Don’t particularly like Starmer and have been politically left of the Labour Party for a long while now, but can’t see how a leadership contest or resignation solves anything. Likeliest outcome would surely be calls for an early GE leading to a Reform government.

Started sleeping with an eye mask and it’s changed my life.

Guy living on my estate was vetted to be a reform uk MP and then just gave up after two months because he said they were shit hahahahaha

I know it’s been out for a couple years now, but I’ve blasted through this book over the last couple days and just want to add to the praise. Sad and funny in a way you can’t put down.

I’ve written about the first episode of Saturday Night Live UK for The Conversation. Definitely the only time I’ll write the words “carefully timed ‘cunt’” in a professional capacity. Read here: theconversation.com/saturday-nig...

Barnsley reference in the first half hour of SNL UK, we just keep winning

TV comedy people: is the new scrubs actually any good? Have heard promising things but have limited time to watch things at the moment and most of my emotional tv bandwidth is spent crying at Harrison Ford on Shrinking.

Heated Rivalry episode 3: the smoothie guy is kinda giving Charlie Kirk 🥴

Libbing tf out, get his ass Bruce

Getting in from the pub and chatting to my wife (who I love)

Just found out I’m older than Kate Winslet was in The Holiday and literally had to sit down.

Chat, am I cooked?

Earth-shattering realisation last night that the ‘porn actors’ storyline in Love Actually isn’t about porn actors at all - they’re body doubles for famous stars, hence the simulated sex. This is why it is important to engage with films multiple times. The richness reveals itself.

Had a vivid dream last year that Bob Dylan announced a UK tour of workingmen’s clubs and tickets were super hard to get. Anyway, it’s not quite a workingmen’s, but he’s playing in Coventry (for the first time ever) up the road from my house tomorrow night and I actually think I manifested this.

Stephen Gundle and Janna Wong announce ‘DINO’S TOP TEN’, a ten-podcast series about legendary film producer Dino De Laurentiis. Episodes will be released weekly each Monday. The first one can be listened to now at the following link: m.youtube.com/watch?v=t17o...

Finally saw Bugonia

Howling

Peak adult night in

Angel of Harlem - in which U2 travel to Sun Studios in an attempt to recreate the sound of early Presley records and instead produce a piece of music that doesn’t resemble anything Elvis recorded in his entire career (Vegas era included).

Tempted to print this out for work

It’s disappointing that I know what ‘you’re either woke bosh or fascist bosh’ means.

It’s shameful how much Employee of the Month sounds like a movie premise I would come up with. Imagine a romantic comedy… but at Costco. Excellent! 10/10

Today we welcomed our new first-year students with a scavenger hunt around campus. For bonus points, they were asked to recreate some famous film moments or posters. Can you guess what they are?

The concept of not being able to find a decent showtime for one of the best films of the year because Taylor Swift would like to play her new album in all the screens.

Eddington Summer, One Battle After Another Fall

Haven’t seen a single correct ranking of all the Paul Thomas Anderson movies, so here is the actual right order. (Everything from Magnolia up is a 9/10 btw)

Tonight’s the night

Apple Music finally removed the corny AI snow from this Bob Dylan album cover art 😍 who told them it looked like absolute shit?!

Smashed the gravy boat just as we’re about to enter prime Sunday roast season.

Made it all the way to Tulsa, Oklahoma and excited to be presenting a paper tomorrow at the World of Bob Dylan 2025 conference!

It’s raining

Talkin’ CV3 Binley Mega Chippy Blues

Had a great time presenting at the #CST conference yesterday, looking at the rise of live broadcasts on streaming platforms. Saw so many great papers!

Whenever there’s a guy you’ve never seen in your life getting a little too much screen time in a Mission Impossible movie, you just KNOW it’s Tom Cruise in a mask.

A new podcast conversation between Jose Arroyo and James Taylor, focusing on James’ new book, ‘The Superhero Blockbuster: Adaptation, Style, and Meaning’. Listen here: notesonfilm1.com/2025/06/06/j...

LEAKED IMAGE FROM INSIDE THE CONCLAVE

Binged all of Netflix’s The Four Seasons. Feels like a welcome throwback to their earliest original programmes where a lot of money is spent sending famous stars to exotic locations.

In a crazy but completely on-brand turn of events, I’ll be presenting at the 2025 World of Dylan conference in Tulsa, OK. My paper is titled - ‘Stare into the vacuum of his eyes’ - Looking at Bob Dylan and the reaction shot in A Complete Unknown. Thrilled to be accepted and explore the archives!

Mid 00s was a great time for weird DVD cover art where they didn’t just copy the poster but cooked up something like this. Please show me your fave weird dvd art.

I hit a few shots as bad as McIlroy when I played 9 holes on Friday. Maybe this means I could one day also win the Masters.

You will see the most guys who look like other guys in the queue for Record Store Day. Is that Greg from The White Lotus? Is that Brett Goldstein? No it isn’t. It’s just guys.

It’s the masters baby ⛳️ ⛳️ ⛳️

What if I told you in 2006 that these three were dominating the media landscape, 20 years on?

We’re so back

Today sees the digital publication of James C. Taylor’s monograph, ‘The Superhero Blockbuster: Adaptation, Style, and Meaning’ You may already be able to access via university affiliation at the following link: www.jstor.org/stable/jj.25... Physical copies will be available in 2 weeks.

Huge congratulations to Chris O’Rourke for winning the Best Article Award at BAFTSS 2025!

Presenting as part of the Comedic Aesthetics panel at #BAFTSS2025 tomorrow! My paper is called ‘It’s Not TV, It’s A24’ and will be looking at how A24 have positioned themselves as a producer of televised stand-up comedy and the ways in which this reinforces their strong brand identity.

I thought this was Bono