Just got out of seeing the Melania movie. It's just her sitting against a white background reading the unredacted Epstein files for 4 hours. Pretty clever way to fulfill the legal obligation to release them by putting them in a place no one's going to see them.

I just tried watching that AI American revolution thing that Darren Aronofsky set fire to his reputation to make...it is genuinely the most disgusting looking thing I've ever seen

Just walked through St pancras station past an advert for the Melania movie. Then just outside there was a crazy man with a microphone shouting about how he is Jesus Christ returned. I almost couldn't tell which was which.

Soo...this is weird. The thumbnail from my brasseye video ended up in this guardian article about 100 years of television. Not a link, just a picture of the thumbnail.... guessing they pulled it off image search without checking www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

In spite of its drawbacks, I think there are some encouraging things in that new Doctor Who spinoff with the long name. youtu.be/L5-Dkbcn6qY?...

Catching up on Severance - finding season 2 a lot warmer, funnier and more human than season 1. Particularly captivated by Dylan and Irving's stories.

Finished Stranger things season 5 now...that ending was fine. Writing was no better/worse than the rest of the season or seasons 3 and 4. Dunno what everyone's complaining about.

I find Garth Marenghi's Darkplace to be one of the most unsettling experiences in the field of television....okay, hear me out on this one. youtu.be/KRrA3IbAkus?...

There's an advert on itv about a little girl who can't tell the difference between real life and the AI assistant in her parents' car. It's the most depressing advert ever that thinks it's adorable.

Happy new Thursday

Stranger things season 5 - lesson learned so far is if you've previously made it look like you've killed off a main character then undone it, they're basically invincible from that point cause I don't buy that they're ever in any real danger

Stranger things season 5 is interesting but the dialogue is really bugging me. Instead of having our characters describe what just happened for the sake of people looking at their phone, I'd like phones to give electric shocks when they sense your attention wandering from something you're doing

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without.... (Complete the catchphrase for 15 points)

Emily got me the new Sayaka Murata - cannot recommend her books enough she's wonderfully unique

Today this song is factually accurate. Therefore you must listen to it. youtu.be/bMVx-KVd-Rc?...

Trying Pluribus. Really liking it but just have to ask - anyone else reminded of the Jasmine arc from Angel?

The war between the land and the sea episode 5: the sea devils eat all of earth's dogs and mankind threatens to nuke the sea ....I almost find it impressive they got Disney to pay for this

Feeling really emotional now I've finally posted Bright Lights. It was the last thing I was working on when Cleo died last year. RIP

While Pete and Becky are walking around looking at Christmas lights, they find what they've lost. youtu.be/5EfV9bxdjk4?...

Finally started stranger things season 5 and have instantly latched onto Holly's story. I think I'm less interested in the regulars because they're used to odd things happening and Holly isn't so it's like I'm seeing it through fresh eyes again.

In conversation with Emily we've just coined the term "flu movies" - films you watch when you have the flu. Unchallenging. Feel good films you could watch with a piece of your brain missing. Current list: Yes Man Freaky Friday 13 going on 30 Miss congeniality The Mr Bean movie Additions welcome

Almost finished Metroid Prime 4. While the issues are there and drag it down, I did get the occasional twinge of the feeling I got when I was a kid playing a demo of Prime 1 in toys r us in about 2002, so I consider it worth it.

Tried the war between the land and the sea - s'alright. The translation scene reminded me of Arrival which is always a good thing, and Barclay's adorable. Dialogue's a bit overdone though and a bit too eager to tell me what it all means.

Having speaking NPCs but keeping Samus a silent protagonist makes Metroid Prime 4 into a weird remake of Sooty and Sweep. "What's that Samus? ....you need to go to some ancient temples and find some stupid key things?"

No clue what my music listening habits were doing this year

1st of December. Open your advent calendar. youtu.be/MVlx0cq-V8k?...

I'm kind of dreading starting Stranger Things season 5. I don't know why. I had this with season 4 and enjoyed it in spite of its problems. Can people tell me if it's any good so far?

