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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 15h

‘Be very angry about how the world is being fucked.’ King Guillermo, I adore you. 👑♥️ [Not my video! Saw on Reddit!]

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 11h

Seriously: Hate Digger all you want, but [pauses for flow of hate] movies like Digger are why we need studios. A world in which Digger doesn't get made one in which Sinners and One Battle also don't get made. You miss with Heaven's Gate and you still swung. You miss with Paw Patrol and you >

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 11h

will get old and die waiting for someone to say "At least you tried." When I worked at EW, I used to say that our five worst selling covers of the year should be the five stories we most believed in. Because when you pander and sell badly, you accomplish nothing. Same is true in movies, I think. >

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 11h

Anyway, a movie culture without the possibility of insane overpriced whiffs will be a less healthy movie culture, and I'll eat these words the day that I can say that David Ellison has taken at least three big creative gambles, but I'm not holding my breath. x

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Kahn Duncan @kahnduncan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just like the Colleen Hoover novel it's based off, 'Verity' feels like a cheap book you pick up at an airport. Trash-tacular, enjoyable nonsense. Mother Anne as usual elevates the increasingly outrageous events. Read my full review @thecurbau.bsky.social www.thecurb.com.au/verity-showa...

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Verity knows it’s not high art and revels in camp

The star-studded thriller about two authors caught in a precarious entanglement is funny in all the wrong ways. And you know what? That might not be a bad thing.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Repeating the obvious: this is fucking dumb.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The joys of an unhinged algorithm is that I'm now getting pre-grand final posts appearing in my feed telling me that a lot of people think Freo are going to win. Thanks!

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Augie March (or rather, Glenn Richards) pairing up with Johnny Depp on a song is not something I expected to see today.

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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · 02/10/2026

"combines coming-of-age and cannibalism in its post-apocalyptic terro(i)r": James Branson’s feature debut BUNNY RABBIT (2025) available in the US from today to buy or rent online. Raw and recommended. projectedfigures.com/2026/06/18/b...

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Bunny Rabbit (2025) - Projected Figures

James Branson's feature debut BUNNY RABBIT combines coming-of-age and cannibalism in its post-apocalyptic terro(i)r

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Film Crit Hulk @filmcrithulk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The fact they could have the single most critical AND commercially successful year ever in 2025 and now this is the fucking writing on the wall. Burn the autocrats with fire. Rebuild the new

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Patrick Marlborough @cormacmccafe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

OH MY GOD saw this life in 2018 funniest thing I’ve seen in my life - Tim’s deeply earnest cover of Wild Horses still haunts me

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Arlo talks in depth about making Jebediah: Are We Ok? in the following interview, including discussions about his own music journey too. Jebediah: Are We Ok? has Q&A sessions running around Australia from 2 October 2026. Listen to the full interview via the Curb here: thecurb.com.au/arlo-dean-co...

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Arlo Dean Cook on capturing decades of one of Australia’s greatest bands on film with Jebediah: Are We OK?

When I think of the sounds of Western Australia, the licks of Wide Open Road by the Triffids hits my mind, or maybe The Waifs yearning to be back in London, or occasionally it'll be a wistful memory o...

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Light Sound Art Film is inviting Australian filmmakers who shoot on 16mm and 35mm film to share their stories and footage for The New New Wave, a feature documentary about the growing movement of filmmakers returning to celluloid. Find out more here: www.thecurb.com.au/press-releas...

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Light Sound Art Film calls on Australian filmmakers shooting on celluloid to join new feature documentary The New New Wave

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Twenty two years later and I'm still frustrated that the general opinion is that Mr Brightside is better than All These Things That I've Done. It's not. It's just fine. But it's no All These Things That I've Done.

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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Anyone on the Greens mailing list will have received an impressive letter from Larissa Waters. She made it all about the party, not about herself. She also gave a sense of urgency, that the Greens and other progressives need to get on with the job. Genuine leadership. #AusPol

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was thinking about flavoured jelly beans last night. Aldi had a limited run of dominion jelly beans which were Jelly Belly-esque. Excellent for some who loves jelly beans and hates transphobes. But now they've gone and all I'm left with is regular jelly beans. They're fine, but basic flavours.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Another Australian creative using AI to share a story about a poetry competition. The prose is enough. The image detracts from the sentiment. But the algorithm craves images and rejects text. So here we are.

David Williamson post on Facebook.

My son Matt is an assistant principal at Elevation High school in Melbourne. The Principal Colin Burke initiated a writing competition some years back for all ages in poetry, prose and script categories. There are cash prizes but even more importantly the winners work is handsomely published which is a great thrill for the young talent. Congrats Colin. One of the poetry entrants who didn't make the cut but I think shows great promise penned the following which I guess could be called a plea for divine intervention.

"Little baby Jesus,
I hope you're listening now
My father is a bastard
My mother is a cow
I didn't ask to be alive
But now that I am here
I really need your help mate
So get your arse into gear."

Underneath is an AI image of a boy in a rundown shack with a pencil and pad at his hand. He's cold.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

the Curb is getting into concrete it seems.

Hi there,

We partner with Smith's to place one local business on an exclusive wellness kiosk at the store entrance — full color, 5 and a half feet tall, seen by the same people who live and shop within a few miles of you.

Right now there's no concrete contractor featured in your area. Noticed your 4.5 rating and thought you'd be a strong fit.

Want me to show you what it looks like?

Respectfully,
Leah Mendel
terraboost(dot)com

Kindly note: If you'd like to stop receiving my emails, just drop a note with 'no thanks' and you'll be taken off my list.

