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Spank The Monkey

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Australopithecine specialising in arts and entertainment reviews. Longer-form babbling available at https://spank-the-monkey.co.uk.

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Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 1d

Day 2 of #LFF 2025, reviewing The Art Of The Whodunit, Ballad Of A Small Player, The Eyes Of Ghana, Wake Up Dead Man spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2025/10/10/s...

Spank’s LFF Diary, Thursday 09/10/2025

Reviewed today: The Art Of The Whodunit, Ballad Of A Small Player, The Eyes Of Ghana, Wake Up Dead Man.

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Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 2d

Day one of #LFF 2025, reviewing The Devil Smokes (And Saves The Spent Matches In The Same Box), Wild Style spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2025/10/09/s...

Spank’s LFF Diary, Wednesday 08/10/2025

Reviewed today: The Devil Smokes (And Saves The Spent Matches In The Same Box), Wild Style.

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Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 2d

Introducing #LFF 2025 by reviewing the trailer. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2025/10/08/l...

The words 'EVERYONE IS INVITED' on top of a luridly coloured background, as seen in the LFF 2025 trailer.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

End of thread.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

And here's what you get for doing that in one day.

A can of Harvestfest beer made by the nice people at Pretty Decent.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, that's all nine bars on the Mile.

A Blackhorse Beer Mile card with stamps from all nine bars on the route.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

9) Signature Brew

A half of Roadie in front of the tanks at Signature Brew.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

8) Pretty Decent Beer Co

Half of Don Westie at Pretty Decent. Just one more to go after this...

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

7) Exale

A half of Fermie Sanders in the Exale taproom. (Note the mittens on the pump clip.)

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

6) Borough Wines

A glass of Tre Monti Albana Orange from the benches outside Borough Wines.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

5) 40ft Brewery

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

4) East London Brewing Co

Half of Jamboree outside the all-new East London Brewing Co taproom.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

3) Renegade Wines

Glass of Courtney at Renegade Wines. Zoom in for more info.

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2) Big Penny Social

A half of Two Flints' Santiago on a table at Big Penny Social, with a guy on the left stopping me from getting the whole of the sign in the background.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

1) Burnt Faith

A paper cup of mulled cider brandy in front of the tanks at Burnt Faith.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

Meanwhile, in another part of the city...

A poster for the Blackhorse Beer Mile's Harvestfest, happening right now (information correct at time of writing).

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Bermondsey Beer Mile to everyone out there today! Like that other website I keep banging on about, our guide to the Mile has moved from Typepad to WordPress, and can now be reached at bermondsey-beer-mile.co.uk

The Bermondsey Beer Mile

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Reacher from the Jack Lagoon @daltondeschain.com · 8d

AI actress Tilly Norwood has tragically passed away while filming her first movie with director A Hologram of John Landis

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Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 8d

The once-a-year internet event that nobody really wants apart from me: a single page collating all my Edinburgh Festival reviews, now running from 1989 to 2025. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2025/10/02/e...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9d

RIP

Jane Goodall Returns From Latest Expedition With Annoying Chimp Accent

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND—Gesturing wildly with her arms and grunting whenever she spoke, Dr. Jane Goodall returned from her latest expedition with an annoying chimp accent, sources confirmed Monday. “She ...

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Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 9d

First of the month post (and the first one in our new location (no, I still can't work out why the image aligned that way)). spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2025/10/01/s...

Simian Substitute Site for October 2025: Tobizaru

MONTH END PROCESSING FOR SEPTEMBER 2025 Books: I wasn’t that keen on The Belated Birthday Girl’s audiobook choice last month, Joe Tidy’s Ctrl-Alt-Chaos: going to bed straight afte…

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Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 9d

I love Andy Zaltzman's description of it as being "built on literal, economic and metaphorical sand".

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 11d

Strangers On A Train.

Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 11d

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Holt Calls Dillman the Best Detective Ever - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

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Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 14d

This feels like something @princecharlescinema.com should get involved with.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14d

Folks, some incredible news:

A couple of weeks ago, a national theatre chain axed our release of Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile because it mentioned Donald Trump.

Now, because of you, Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile will now run on over 25 screens throughout the world.

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A list of screenings for Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile from New York, New York to Kelowna, BC.