Callie Petch
@calliepetch.bsky.social
Occasional critic, human disaster, naïve progressive. Words: Soundsphere Magazine, Little White Lies, Stereogum, and my own place. (They/them.)
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Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
#NowWatching The Voice of Hind Rajab.
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
#NowWatching The Voice of Hind Rajab.
#NowWatching 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
January 18, 2026 at 11:06 AM
#NowWatching 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
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I feel more meh about Oscars season than I usually do because it all seems especially meaningless compared to literally anything else happening in the world right now, and yet about once a day I'll catch myself thinking something like, "WE ARE NOT TALKING ENOUGH ABOUT HEDDA, WTF!!!!!"
January 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I feel more meh about Oscars season than I usually do because it all seems especially meaningless compared to literally anything else happening in the world right now, and yet about once a day I'll catch myself thinking something like, "WE ARE NOT TALKING ENOUGH ABOUT HEDDA, WTF!!!!!"
It's a new year on Top of the Pops but, don't worry, they've still got that one performance of Bryan Adams with Melanie C on deck for the dozenth time! #TOTP
January 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
It's a new year on Top of the Pops but, don't worry, they've still got that one performance of Bryan Adams with Melanie C on deck for the dozenth time! #TOTP
James Cameron is looking for any excuse to get out of making more Avatar movies, yet you people just won't let him, YOU SELFISH BASTARDS! www.ign.com/articles/jam...
James Cameron Says He Must Find a Cheaper Way to Produce the Avatar Movies in Order to Continue With Avatar 4 and 5 - IGN
Avatar writer and director James Cameron has discussed the possibility of moving forward with Avatar 4 and 5 following the release of the third film, Fire and Ash, saying he must find a cheaper way to...
www.ign.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM
James Cameron is looking for any excuse to get out of making more Avatar movies, yet you people just won't let him, YOU SELFISH BASTARDS! www.ign.com/articles/jam...
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The Jackass movies belong in the Criterion collection.
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The Jackass movies belong in the Criterion collection.
God, PLEEEEEASE don't fuck this up. I need a good Tomb Raider adaptation, and a Phoebe Waller-Bridge series which makes it to air with her still attached, like a fish needs water.
First look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in the live-action ‘TOMB RAIDER’ series
Coming soon to Prime Video.
Coming soon to Prime Video.
January 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
God, PLEEEEEASE don't fuck this up. I need a good Tomb Raider adaptation, and a Phoebe Waller-Bridge series which makes it to air with her still attached, like a fish needs water.
Ok, my Top 50 Songs of 2025 list is real lucky I had to lock it in before I could play Once Upon a Katamari cos this might be one of the most joyful songs I have ever heard. music.apple.com/gb/album/sky...
Skyscraper(s) by Amane Uyama, Katamari Damacy Series SOUND TEAM & Bandai Namco Game Music on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 3:44
music.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Ok, my Top 50 Songs of 2025 list is real lucky I had to lock it in before I could play Once Upon a Katamari cos this might be one of the most joyful songs I have ever heard. music.apple.com/gb/album/sky...
I'm around about a third of the way into Once Upon a Katamari and it is, indeed, a Katamari game.
That is the highest of compliments.
That is the highest of compliments.
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I'm around about a third of the way into Once Upon a Katamari and it is, indeed, a Katamari game.
That is the highest of compliments.
That is the highest of compliments.
The Golden Globes are an infamously corrupt corporate-owned body who announce category winners during ad breaks and just last week partnered with predatory gambling sites to encourage betting on their awards.
They should be treated with the same level of respect as The Game Awards: less than zero.
They should be treated with the same level of respect as The Game Awards: less than zero.
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 AM
The Golden Globes are an infamously corrupt corporate-owned body who announce category winners during ad breaks and just last week partnered with predatory gambling sites to encourage betting on their awards.
They should be treated with the same level of respect as The Game Awards: less than zero.
They should be treated with the same level of respect as The Game Awards: less than zero.
Yes, heaven forfend that the erotic queer sports drama feature *checks notes* lots of athletic queer sex.
Heated Rivalry review – these physically perfect people have so much sex it’s tedious
Heated Rivalry review – these physically perfect people have so much sex it’s tedious
This steamy queer romance between ice hockey rivals is packed with constant shots of muscular bottoms in fancy hotel rooms. But a bit more character development or emotional investment wouldn’t go amiss
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Yes, heaven forfend that the erotic queer sports drama feature *checks notes* lots of athletic queer sex.
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The back of my head throughout today
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The back of my head throughout today
God, I really hope nothing bad ever comes out about Bob Mortimer. It'd be like finding out golden retrievers are secretly all Nazi sympathizers. #WILTY
January 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
God, I really hope nothing bad ever comes out about Bob Mortimer. It'd be like finding out golden retrievers are secretly all Nazi sympathizers. #WILTY
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I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
TOTAL ABJECT DESPAIR POSTPONED, BABY! variety.com/2026/film/ne...
New ‘Jackass’ Movie Coming to Theaters in June
A new 'Jackass' movie is coming to theaters in June, Johnny Knoxville announced.
variety.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 AM
TOTAL ABJECT DESPAIR POSTPONED, BABY! variety.com/2026/film/ne...
(Discounting miniseries cos that's arguably cheating...)
Justified
Andor
The Good Place
BoJack Horseman (this and Good Place ended the same week as each other so I was VERY emotionally fragile at that time, lemme tell you)
Justified
Andor
The Good Place
BoJack Horseman (this and Good Place ended the same week as each other so I was VERY emotionally fragile at that time, lemme tell you)
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 11:03 AM
(Discounting miniseries cos that's arguably cheating...)
Justified
Andor
The Good Place
BoJack Horseman (this and Good Place ended the same week as each other so I was VERY emotionally fragile at that time, lemme tell you)
Justified
Andor
The Good Place
BoJack Horseman (this and Good Place ended the same week as each other so I was VERY emotionally fragile at that time, lemme tell you)
Holy shit, the cast for next series wild! Actually dropped my jaw at Armando Iannucci, Kumail Nanjiani, and Joanna Page! In the same line-up! #Taskmaster
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Holy shit, the cast for next series wild! Actually dropped my jaw at Armando Iannucci, Kumail Nanjiani, and Joanna Page! In the same line-up! #Taskmaster