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Your good friend, Chris Normal @heythatsmyleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is a really good movie. Get on it lads

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As the critic who lifted Mac and Me up from a 0% rating to a (then) 2% rating, I'm not wrong.

Screenshot of the Rotten Tomatoes page for Mac and Me showing it sitting at 7%.

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Andy Hazel @andyhazel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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 ...

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

KICK ON is a nasty “night gone wrong” thriller from the director of GODLESS, doing a total stylistic pivot here. GREEN ROOM vibes fueled by its characters’ bad decisions and worse luck. #fantasticfest

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Have been quietly arguing away with people on Reddit (I know) about IMAX screens here in Australia. They're all desperate for an IMAX screen here in Perth. Not just an IMAX screen, but the exact same that's in Melbourne. Film projection isn't possible, but digital is.

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Jack Haven! So rad in QUEENS OF THE DEAD and I SAW THE TV GLOW! I know producers follow me; hire Jack! If you hire Jack on a union horror gig in the time frame they need, I guarantee magazine coverage, if that entices you at all… youtu.be/tqB5YbeelFU?...

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Are You Casting?

YouTube video by Jack Haven

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's @nadinewhitney.bsky.social's birthday. So you should all head over and say a very joyful, rambunctious happy birthday to her.

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Nadine Lustre: Nadine Update

ALT: Nadine Lustre: Nadine Update

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

in case you missed it!! new release of @kudelka.bsky.social’s rusted-on bingo tea towels, with $5 from every tea towel sold going to the Jon Kudelka Fund for Glioblastoma Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research get yours now!! www.kudelkashop.com/product/rust...

Screenshot of a post from facebook:

The Kudelka Shop is at The Kudelka Shop.
RUSTED ON BINGO IS BACK.
Jon Kudelka's classic tea towel is getting a special re-release.
This time, $5 from every tea towel sold goes to the Jon Kudelka Fund for Glioblastoma Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research.
#JonKudelka #RustedOnBingo
#glioblastomaresearch #menziesinstituteformedicalresearch

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Tired Doggo Daddy @imairhorns.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've been thinking about this for months. It sucks that the producers/marketers might have to push it as "THE LAST SAM NEILL FILM" in public/media discourse to get people to see it. I'm so psyched for it, simply because it looks fucking awesome, Dario is a genius and everyone in it is talented af.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hearing The Fox is good, but I can't help but anticipate it failing at the domestic box office when it arrives in November. First screened at Adelaide Film Festival in 2025, screened in pretty much every state festival since then, only to screen again at AFF this year before it's even been released.

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Virginia Murdoch @virginia.alertbutnotalarmed.com · 20/09/2026

Ad I just got served on a Sydney Morning Herald article about the spate of family violence murders we’ve had this weekend. Well done, everybody.

Screen cap of an SMH article with an ad for a t-shirt printed with blood and the slogan “Problem solved”

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Far out. Going to be a long week just thinking about Fremantle getting into their second grand final.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

so macklemore saying “free palestine” is violence, but ed sheeran saying the situation in gaza is “catastrophic and unjustifiable” is totally fine? this whole thing is so fucking stupid.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I see David Stratton, I reshare David Stratton.

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Kahn Duncan @kahnduncan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

'Heart of the Beast' might not win any awards for originality, but Uber the dog deserves all the praise for his brave and obedient performance as Odin. Brad Pitt’s bond with his canine companion makes for a perfectly fine watch 🎬🐕 Review @thecurbau.bsky.social www.thecurb.com.au/heart-of-the...

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Heart of the Beast is a simple and touching ode to the animals that stand by us

With striking imagery, a functional-enough story, and an award worthy performance from Uber the dog, it might just be David Ayer’s most inoffensive and emotionally arresting film.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Fremantle Dockers are into the GRAND FINAL. WHAAAAT

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 18/09/2026

Every time someone leaves Substack for Ghost, an angel gets its wings.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Quick way to not getting a response from an email or a message is by not starting it with a hi/hello/hey. If you start with just my name? Nah. I'm not reading that.

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Cinema Australia @cinemaaustralia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This Monster Fest lineup is the best kind of nightmare, featuring highly anticipated Australian films including Michael Schwarz’s The Only One, Matt Michalik and Rupert Evans’ Bloodlust, and a special two-episode screening of GNOMES. SEE THE INSANITY HERE: wp.me/p3Wh0s-BUl

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

On this, does anyone have suggestions for reliable ways of transcribing with a one person team?

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did my votes for the Top 100 Aussie books list. No particular order.

Radio National Top 100 Australian Books

My Votes

Mullumbimby (2013) - Melissa Lucashenko
The Animals in that Country (2020) - Laura Jean McKay
Body Friend (2023) - Katherine Brandon
Cold Enough for Snow (2022) - Jessica Au
Drop Bear (2021) - Evelyn Araluen
Grimmish (2021) - Michael Winkler
Limberlost (2022) - Robbie Arnott
Praise (1992) - Andrew McGahan
Stone Yard Devotional (2023) - Charlotte Wood
Question 7 (2023) - Richard Flanagan

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Noticing the trend* on Instagram of people saying 'comment with x emoji and we'll send you the link. Almost engagement farming, almost a way to get around no links on Instagram. I don't want to have to do it, but if it's the way to get people to click on links, then maybe I'll have to.

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the Curb @thecurbau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Excited to see Tenzing. Jennifer Peedom has crafted a brilliant career as a documentarian, so this feels like a natural step to telling a story that deserves to be more widely known. Am fascinated by her collaborations with Willem Dafoe.

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