Andy Hazel
@andyhazel.bsky.social
Writes for IndieWire, The Curb and The Saturday Paper – senior editorial producer and photo editor there, too. Golden Globes voter. Twin Peaks nerd. 1/4 of Tacoma Radar. Tasmanian in Naarm/Melbourne. https://linktr.ee/andyhazel
Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU among all ‘the options’ being considered – UK politics live
Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU among all ‘the options’ being considered – UK politics live
The prime minister says he wants to open a debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe Good morning. Andy Burnham’s speech is getting a mixed review in the papers, but there is general consensus that it is a consequential one – not one that we will have forgotten within a fortnight or so, but one that will make the next list of all-time important Labour conference speeches of the last 50 years. If you are still catching up, here are three good places to start. Continue reading...
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Jesse Eisenberg's THE DEBUT arrives in Australian cinemas on Boxing Day.
If the film’s point is to illustrate the limits of satire – I’m not sure it is – then mission accomplished, albeit in the most aggressively nauseating, least entertaining way imaginable. Luke Goodsell reviews the Tom Cruise-starring 'Digger'. trib.al/Vak2wXl
Cartoonish Cruise ends up in a ham-fisted hole in Digger
The biggest offence of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s relentless satire Digger is squandering what might have been a great performance from Tom Cruise.
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The biggest coal mine expansion ever proposed in NSW has been approved by the Minns government. It threatens to wipe out Australia's emissions reductions. This is a major test for Anthony Albanese and Murray Watt; they cannot provide federal approval to a project of this scale.
As a satire – of rapacious capitalism, conservative politics, climate change denial, collect them all – Digger is an extended eye-roll, ham-fisted and relentlessly unfunny, which is also what Iñárritu appears to have set out to achieve. trib.al/WEboYcu
Cartoonish Cruise ends up in a ham-fisted hole in Digger
The biggest offence of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s relentless satire Digger is squandering what might have been a great performance from Tom Cruise.
trib.al
@johncusack.bsky.social, curious to get your take on this...
Andy Hazel@andyhazel.bsky.social · 10h ago"Such is the modesty of Rob’s journey, that his greatest achievement – or at least the most significant clue to his modest maturation – is his compiling another mixtape for his girlfriend, and this time actually considering the tastes of its recipient," writes Martin McKenzie-Murray. "Baby steps."
"Such is the modesty of Rob’s journey, that his greatest achievement – or at least the most significant clue to his modest maturation – is his compiling another mixtape for his girlfriend, and this time actually considering the tastes of its recipient," writes Martin McKenzie-Murray. "Baby steps."
Revisiting ‘High Fidelity’
What one last flick through the bargain bin at Championship Vinyl reveals
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This is a REALLY impressive book. Beautifully written, and covers a lot more ground than you'd expect from a monograph about a (very good) film.
The Saturday Paper@thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 10h agoIn Anwen Crawford's cinematic monograph, aesthetics, politics, gender, class, nation, philosophy, economics and the personal are refracted through the prism of director Lynne Ramsay’s 2002 movie. trib.al/3lkZPox
"a government so feckless with our national sovereignty that we must regularly witness the wretched spectacle of the sebaceous Richard Marles haunting Pentagon corridors with yet another several-hundred-million-dollar cheque for AUKUS"
Deepcut News@deepcutnews.bsky.social · 14h agoAlbanese's proposal to water down Australian copyright to appease AI companies is a "terrible betrayal", writes Richard Flanagan in a blistering piece. "A government that doesn’t understand its nation’s culture is a government incapable of leading the nation." www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-great-...
Households across Australia are cancelling annual holidays, cutting back on groceries and reducing other spending because the 79-year-old little boy is out of his depth. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/05/06/i...
Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
Billy Van’s 1919 comedy Van-ar-chy found by student in Sendai will be shown in early November in New Hampshire
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“I'm not very comfortable with being a person in public,” she tells us. “I mean, I made an album, which was a lot of work, but they're just songs, and this is just music. And I love music.” My review of Julia Jacklin's album launch is now up at @themusiccomau.bsky.social:
Live Review: Julia Jacklin @ The Gem, Melbourne
Julia Jacklin and her band bring joy, laughter, and a string of surprise cover songs when they take over the Collingwood pub, The Gem, on Saturday.
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“I'm not very comfortable with being a person in public,” she tells us. “I mean, I made an album, which was a lot of work, but they're just songs, and this is just music. And I love music.” My review of Julia Jacklin's album launch is now up at @themusiccomau.bsky.social:
Live Review: Julia Jacklin @ The Gem, Melbourne
Julia Jacklin and her band bring joy, laughter, and a string of surprise cover songs when they take over the Collingwood pub, The Gem, on Saturday.
themusic.com.au
The Australian musician's newest album is named for a neighborhood bar in Melbourne that just so happens to have a recording studio upstairs. n.pr/4dxbqXC
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BREAKING: Judge Timothy Kelly grants CNN, MS NOW, and Politico’s TRO against the Trump administration, ordering that the reporters affected “immediately” have their White House hard passes reinstated. The TRO is in effect for 14 days. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It really does seem that if you challenge a frivolous lawsuit from the US president, you win.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6d agoA judge has dismissed Trump's lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race — rejecting Trump's claim that the newspaper's poll coverage violated Iowa's consumer fraud law.
It really does seem that if you challenge a frivolous lawsuit from the US president, you win.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6d agoA judge has dismissed Trump's lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race — rejecting Trump's claim that the newspaper's poll coverage violated Iowa's consumer fraud law.
I spoke to Ruby Jones and 7am about Nauru Airlines and how our government props it up. An encapsulation of the major issues:
The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying
Podcast Episode · 7am · 23 September · 16min
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A government department misconfigured their data security: “no consequences for the department!” An AI agent followed a prompt accurately as commanded by a human and the AI company disclosed it accessed internet-connected data not meant to be on a forward facing server: “AI execs must be jailed!”
easier to take off the face of a creep. easier to snap.
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 6d agoMeta launched $1,299 virtual-reality glasses that undercut Apple in price and size while putting its headset line on track for profitability
Directed by Gregg Bishop, The Heretiks is a wonderfully witchy little horror movie that throws several different flavors of the genre into a blender. @codieallen.bsky.social reviews out of Fantastic Fest for here: www.thecurb.com.au/fantastic-fe...
Fantastic Fest 2026: The Heretiks Is Witchy, Bloody, and a Whole Lot of Fun
There’s something about a good Halloween movie that doesn’t necessarily need to reinvent the genre. Sometimes all I want is witches, creepy houses, kids running for their lives, a little blood, and en...
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RIP Angry Anderson. It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Gary “Angry” Anderson on the eve of Monday 21 September 2026, surrounded by his loved ones here in Australia ...
My review of last night's Suzanne Vega show at Melbourne's Hamer Hall is now up at @themusiccomau.bsky.social...
Live Review: Suzanne Vega @ Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Promoting her first album in a decade, 'Flying With Angels,' Suzanne Vega shares stories from across her storied career.
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