David Hughes aka DavidHughesTwit

*vile fascist scum

2+2=5 is just OK, muddying its already scattershot narrative by utilising sellouts like AOC+Bernie as exemplars of righteousness, using (valid) claims of neo-Nazis in Ukraine as examples of Orwellian propaganda, + implying that only Republican presidents do war crimes.

2+2=5/10

That said, the needle drops feel like an unfortunate afterthought

You just can't imagine Starmer and co calling Reform supporters 'nuts' and that tells you all you need to know about who they are, if you haven't already worked it out

Yep, I meant “I know, right??”

Right?!

Felt like watching Hal Ashby’s #ComingHome with Jon Voight, Jane Fonda and Bruce Dern, and thank God for Eureka!’s fine Blu-ray because it’s #NotStreaming (or available on VOD) in the UK – and isn’t on US iTunes either

2+2=5 is just OK, muddying its already scattershot narrative by utilising sellouts like AOC+Bernie as exemplars of righteousness, using (valid) claims of neo-Nazis in Ukraine as examples of Orwellian propaganda, + implying that only Republican presidents do war crimes.

2+2=5/10

Did they go to a different school like my beautiful Canadian girlfriend

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Agree about transphobes, but if you think MAGA has got everything it wanted, you are not paying attention. From “America first’ to the Epstein files, non-interventionism to h-1b visas, they’ve got virtually nothing they voted for – except the dismantling of DEI & permission to say the R word again

That’s chivalry, not irony. Feel better soon!

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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.

Thanks for this vital thread. Why are these students “still getting high grades”?

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Ah, I see

“vintage stuff”?

Nothing speaks to the lack of underclass voices in film criticism like the plaudits showered on a film that boils down to “beware the neighbour on benefits who may be a murderer just waiting for an inciting incident”

Attempts by filmmakers to address the internet-induced cultification of Americans are laudable, but in an age where some of the wildest conspiracy theories are being proven true, even the most entertaining efforts are failing to meet the moment.

This is the Bond we could have had.

As film critics we are all overwhelmed by bad actors on a daily basis

No amount of walking about and stage furniture management can help shake the impression that the new West End production of John Le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is like a radio play performed on stage.

I dare anyone to post a better travel reading list than this

Canadian customs said you declared these?!

Sorry to hear that prostate cancer has been diagnosed with David Cameron

Learning that Peter Thiel is an anagram of THE REPTILE is giving Count Alucard