Tom Augustine

Filmmaker, writer & critic

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

The best films of the year according to me, for View NZ: https://t.co/h3iCZ96nBi

[Richard Brody @tnyfrontrow]

Art is one thing, arthouse sophistication is another; auteur wars all over again: Hitchcock, Hawks, Sirk, Lubitsch aren't arthouse sophisticates, either, just (like Scorsese) some of the great artists of cinema, despite working in commercial systems and popular styles.

[Rolo Tony @PoorOldRoloTony]

*pulling out a vintage sentiment*
Fuck Chris Pratt. All of my homies hate Chris Pratt.

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

@geekboy73 There’s a ceiling for me in these situations

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

@geekboy73 I enjoyed it mostly!

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

Agreed 100%

[Adam Nayman @brofromanother]

Am not really enjoying WIDOWS BAY so far, but Rhys is very funny

[DOJA CAT @DojaCat]

hey elon if u see this please put the audio post feature back on here. Thanks, u frog build looking bitch. Barrel chested ewok u look like u eat sand.

[Holly-Beth @cronenbabe]

the pope needs to have a stern talk with martin scorsese, he needs the fear of god put back into him

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

I need you all to see MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE because I need to talk about Skeletor’s gym fit

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

@Drew_J_Garcia @DanielCole35498 @bfl_ai

[Nazia Kazi @NaziaKaziTweets]

how is sexting worse than working for blackwater please

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

May '26!

Best: MYSTERIOUS SKIN, TEENAGE SEX & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA
Runners-Up: BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER, BLIND CHANCE
Rewatch: FURIOSA
Worst: THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU
Hon. Mtn.: TWIGGY, MORTAL KOMBAT II, OBSESSION, ODDITY, HOKUM, BACKROOMS, FINDING EMILY, POWER BALLAD

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

January 2020 was a pretty quiet month for me for films! Here’s a summary:

Best new watch: UNCUT GEMS
Runner-up: A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Best re-watch: ZODIAC
Worst watch: DOLITTLE
Hon. Mention: BAD BOYS FOR LIFE/GLORIA

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

April '26:

Best: ILLUSTRIOUS ENERGY
Runners-Up: BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY
Rewatch: FACE/OFF, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, TWIN PEAKS, MINORITY REPORT
Worst: SOLO MIO
Hon. Mtn.: HOPPERS, UNDERTONE, FUZE, MICHAEL, CIVIL WAR, APEX, THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2

[The King of Burbank @kingofburbank2]

Me finding out from Twitter that Rue died

[Brandon Streussnig @BrndnStrssng]

Are you kidding around or what

[PJ • The Andor Guy • 🟢 • @matpolloy]

💀

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

@geekboy73

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

Don’t like seeing people be mean about John Travolta’s beret I think he looks good

[helmet girl @sbodrojan]

It’s actually not good that filmmakers will now have to prove themselves by catering to a social media algorithm on no budget

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

A key factor in this – I have been thinking about and litigating OBSESSION basically since I saw it. Saw BACKROOMS far more recently and haven’t thought about it nearly as much

[Tom Augustine @tom_augustine]

BACKROOMS is the better-made, better-directed film, but OBSESSION is the BETTER film. It is so decreed