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/
I think Darren Aronofsky's new AI TV show is so terrible that it could actually save art. www.voicemag.uk/blog/16128/d...
Darren Aronofsky's AI TV show could actually save art
On This Day... 1776, backed by Time Magazine, tells the story of key moments from the American Revolution using AI tools. It's fair to say that it's no masterpiece, but what is its wider impact?
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January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I think Darren Aronofsky's new AI TV show is so terrible that it could actually save art. www.voicemag.uk/blog/16128/d...
Lol this is the worst thing ever
You don't have the be an avowed AI hater to be impressed without lifeless and unwatchable this is.
January 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Lol this is the worst thing ever
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January 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I cannot agree with this loudly enough!
if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
January 28, 2026 at 10:46 AM
I cannot agree with this loudly enough!
Well if I was disappointed with 12 last year, this year's meagre total of 8 is quite the letdown! #BigGardenBirdwatch
Done over by the weather today for #BigGardenBirdwatch, I think. A welcome sighting of our occasional jay visitor, but the small birds seemed to be off sheltering from the wind. Even our resident robin and coal tits were a no-show. Overall count of just 12. Better luck next year, I hope!
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Well if I was disappointed with 12 last year, this year's meagre total of 8 is quite the letdown! #BigGardenBirdwatch
I spoke to the three defeated Faithfuls from last night's finale of #TheTraitors for @yahoouk.bsky.social...
How mistrust between the Faithfuls handed The Traitors the win
The Traitors final is over, with the show's fourth series ending as dramatically as ever. We spoke to Faraaz, Jade, and Jack about those shocking final betrayals.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I spoke to the three defeated Faithfuls from last night's finale of #TheTraitors for @yahoouk.bsky.social...
Best finale of #TheTraitors ever? Zero notes.
January 23, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Best finale of #TheTraitors ever? Zero notes.
I co-wrote this @yahoouk.bsky.social write-up of the biggest snubs and shocks from the #Oscars nominations today. uk.movies.yahoo.com/oscars-2026-...
Oscars 2026 nominations snubs, shocks, and surprises from Sinners to Wicked
We now know the nominees for the 2026 Academy Awards, with Sinners and One Battle After Another the big contenders. But who missed out in the major Oscar categories?
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January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I co-wrote this @yahoouk.bsky.social write-up of the biggest snubs and shocks from the #Oscars nominations today. uk.movies.yahoo.com/oscars-2026-...
My garden bird feeders are buzzing with activity today, presumably just so they can take the mick and stay away during the @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch at the weekend.
January 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM
My garden bird feeders are buzzing with activity today, presumably just so they can take the mick and stay away during the @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch at the weekend.
I wrote a little bit about the winners and losers from the #GoldenGlobes, as well as what it all means for the #Oscars. uk.movies.yahoo.com/golden-globe...
The biggest Golden Globes snubs and shocks from DiCaprio to KPop Demon Hunters
One Battle After Another was the big winner at the 2026 Golden Globes, but Leonardo DiCaprio lost out on an acting award. How will this affect the Oscars?
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January 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I wrote a little bit about the winners and losers from the #GoldenGlobes, as well as what it all means for the #Oscars. uk.movies.yahoo.com/golden-globe...
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HAMNET is a very effective depiction of grief at a time where life is so fragile it must be constantly scoured for meaning
Oscar-primed Hamnet isn’t as manipulative as its critics claim – review
Jessie Buckley, already the Best Actress Oscar frontrunner, is remarkable as William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in Chloé Zhao’s speculative grief drama
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January 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
HAMNET is a very effective depiction of grief at a time where life is so fragile it must be constantly scoured for meaning
Just when you think #TheTraitors couldn't top last night's cliffhanger. This show is bulletproof.
January 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Just when you think #TheTraitors couldn't top last night's cliffhanger. This show is bulletproof.
Always a pleasure to join Jamie and run down the best films of the year!
If you missed Wednesday’s review of the year show with the ever-wonderful @tomjbeasley.bsky.social you can listen to the fully edited and compiled countdown of our respective top tens right here. justalittlebitrandom.blog/2026/01/09/j...
Just A Little Bit Random Review Of The Year 2025
Film journalist Tom Beasley once again joins me to count down our respective top ten films of the year lists, this time looking back at the best films of the year that was 2025. Covering smart horr…
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January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Always a pleasure to join Jamie and run down the best films of the year!
