Actor. Voice-over artist. Occasional writer/director. Frequent procrastinator. He/Him. Grand Theft Hamlet is available on Mubi now!
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I don't watch much anime these days, but the chance to see some in the cinema was intriguing, especially with the crap weather yesterday, so I went to see DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE. Didn't always know what was going on, but the animation and action sequences are incredible
Tonight I sat in a theatre bar and two white people insisted to me that blackface was actually pretty funny, black people weren’t actually offended by it, and the pushback against it was all from white people “just looking to be offended”. Ah yes, the notoriously liberal arts
Finished watching the second series of WEDNESDAY on Netflix, which got me thinking about the franchise as a whole. 30s comic strip, 60s TV series, three 90s films, a stage musical, two recent animated films, and now this. Nearly 100 years of a pretty simple idea. And more to come
It’s actually completely insane that he said this out loud
White people, who have said nothing about the genocide of non-white people, getting upset when one single extremely racist white man is killed, should sit down and think about how that looks
I'm in this. Out in October x deadline.com/2025/09/hedd...
These are my main thoughts on Alien: Earth
Delighted to report that, having screwed up the finale of their last two attempts to end this show, the last episode of DEXTER: RESURRECTION bucks the trend and is supremely satisfying. Would devour a second series of this if they end up making one, greenlight it please x
Just for a second, take a step back, and remember that these are the actions of a 56 year old man towards a 17 year old girl.
Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
Delighted to be back the London Film Festival this year with a small role in this x
This is an amazing response to all the rampant racism running unchecked in the UK now, in that it makes everyone across the political spectrum immediately see through it as an obvious lie and makes everyone hate him even more than they already do
This is an amazing response to all the rampant racism running unchecked in the UK now, in that it makes everyone across the political spectrum immediately see through it as an obvious lie and makes everyone hate him even more than they already do
There's really no other way to say this other than DEXTER: RESURRECTION is the best thing on TV at the moment, the latest episode is a culmination of a character arc that began in 2006, and you should all be watching it. Just one episode left, please don't fuck it up guys
Friends and comrades
This is an astonishing piece of work, and anyone who's interested in any of the subjects it covers, or just interested in the world today and where it's headed, should check it out: Bravo, @lindsayellis.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwpa...
Naaahhhh…
Made my own lunch
War crime, after war crime, after war crime. Almost very day, a new horror. And our tax money is paying for this.
Oh well, at least we got rid of Jam Man and put Boris the Clown in charge of our Covid response, well done everyone, great job
The increasingly far right seem to have infiltrated pretty much everything now - even a political party led by a former human rights lawyer who used to let refugees sleep on his couch makes “a country of strangers” speeches - racism and hatred emboldened every day
On a more positive note, DEXTER: RESURRECTION is still going strong, the latest episode being yet another doozy. They've ended this show twice before, both very badly, and with just two episodes left I'm bracing myself. Finales are hard. Stick the landing guys, please!
This hits, harder than it ever has
Can you spot me in this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3lg...
Warned you
Last night I saw the reboot of THE NAKED GUN, which is quite possibly the stupidest film I've ever seen, and good god I laughed so much, more than I can remember in a film for years. Not quite on a par with the original, but up there with the sequels. We need humour these days x
Just got up to date with DEXTER: RESURRECTION, and god damn why aren't more people talking about this show? Outrageous shit, the best TV I've seen in ages. Only three episodes left, please please please stick the landing guys, I don't think I could handle a third bad finale
Having a beautiful time up in Edinburgh, with friends old and new x
Heartbreaking to watch a much of our world descend into misogyny, butchery, homophobia, transphobia and out and out racism and realise that those politicians and media outlets we thought would fight them actually are more confident encouraging them, platforming them and silencing criticism
Let me know your thoughts! The ending seems to have been divisive, I personally loved it
Escaped the heat again with a cinema trip this afternoon, and what a treat - the new horror film WEAPONS is genuinely excellent, a Rashomon-esque narrative that culminates in a completely gonzo ending that was immensely satisfying. 2025 proving a great year for horror so far...
