Tom Beasley

Writing stationary words about moving pictures. Film critic/showbiz journo. Editor at @voicemaguk. Host of @WaterlooRoadPod. 'Beta nerd' apparently. (he/him)

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

With a lot of people making the move to Bluesky, I don't wanna lose any of you lovely folks! Follow me over there... https://t.co/iTCnaSL74X

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

Not now, powerful solar flare.

[The Independent @Independent]

Sun unleashes powerful solar flare, Nasa says
https://t.co/0jrxgV2cn6

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

Every word you read just makes it all worse.

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

For those waking up in US, bewildered in Europe, what happened?

Have been on air for last 12 hours pouring over the data

Here it is

There's no silver lining for Democrats. Trump won everywhere. He's going to win the popular vote. He did better across the demographics. He grew his coalition, better with black voters, Latinos, young voters. The US become less racially divided by party. Harris underperformed Biden virtually everywhere.

Trump improved on his 2020 margin in 2,367 counties. His margin decreased in only 240 counties.

[Robin Flavell @RobinFlavell]

I’m very much blaming this result on the thing I don’t like.

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

A lot of people understandably leaving this website today, but I'm kind of enjoying the post-apocalyptic support group vibe. Obviously it won't stand when the rest of America wakes up, but it's nice for now.

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

When I snoozed my alarm this morning, I had a dream that a wasp stung me in the eye.

Frankly, that looks better than the real world right now.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

A big one for the "why should I care if Trump wins" crowd.

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

Reminder: Victory for Trump is likely to all but end global hopes of staying below 1.5C, our analysis found in March

https://t.co/D8YonQ4w65

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

Well, this is a hell of a thing to wake up to.

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

I haven't seen Guinea Fowl yet, but this is a pretty fantastic list otherwise. ROSE GLASS! #BIFA2024

[BIFA @BIFA_film]

The #BIFA2024 nominees for Best Director sponsored by Sky Cinema are:

ANDREA ARNOLD Bird
NORA FINGSCHEIDT The Outrun
ROSE GLASS Love Lies Bleeding
RUNGANO NYONI On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
RICH PEPPIATT Kneecap

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

The thumbnail image suggests this piece is about to call the live-action Scooby-Doo a terrible movie and I simply cannot accept that.

[Independent Film @TheIndyFilm]

23 fantastic performances hidden in terrible movies https://t.co/Y6lnEH86q6

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

Absolutely no idea how I felt about #Conclave. Certainly takes some odd swings in that final act!

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

"If this joyful, big-hearted, and endlessly silly adventure is anything to go by, Paddington is in good hands."

Read more of my #PaddingtonInPeru review over at @voicemaguk... https://t.co/6tZHi1DY5l

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

This is absolutely shocking stuff!

[Simon Brew @simonbrew]

As an avid importer of KL discs, this obviously stings like hell. My interview with Roger Donaldson has turned up on their No Way Out disc. Not quite sure why, and not had a penny for it. Not even a disc!

It's hard enough being an indie without stuff like this.

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

This is a sobering read about the current chaos involving Google and its various attempts to prioritise "helpful content" on its results pages. Small online publishers are being destroyed, making the internet much, much worse.

[Ready Steady Cut @ReadySteadyCut]

"On September 28th, 2023, something happened to our website, Ready Steady Cut. I knew what had happened was unprecedented, but I did not realize then that I was involved in an extinction event for small businesses and web publishers by Google."

https://t.co/lXrbZBNQE1

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

Snapped a pic with my best mate at this morning's #PaddingtonInPeru screening! 🐻🥪

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

I had a lot of time for #AgathaAllAlong, but it ultimately fell victim to some of Marvel's worst impulses.

https://t.co/nxO63EGA73

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

About to see The Apprentice, which means my choice of Halloween film is way scarier than yours! 🎃 #NowWatching

[Tom Beasley @TomJBeasley]

Huge thanks to @mubiuk for this lovely pack of goodies to celebrate one of the best movies of the year... though I was a bit scared to open the box.

The Substance is streaming on Mubi right now. It's an unforgettable ride! #TryTheSubstance

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

Imagine spending £3 billion freezing fuel duty in order to appease The Sun and then getting this front page as a result