I struggled to wrangle my thoughts about #Hamnet into a review, but here's my best attempt. I'll be thinking about this movie for a long time. www.voicemag.uk/review/16064...
Film Review: Hamnet – Jessie Buckley shines in Shakespeare drama
Oscars beckon for Chloe Zhao's verdant, deeply human historical drama Hamnet, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I struggled to wrangle my thoughts about #Hamnet into a review, but here's my best attempt. I'll be thinking about this movie for a long time. www.voicemag.uk/review/16064...
#TheTraitors is just incredible, isn't it? Zero notes. Perfection.
January 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
#TheTraitors is just incredible, isn't it? Zero notes. Perfection.
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One thing The Traitors has taught me is that the people snarking on the internet aren't lying, a lot of white men look pretty much interchangeable
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
One thing The Traitors has taught me is that the people snarking on the internet aren't lying, a lot of white men look pretty much interchangeable
I know I'm going early on this, but I'm not convinced I'll see a better film in 2026 than Hamnet. It's remarkable.
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I know I'm going early on this, but I'm not convinced I'll see a better film in 2026 than Hamnet. It's remarkable.
#TheTraitors seems to already be saying goodbye to this series' big twist, and I'm thrilled.
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Is The Traitors already abandoning its hidden villain twist?
The Traitors delivered a double shock in its third episode, with a surprising banishment and a hint that Claudia Winkleman will reveal her hidden Secret Traitor.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
#TheTraitors seems to already be saying goodbye to this series' big twist, and I'm thrilled.
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I wrote about last night's episode of #TheTraitors over at @yahoo.bsky.social
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The Traitors airs first murder and banishment, as Secret Traitor looms
After the shocking Secret Traitor reveal in episode one, the ultimate game of deception began in earnest with two competitors biting the dust already.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
I wrote about last night's episode of #TheTraitors over at @yahoo.bsky.social
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This is exactly like when everyone watched John Wick and said they wanted to know more about the criminal world. Now the movies are boring, three hours long, and focus mainly on big coins and people with silly nicknames when all we really want is Keanu shooting people in the face. #TheTraitors
one of the top voted comments on the Reddit live thread btw. people don’t know what they want! don’t listen to them! #TheTraitors
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
This is exactly like when everyone watched John Wick and said they wanted to know more about the criminal world. Now the movies are boring, three hours long, and focus mainly on big coins and people with silly nicknames when all we really want is Keanu shooting people in the face. #TheTraitors
Well I really enjoyed #TheTraitors, but I can't stand the Secret Traitor twist and I hope we find out who they are very soon.
January 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Well I really enjoyed #TheTraitors, but I can't stand the Secret Traitor twist and I hope we find out who they are very soon.
Earlier this year, I wrote about #MartySupreme and the possibility that it might help to grow #tabletennis as a sport, with the help of an interview with a GB Olympian. 🏓 uk.movies.yahoo.com/marty-suprem...
Can Timothée Chalamet's new film Marty Supreme be the Karate Kid of table tennis?
Table tennis takes centre stage in Timothee Chalamet's new movie Marty Supreme. Could this Oscars season spotlight propel the sport to new heights?
uk.movies.yahoo.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Earlier this year, I wrote about #MartySupreme and the possibility that it might help to grow #tabletennis as a sport, with the help of an interview with a GB Olympian. 🏓 uk.movies.yahoo.com/marty-suprem...
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
Parent life is being on your third shirt of the day by 9.15am. 😂
December 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Parent life is being on your third shirt of the day by 9.15am. 😂
RIP Rob Reiner.
This one hits hard. The director with perhaps the most incredible run of classics ever. A man with an immense gift for character above all else, telling stories full of warmth and darkness in equal measure. Every fractured shard of humanity, good and bad, exists in his work.
This one hits hard. The director with perhaps the most incredible run of classics ever. A man with an immense gift for character above all else, telling stories full of warmth and darkness in equal measure. Every fractured shard of humanity, good and bad, exists in his work.
December 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
RIP Rob Reiner.
This one hits hard. The director with perhaps the most incredible run of classics ever. A man with an immense gift for character above all else, telling stories full of warmth and darkness in equal measure. Every fractured shard of humanity, good and bad, exists in his work.
This one hits hard. The director with perhaps the most incredible run of classics ever. A man with an immense gift for character above all else, telling stories full of warmth and darkness in equal measure. Every fractured shard of humanity, good and bad, exists in his work.