Festival friends! I will be performing onstage this week at the EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, in an incredibly powerful piece about politics and censorship called CUTTING THE TIGHTROPE. Come see it, say hello, let me know if you're also up here x www.eif.co.uk/events/cutti...
The new series of DEXTER: RESURRECTION is somehow managing to sneak a shocking twist into the end of almost every episode so far. It's completely ridiculous but I'm loving every minute of it. Having screwed up the "end" of the show TWICE before though, can they avoid a triple?
What an excellent use of police time and resources
*young me, developing a strong sense of justice* This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
Absolutely loving DEXTER: RESURRECTION on Prime Video, which captures all the best elements of the previous shows with extraordinary new cast members and ideas. They've messed up the ending before though - twice - so fingers crossed they get it right this time...
Absolutely loving DEXTER: RESURRECTION on Prime Video, which captures all the best elements of the previous shows with extraordinary new cast members and ideas. They've messed up the ending before though - twice - so fingers crossed they get it right this time...
It’s kinda weird that the people who were obsessed with polls between 2015 and 2019, and screeched non-stop for a change in leader whenever Labour were polling badly, have all remained completely silent about this
This is a great article about Victoria Mapplebeck and her wonderful film MOTHERBOARD, which I saw in Copenhagen last year. It's a brilliant documentary which manages to portray both its subject and its viewers, a projected document of 20 years. Loved it x www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
There's a sequel out, so I went back and watched HAPPY GILMORE, for the first time since it came out THIRTY YEARS AGO. I feel incredibly old and a little bit sad, but the film made me laugh, possibly more than than it originally did. There was a time when this was all we needed
Kicking off Monday with some unusual optimism, and soundtracking it with some kicking ass thanks to the new WET LEG album, which is just as good as their first. Punky, funny, just the right kind of weird - a good vibe and good mood to carry with me for the rest of the week
There goes their one excuse
Had a good time with THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, which overcomes the hurdles of superhero fatigue by having a unique retro-futuristic 1960s setting and a visual style that really pops off the screen. Sometimes these stories work because they're simple, and innocent, and fun
Not gonna feel sad about a dead wrestler who was a Trump-supporting union buster who regularly used explicitly racist language, no matter how cool he seemed when I was a child
Starving kids. My dad almost starved to death as a child. He grew up in Nazi-occupied Holland. He and his two sisters had to eat tulip bulbs to stay alive. If I ever said I was hungry as a child, he would give me a look and say "you don't know what hungry is." Starving kids.
This is how a leading pro-Israel group in the UK responded two months ago when the possibility of famine was brought up
Even the right-wing press are calling this out. If you’re still silent, you are part of this
Delighted to announce that Grand Theft Hamlet has been longlisted for a prestigious Grierson Trust documentary award this year x
Miyazaki really is the GOAT
New LORDE album is very good. She's a strange person who sometimes makes strange decisions and strange music. This is always interesting, even if it doesn't always work. I dunno, I think I'm just addicted to young people speaking their truths in ways I wish I'd been able to x
A truly pathetic little man
There is a lot going on in the new SUPERMAN film, most of it really fun. Yeah, the politics are very progressive, but that's like, the entire point of the character. More importantly, it fits an 87-year-old property very much into 2025, with hope and optimism and joy. Needed x
Superman is woke now, huh? Well, this was back in 1949
I like where I live
Juliet Stevenson is one of the good ones x www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Not gonna lie, there's something profoundly powerful about listening to the new PULP album, connecting to teenage me in the 90s, who was feeling so many similar things, so many different things, the same person but also not the same person at all. Nostalgia's a hell of a drug x
Okay, enough of this now
Outstanding summary of where we are. Read it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Either I was intensely hallucinating at Picturehouse Central tonight, or Pedro fucking Pascal walked past, noticed a Fantastic 4 trailer playing on a screen, pointed at it and said “hey, it’s me!”, then went up the escalators
Can't say too much because I don't want to prejudice any upcoming court cases, but I'm genuinely ashamed to be an Arsenal fan today
What a terrible, devastating loss. Heart goes out to his family and the Liverpool community x
UK viewers - on Channel 4 now. Rest of the world - available on Zeteo. Don't look away you fucking cowards
33 degrees already, and it's not even 8am yet
Olivia Rodrigo is pretty damn good eh
Extremely grateful for air-conditioned cinemas in this heat, and today's trip was to see F1, the new Brad Pitt film. Enjoyed it very much - it's a muscular, beautifully-shot movie that managed the impossible task of getting me to care about Formula One. Deserves an Oscar for that
Neil Young ❤️
ROLLING STONE, baby
So I enjoyed 28 YEARS LATER, which posed the excellent question - would the virus-infected not-zombies from the first film be more scary if they were much bigger, basically naked and had large willies flopping about? Answer is yes. A bold choice, but I support boldness.
