The James Bond story about not being able to work out how to resurrect him is fascinating. Shows how much of a sea change we've had in terms of franchises. You could've killed Bond in the 60s and nobody would've cared when he showed up with a new face. Now everything has to make sense in-universe.

When do babies sleep? Asking for a friend.

Turns out that parenting involves watching a film about onrushing nuclear armageddon in the early hours of the morning. Who knew? Oh, House of Dynamite is fantastic btw.

Two separate products seem to think that a fictional creature is one of the 26 most important animals my children should know. 😂 And one of them went to the trouble of finding "xene" and "vicuna".

I wrote about the brilliant #CelebrityTraitors final and why I'm not convinced "playing a good game" actually matters. www.voicemag.uk/blog/15858/c...

Absolutely insane result to #CelebrityTraitors. What a show.

Avenue Q was the first show I ever saw in the West End and I retain a real soft spot for its cavalcade of puppet filth. Very much hope I get chance to see the new run. If I start at Avenue A now, maybe I'll make it in time...

Coca-Cola has replaced its traditional Christmas advert with an AI-generated nightmare, and it has made me very sad indeed. www.voicemag.uk/blog/15852/c...

That feels like a huge result. Deserved to be behind at half time, but came out as a totally different team in the second half and showed real character to get the three points. #PUSB

Nothing says Christmas cheer like the truly horrifying, dead-eyed sloth in the new Coca-Cola AI ad. 'Tis the season!

I love their films but A24 is simply an impractically small paper size

Oh god I loved Bugonia. What a film.

Always fun when the culture secretary doesn't seem to actually know anything about culture.

The fact that new Tom Daley knitting show is called Game of Wool bothers me because it sounds like it ought to be a pun, but it isn't really a pun on anything. Stitch Perfect was right there.

Most things are reasonably fair game as far as I'm concerned until the moment the BBFC black card comes up. At that point, phones away, stop chattering, and enjoy the film. This is not difficult.

Increasingly convinced that we are living through the decline of mass literacy and cringe as it is, we all need to get into publicly celebrating reading books as much as possible.

I loved writing this 20th anniversary tribute to the terrifying genius of #TheDescent over at @yahoo.bsky.social. Thanks to Berkeley Square Barbarian, Josh Saco from @miskatonicihs.bsky.social, and Rostam Namaghi from British Caving Association for your help! uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-descent-...

Cov being this good is so, so weird. How long can it last? 😂 #PUSB

I remember being obsessed with the story behind this bizarre movie when it finally came out in the UK. A fascinating tale!

Can't stop thinking about John Cena's homage to Bray Wyatt at the weekend. What a thoroughly beautiful moment and a gorgeous fan reaction, followed by Cena's little nod to the heavens. Absolute perfection. www.instagram.com/p/DPq9K68DW3i/

Embargoed until release day.

One of the joys of my role as VoiceMag editor is the Voice Contributors scheme, in which I get to work with young people over 3 months as they explore #journalism & #creativewriting. They're already producing amazing work and I can't wait to see what they do next. www.voicemag.uk/tag/voice-co...

Stivichall. Good luck, Americans! 😂

A lot of """"creatives"""" have seemingly accepted generative AI as part of art and filmmaking and I'm hear to say you're all big stinky phonies and I hate you

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

English?! I mean, this argument is absurd whatever degree it focuses on, but given that English is (rightly) a core subject that every pupil in the country studies up until GCSE level, it's insane to suggest it's a "rip-off degree".

And so the annual #LFF FOMO begins! Hoping to experience this year's fest vicariously through the brilliant Voice Magazine reviewer Kieran Battams, who is attending for us. Check out his reviews here! www.voicemag.uk/tag/london-f...

Is there any way we can elect Ismaeel from #EducatingYorkshire to be prime minister? I think it's worth looking into, personally.

I reviewed the really quite lovely new BBC comedy Film Club, which stars Aimee Lou Wood and Nabhaan Rizwan. www.voicemag.uk/review/15738...

Very funny that Cov fans spent the whole summer certain that we needed to sign a striker. Three recognised centre-forwards in our squad and they've scored eight goals between them in the last seven days. #PUSB

It's okay to start getting really excited now, right? #PUSB

Very inconsiderate of Paul Thomas Anderson to have made a three-hour movie everybody agrees is excellent when I now have tiny twins who are unwilling to sanction their dad spending most of a day in the cinema. 🙈

The goosebumps up my arm at the opening line of For Good tell me that I will not be okay by the end of this movie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1l5...

Immediately head over heels in love with this. Frankenstein meets gangster movie? Yes please. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hSt...

Good point for the Sky Blues away from home in one of the toughest fixtures of the season. Our defence looked organised and resilient for probably the first time all season, so that's a real positive. #PUSB

why economy bad? why not economy good for little while, where good economy go

#TheLongWalk is brilliant but so fucking bleak. Can't remember the last time such a good film made me feel so hopeless.

The moment where he says the wrong name? That’s not just great acting - that’s sublimely existing on camera. God he was so fucking good. youtu.be/hv0ezAKDHtM

If you're in search of a Robert Redford film to watch, look no further than his final one. The Old Man & the Gun is a delightful, straightforwardly fun story in which Redford's charisma and charm is front and centre. He chose his own acting swansong, and he chose very well indeed.

This is some Football Manager bullshit. Unlucky lads, but the great start continues! #PUSB

Pub brunch completely ruined today by a table full of Reform leafleters complaining about being asked to take off their hats.

An important read. I, as a white man, can feel the tension and rising danger in this country right now. I cannot even imagine how much worse it feels for someone who doesn't look like me.

It really feels like #Taskmaster is the most bulletproof format on TV. It literally never misses.

Can we keep Paddington's name well away from this shite please?

An ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century) is one who loves to give their opinion, at length, on matters they know nothing about.

I worry that the decades it took to build anti-racism norms are unravelling quite quickly. Clearly the protests/social media drumbeat has created a permission structure that makes people think they can behave like this. Hard to see how it can be easily re-bottled.

I reviewed The Thursday Murder Club, which is a bafflingly laugh-free take on a very funny book. www.voicemag.uk/review/15614...

This is so depressing. Paid opportunities to write film reviews are very rare. The fact that somebody would take one of those opportunities and then not watch the film and/or just get AI to spit out a review is beyond hideous.

Using ChatGPT

Will people stop babbling about us needing a striker now? Two on the pitch and they've both scored, just like they did last week. #PUSB