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Month: February 2016

Andrew F Peirce·February 27, 2016·5 min read

Death in Brunswick Review

For a long while now, Australian comedies have been regularly considered our weakest of film genres. Sure, everybody loves The...

Andrew F Peirce·February 20, 2016·3 min read

Son of Saul Review

Upon the screen turning black and Son of Saul’s opening text appearing on screen, the lady who I found myself...

Andrew F Peirce·February 20, 2016·2 min read

Dheepan Review

Jacques Audiard’s seventh film, Dheepan, could possibly be his most important film. Focusing on one of the most contentious issues...

Andrew F Peirce·February 6, 2016·4 min read

Women He’s Undressed Review

Keep The Curb independent from $1 a month!To view this content, you must be a member of The's Patreon at...

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Josh Margolin’s THELMA is a marvellous, witty, smart, and wholeheartedly charming affair. A sublime mixture of comedy and affection for

Thelma is a Hilarious, Charming, and Huge-Hearted Triumph

"What would Tom Cruise do?" Nadine Whitney reviews Josh Margolin's THELMA for The Curb.

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5 days 14 hours ago

LAST SUMMER is an indictment of bourgeois morality and respectability in keeping with Catherine Breillat’s sensibilities. Starring Léa Druker and

With Last Summer, Catherine Breillat Once Again Provokes Ideas of Hypocrisy and Morality - The Curb

Last Summer screens at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 11, 13, and 19. Director, author, and provocateur Catherine Breillat returns to the screen after a near ten-year hiatus with Last Summer (L’été dernier), an interpretation of the Danish film, Queen of Hearts (Dronningen) ...

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5 days 14 hours ago

KNEECAP is fecking fantastic and searingly smart. It certainly should come with a warning of “Do Not Try This at

Kneecap is the Craic – It’s Brave, Bold, Ridiculous, and Relentless - The Curb

“Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet fired for freedom.” Fuck up it is! Rich Peppiatt’s hyper-kinetic Kneecap is A Hard Day’s Night for the North of Ireland and the hip hop generation. A little bit true and a lot untrue version of the formation of the Irish language hip hop West Belfast t...