ncuervs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3ml24ies3dc2vThe moments just keep on coming. Another amazing day. 🩵 #PUSB04 May 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml24ies3dc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mkwsxhsg7c2lAbsolutely remarkable bit of scoring in this week's Guardian Blind Date column. I *need* to know her criteria here. 😂03 May 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwsxhsg7c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mksok7oi7s2uI am always confused by the fact the BBC seems a little ashamed of showing the #snooker. Trying to imagine them cutting away from an England football match in stoppage time and making everyone scrabble for the iPlayer. If you're showing it, just show it.01 May 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksok7oi7s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mksn6garps2uMark Allen being so stubborn about 30 points that he's ended up losing the frame and disrupting the best session he's played all tournament is baffling behaviour. #snooker01 May 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksn6garps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mknrgey23s2xCan't remember the last time a film made me feel as icky as the Michael Jackson biopic did.29 Apr 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknrgey23s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mkfwwdvjjc2zWhat a ridiculous, brilliant day. 🩵 #PUSB26 Apr 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfwwdvjjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mkf7eels5c2hOn my way to the CBS for what is sure to be a VERY emotional day. We. Are. Back. 🩵 #PUSB26 Apr 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkf7eels5c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mk5n2nkxdc2sThe #Clayface trailer gets an "oh hell yes!" from me. Superheroes, but make them body horror. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIfpL3mgkFk23 Apr 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5n2nkxdc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mk35thy6qk27Just gonna spend the rest of today watching videos of the Cov title celebrations while crying, I think. #PUSB 🩵22 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk35thy6qk27https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mjyl4scuc22aI liked this piece on AI and writing very much. "As a writer, you are essentially making a contract with the reader. They offer their attention and you offer them something they deem worthy of their attention. The moment you stop doing that, you lose them." https://beyondwriting.co/ai-writing-is-not-a-threat-to-the-arts-its-an-insult21 Apr 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyl4scuc22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mjwijokegc27Spent the weekend in Skegness and Mablethorpe. You will never take away my affection for British seaside naffness. It's firmly in my heart.20 Apr 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwijokegc27https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mjsk344las2wAfter a very dull first hour of #WrestleMania and about as much screen time for the Hogan doc as for the actual matches, I think bed is calling me.18 Apr 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsk344las2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3miy2zsawzc2fGot my ticket for the final Cov home game of the season and almost certainly the final Championship match at the CBS for at least a year. Should be a great day! 🩵 #PUSB08 Apr 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy2zsawzc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mixv4filc22xI really enjoyed #TheDrama, but was caught off-guard by how often I found myself thinking about the Peep Show wedding episode during it. Make of that what you will.08 Apr 2026 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixv4filc22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mivet4xwik24This is an absolutely beautiful cryptic crossword clue. About once a year, I try to teach myself how to do cryptics and I can just never make my brain do it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivet4xwik24https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3miqvj36hrk2mI swear we normally get hailstones two or three times a year in this country, but it has happened two or three times this week. The vibe is end of days.05 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqvj36hrk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3miomtbwbuc2u#SNLUK is, so far, at its best when it's being weird. https://www.voicemag.uk/blog/16350/snl-uk-weirdness-sky-jamie-dornan04 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3miomtbwbuc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mij62ie2yk2oVery happy with my #Cinematrix performance today, so I'm allowing myself a brag. 😂02 Apr 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij62ie2yk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mhykmfwxsc2dLast One Laughing is just a tremendous TV show. Absolutely spectacular.26 Mar 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhykmfwxsc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mhqod57qrk2r#ReadyOrNot 2 is not as viciously inventive as its predecessor (that ending really caught me off guard), but it's still absurdly violent fun. Samara Weaving is already a horror icon.23 Mar 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqod57qrk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mhqeafo3os2fI struggled a little with the first half of #ProjectHailMary, but that final hour is properly brilliant stuff. Ryan Gosling forming a profound friendship with an alien rock amid loads of trippy visuals is exactly what I needed.23 Mar 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqeafo3os2f