Hedda, eh? Looks like a quality production, great leading lady, and no-doubt excellent supporting cast...
The BBC have done the right thing by putting 28 DAYS LATER on iPlayer, very convenient for me as I'm getting old and needed reminding of it before seeing the new one. It still holds up remarkably well, especially in a world post-Covid, the deserted London streets eerily familiar
YES! A tiny ray of political hope in a world mostly devoid of it. Congratulations to Zohran’s team, the racists who smeared him can go away and cry x
The word “genius” gets thrown around too easily these days, but this woman deserves to be called it. I still hum her Street Fighter II compositions to myself now, 34 years after I first heard them. Thank you @bafta.org for giving credit where it’s due x www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Democracy is when Sensible Politicians tell the dirty unwashed masses to go fuck themselves
If we do end up in WW3, with all the death and destruction that will cause, then remember who called for peace and who called for violence, when you figure out who to blame
Remembered that cinemas are air-conditioned, so went and saw the new HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. Big fan of the animated trilogy, and usually skeptical of these live-action remakes, but this one really works, for the simple reason that making dragons like puppies is irresistible
I’m so glad we Got The Tories Out
When people support Andrew Cuomo, what they’re saying implicitly is that they don’t care about the women he’s already sexually harassed and retaliated against and they won’t care if he does it again. It’s a political stance that enables discrimination against women in government
PREDATOR is such a weird franchise. The original's a classic guilty pleasure. The sequel is so-so. Two bad crossover films with Alien. Another so-so sequel. Then a bad sequel. Then a surprisingly good prequel! And now an animated film called KILLER OF KILLERS that's really good?
Bombing hospitals is always wrong folks
Also, people in the UK arts community who still support this government, which is openly making it impossible for 99% of us to make a living, need to wake the fuck up www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Always remember - no matter how many crumbs this industry might occasionally drop you from the table, it can always straight up kick you in the balls at any moment. Hey ho, onwards we go x
I like the John Wick films, and the spinoff BALLERINA is very much in the same vein. Films like these used to be a dime a dozen, but they're weirdly archaic now, oddly comforting slices of aesthetically pleasing, balletically choreographed violence. Check it out x
Dad again, with my mum this time, on their wedding day in Malawi, 1969. For such a serious man, who in many ways had a very difficult life, I know that there were times he was deliriously happy, and found it hard to believe his luck. I know that this was one of those times.
Dad again, 19 years old, being taught how to pitch a tent in the Sahara Desert by an Arab tribe near the Tunisia/Algeria border in 1953. I can't even pitch a tent at a music festival without help
Father's Day today, which means a bit of looking at old photos, feeling sad, and trying to figure out my old man. Here he is aged 23, driving through what was then Nyasaland (now Malawi) on his motorbike. What were you doing, dad? Where were you going? Who were you?
Could all the corrupt right-wing asshole leaders stop violently attacking people and potentially starting WW3 please
Spaceballs 2? And with Rick Moranis back onscreen for the first time since 1997? I'm there Day One. PS - the amazing Mel Brooks looks incredible for someone turning 99 in a couple of weeks
