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/3mr2ymddpic2aI'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.20 Jul 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2ymddpic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mr2v4cr36k2lOh this would be so funny [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2v4cr36k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mqxf3fndzs2hIt's good when football is silly because it means you don't have to endure loads of tedious, relentlessly negative discourse about handbrakes.18 Jul 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxf3fndzs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mqtrg2ku4k2pBy far the best piece I've read on England's World Cup exit, with some much-needed tactical rigour on the defensive approach we took after going ahead. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtrg2ku4k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mqoc5esz6k2cA plea to our media organisations and football pundits ahead of the England game.15 Jul 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoc5esz6k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mqjnjvwbi226Already seeing people claim that the announcement terror police are now investigating Ann Widdecombe's death is evidence of a "cover-up". It isn't. Here's a useful primer on how this sort of thing actually works. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjnjvwbi226https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mqfu6pfwwk2gEngland still in contention for the honour of losing to France in the final. 💪11 Jul 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfu6pfwwk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mqfkuwtk6s23So funny hearing the commentators talking about how the England team did training camps to adjust to the heat. 30 degrees is, of course, unheard of over here. 😂11 Jul 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfkuwtk6s23https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mqclumquc22uI am no longer human. There is only sweat.10 Jul 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqclumquc22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mqaiysphfc26I watch gross, brutal horror movies all the time. But I'm not sure that I have ever seen anything as terrifying and stomach-turning as the last 10 minutes of #TipToe. Russell T Davies has again given us an absolutely unforgettable TV show.09 Jul 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaiysphfc26https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mq7pbk3ulc2qI'm sorry, but I cannot stomach weeks of the press trying to talk seriously about a comedian with a bin on his head. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7pbk3ulc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mq2plgbzoc2qThe hero this country deserves, probably. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2plgbzoc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mq2pgqyiss24Absolutely mad line there that men in London can't wear watches and women can't wear jewellery. Presumably women CAN wear watches and men CAN wear jewellery?07 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2pgqyiss24https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mq2pdrvdxc2vVery much enjoying the BBC newsroom trying to work out which snippet of this nonsense to put on the ticker at the bottom of the screen. "I dunno, something something security, something something mayoral elections, something something crypto gift."07 Jul 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2pdrvdxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mq2p2ih3xs23I think it would be fun if everyone in the UK got a turn to do a press conference with blanket media coverage just to moan about their life.07 Jul 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2p2ih3xs23https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mq22tmcmmc2kWWE has a near-unlimited amount of contempt for its fans. This shouldn't be a surprise, and yet it is. We're the mugs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq22tmcmmc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mpx4ybuw6s2aHarry Kane being unable to do his post-match interview because he sung Wonderwall too loudly is peak culture.06 Jul 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpx4ybuw6s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mpx4gj24wk2aSo glad that's over. Though, presumably, the picture desk at The Sun is photoshopping sombreros on to Kane and Bellingham as we speak. #WorldCup #England #WC202606 Jul 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpx4gj24wk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mpgdudc4os2gSami Zayn's victory at the weekend was a beautiful, surprising moment from #WWE. So I decided to write about it. #NightOfChampions #wrestling https://www.voicemag.uk/blog/16643/sami-zayn-wwe-champion-kevin-owens-summerslam29 Jun 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgdudc4os2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mpcldyqtjc2kNo one's deleting my Blu-rays. Just saying. 😎 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcldyqtjc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mpccumihwc24Genuinely a bit emotional at the ending to #NightOfChampions. Sami Zayn has always been one of my favourites and I never thought for even a second that this was on the cards tonight. But nobody deserves it more. He belongs at the very top. #WWE https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/2e/b7/jhMLo9MR.gif?hh=280&ww=498&mp4=qGZAlVfZ9WAsNc5C&webm=yYFBxhfQQylABlo927 Jun 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpccumihwc24https://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mpbzwfu4ks2mThis ridiculous amount of ad breaks on a "premium" show is completely absurd. Let us watch wrestling! #WWE #NightOfChampions27 Jun 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbzwfu4ks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mpbz7o5aus2mJust me or is Michael Cole's mic peaking awfully on the #NightOfChampions broadcast? Every time he shouts, which is all the time. #WWE #wrestling27 Jun 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbz7o5aus2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomjbeasley.bsky.social/post/3mp3ykvqgfk2iULEZ is an essentially victimless policy that makes a measurable positive impact. We should have it in every urban area tbh. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:wbbfktyds2bbhm6zjas26j3u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3ykvqgfk2i