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Andrew is the author of Lonely Spirits and the King. You can find him online trying to enlist people into the cult of Mac and Me.
Coming in at number nine on my Best Australian Films of 2019 list is Steve Vidler's Standing Up for Sunny. I was already fortunate enough to chat to Steve about making the film, and was triply for…
As the year wraps up I want to thank everyone for their support. It's been another busy month on The Curb. We'll hit over 1000 likes on Facebook before the end of the year; we've just had…
As 2019 comes to an end, we take a look back at the year of Australian films that we’ve just had. Now, I’m going to admit, this list might be a little more controversial than some of my previous Best…
Australian cinema isn’t known for franchises. Sure, there’s been Crocodile Dundee and the Mad Max films, but that’s about it. Which is part of the reason why the Red Dog film is such an odd film to ha…
Director Liam Firmager has created multiple documentaries about various fascinating subjects, from the Peter Brock bio Brock: King of the Mountain, to the look at one hit sensation Ricky T with Ricky!…
Andrew caught up with multi-hyphenate writer-director-actor Steve Vidler to talk about his new comedy Standing Up for Sunny. This is a treat of a film, genuinely hilarious and superbly acted. Stand…
Andrew caught up with director Selina Miles to talk about her excellent documentary, Martha: A Picture Story, which is all about the life and career of photojournalist Martha Cooper. It's an excel…
I don’t want to tell you about Portrait of a Lady on Fire. I don’t want to discuss its moments of beauty. I don’t want to expose what feels like a secret, the love that exists between two people. I do…
One of the great joys about films is the way that they end up surprising you. Take the joyous Japanese food-western film Tampopo for example. On its surface, it’s just a story about how to make the be…
I know that there are some reviewers who relish the ability to rip into a film that they didn’t like. They may feel that the monopolisation of their time was a waste, that the filmmaker insulted them…
Disney returns to the Elsa-Anna pool of Frozen with the creatively titled Frozen II. Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee reunite to tell the continued story of sisters Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (…
Rachel Griffiths directorial debut, Ride Like a Girl, will end up as being the highest grossing (domestic) Australian film of 2019. This is the retelling of the story of Michelle Payne, the first woma…