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We are the Shaggs is irresistible. Even if you find the music unlistenable (and that’s a common reaction), it’s hard to deny the innocence and openness that the Wiggin sisters put both into their songs and into their wonderful reminiscing.…
Lately I’ve been asking myself why I have dedicated over thirty years of my life to following a sport that I can’t play, while I follow a team that doesn’t know I exist other than as a membership numb…
Human Animals is a confronting but necessary documentary that examines the asymmetrical realities experienced by Israelis and Palestinians. Directed by David Wachsmann in collaboration with Palestinia…
This interview was previously published in 2023 and is republished today for the 25th anniversary of the attacks on 11 September 2001. IX XI is currently screening for free at various locations aroun…
Practical Magic 2 is the kind of movie that one watches silently begging to do something. Be braver and bolder, be better, be mildly enchanting. Be more than nostalgia with diminishing returns.…
Welcome to the third instalment of the Noughts Report. A sequel to 90s All Over Me, each entry revisits a year in film from the 2000s, highlighting movies big and small and the careers and genres and…
To help celebrate the release of Giles Chan's powerful indie feature film Jellyfish on DVD, we're giving away two copies to supporters of the Curb. Jellyfish tells the story of Henry, a slack…
Almost enough to revisit Exorcist II: The Heretic with new eyes, although even the stars of the film don’t recommend that.…
Journey Home, David Gulpilil (Maggie Miles and Trisha Morton-Thomas, 2025) celebrates his life and takes us on a journey that is equally spiritual and existential as it is physical and geographical. W…
Keren Tova Rubinstein was born in Haifa and now lives in Naarm. She holds a PhD in Israel Studies and has taught Hebrew language and literature in Australia, the US and Canada. She translates articles from Hebrew for The Palestine Project, as well as being a visual artist and writer.…
In our second part of two interviews about the tender short film For the Boys, director Mitchell Withers and producer Sofia Viegas talk about their journey into filmmaking, creating a safe space for M…
In 2025, in an interview with Sam Koslowski of The Daily Aus, Mitch Brown became the first openly bisexual footy player in Australia. To give some perspective, the VFL was founded in 1896. That's…