Jeanette Muscat, Author at The Curb

Yuli Review – So Much More Than Dance

October 31, 2019

I was fortunate to pop along to the preview screening of Yuli – a beautiful and moving biopic about Cuban ballet dancer, Carlos Acosta (nicknamed Yuli by his father). As I write this, it’s World Ballet Day....

Brittany Runs a Marathon Review – A Film About All the Things You Can Do When You Love Yourself

Jeanette Muscat

October 31, 2019

Reviews

Starring Jillian Bell, written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo (based on and made for his actual friend, Brittany, who, yes, ran a marathon!), Brittany Runs A Marathon is an absolute hoot. And, importantly...

Scribblers Festival Needs Your Support

Jeanette Muscat

July 1, 2018

Unity

Keen to help kids from under-resourced schools? As you probably know – or will soon get to know – The Curb is pretty passionate about community, elevating lesser heard voices, and embracing unity and diversi...

3.5

I, Tonya Review

Jeanette Muscat

February 7, 2018

Reviews

I love films based on true stories. I love sports (not all, and not necessarily sports films purely focused on the sport aspect). I love dramas. I love black comedy. And, I remember the mayhem around the Tonya ...

3.5

Swinging Safari Review

Jeanette Muscat

January 17, 2018

Reviews

Boy oh boy. That was quite the ride. In the family station wagon, to the beach, in the seventies. Directed by Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), coupled with its huge, high-pro...

3.5

Louis Theroux: Heroin Town Review

Jeanette Muscat

November 28, 2017

Reviews

Heroin Town is the latest ‘feature’-length documentary from Louis Theroux, although it is not a feature film in the way My Scientology Movie was – specifically made as a feature-length film. It’s part of the th...

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Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards Review

Jeanette Muscat

October 30, 2017

Reviews

Squeeeee! Okay, disclaimer: I do love a good shoe. Some might even (rightly!) say I’m a shoe-aholic, so I was always going to be very interested in this film – and its subject matter. The shoes – and the man be...

4.5

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life Review

Jeanette Muscat

October 5, 2017

Reviews

I’m not sure where to begin with this, so will just dump my thoughts on paper and go from there. In fact, I really wish I’d taken pen and paper to the cinema for this. Not that I'd anticipated reviewing it in t...

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Body Melt - Blu-Ray/DVD Review

The Platform Review – The Best Heavy Metal Movie Ever Made

Onward Review – A Perfectly Mindless Fantasy for These Dangerous Days

In Fabric Review – A Reminder That Peter Strickland is Capable of Far Superior Work

Bloodshot Review – A Competently Made Slice of Blandness

The Set Review – Important, Invaluable, but Not Good

Longest Day in Chang’an Review – An Inventive Imagining of Tang China that Deserves a Wide Audience

Bee Simulator Interview with Lukasz Rosinski

Discussing Diversity With Annie Murtagh-Monks: The Heights, Casting, and the Global Financial Crisis

In My Blood It Runs Interview with Director Maya Newell

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An Interview With Henry Rollins: Politics. People. Travel.

Interview with The Leunig Fragments Director Kasimir Burgess – On Idols, Filmmaking, and Becoming Michael Leunig

Hour of Power Comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray Interview

Yuli Review – So Much More Than Dance

Brittany Runs a Marathon Review – A Film About All the Things You Can Do When You Love Yourself

Scribblers Festival Needs Your Support

I, Tonya Review

Swinging Safari Review

Louis Theroux: Heroin Town Review

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards Review

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life Review

Author Jeanette Muscat