Alan Partridge has been on the air for over 3 decades, and something significant has changed about his more recent works. youtu.be/wRhKCMwBNyA

Watched Together - surprised by how good it was. The character work is almost strong enough to distract you from how gross it is.

New Abnormal Stories 'The Lost Finale of Johnny & Janey' A rough cut of the lost final episode of classic British sitcom 'Johnny and Janey' has been recovered, and it raises a lot of questions... open.spotify.com/episode/0eUf...

Everyone remembers the classic British sitcom “Johnny & Janey” (starring Richard Patch as Johnny and Lisa Howard as Janey), but almost no one remembers that there was a secret unaired 6th episode from series 3 of the show, and it gets even weirder from here….. ~ A fanart by me.

Time for another episode of "Old Doctor Who Fan yells at Cloud" youtu.be/zCqDAga4WiI?...

A new Abnormal Stories is out wherever you get your podcasts. This time it's a daytime horror. 'The Repeat People' Mr Williams suddenly realises on a trip to the bank that everyone around him is the exact same person. Featuring @richardbbrookes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0EEX...

I actually finally completed the path of pain!! I think Silksong being so maddeningly hard made me better at it

spotify.link/pwf1mpVqVXb A new episode of Abnormal Stories is out wherever you get your podcasts. 'Where did all the people go?' Margery is cleaning in her shop at the end of a quiet day, when she realises she's completely alone and everyone in the village has vanished.

Given whoever is Doctor Who showrunner after Russell t Davies is gonna get endless shit for it whatever happens, I don't want someone I respect getting that position. Give it to someone who needs their ego taken down a peg or two. Like Ryan Murphy.

Fifty quid says David Tennant's gonna be in that special... actually no one's gonna take that bet are they? variety.com/2025/tv/glob...

spotify.link/PKLTgzxGxXb Abnormal stories - my podcast where I read my weird fiction is back after a long hiatus. Available wherever you get your podcasts. "Sudden Death" 10% of the population of Earth suddenly drops dead one day for no apparent reason. One of them was George's wife, Susie."

to anyone who loves British dark comedy-drama-horror anthologies (such as “Inside No. 9“, “Black Mirror”, among others) and podcasts, then I deffo recommend @stubagful.bsky.social ’s dark comedy-drama-horror audio podcast series “Abnormal Stories”. (start of🧵)

British comedy duo Mitchell and Webb have released a new sketch show, so I thought I'd try and answer the question of why you don't really see British sketch shows anymore youtu.be/PAYwQaL-x9U?...

My new short film Got Your Nose is now available to watch on Omeleto! Its about a man whose uncle played got your nose when he was very young, and now he's had to live his life without a nose. Its not a comedy. It is a very serious film about a very traumatic incident.👃 youtu.be/Zl8bWZbhb7I?...

youtu.be/zjVqHVo0nq0?... I'm currently watching a 70s sci-fi serial called the changes. It's about a world where suddenly all machines start emitting a strange noise that makes people go mad. Writing this on a smartphone in the social media hellscape, it feels incredibly prophetic

Saw Weapons - it was batshit in a very good way. I like that it knows how ridiculous it is and plays into it and tries to top itself with each reveal

It's been 84 years

Preparing for Silksong by trying to do the path of pain. Cannot believe I'm about halfway

youtu.be/9XmF7ZTG8Kw Trying to figure out the point of the incredibly famous reality show about the domestic lives of Ozzy Osbourne and his family slowly drove me off the rails on crazy train, and this video was the result. RIP Ozzy Osbourne

Finally got around to watching the Monkey - it's bloody brilliant. I thought Osgood Perkins would be a weird fit for it but his slow and awkward style really suits it. It has this peep show sigh of "life is a crushing disappointment" running underneath it all.

Angel is such a weird show. It starts out as half supernatural cop show, half episodes of Buffy that she's not in, then from season 2 it basically becomes an ongoing vampire soap opera about various love triangles

No one seems to talk about the movies and shows Matthew Perry was in after Friends, so I thought I'd do it. RIP. youtu.be/8ig9N2trAQ4?...

I've got my short film Got Your Nose playing at Hackney super shorts on Sunday - I'll be around, come say hi 🙂 supershortshackney.org?fbclid=PAQ0x...