Travis Akbar, Author at The Curb

American Son Review – Provocative, or too safe?

November 5, 2019

American Son is a Broadway play that has made the transition to film, with only four characters, it stars Kerry Washington (Fantastic 4, Django Unchained), Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me, AVP: Requiem), Jeremy Jor...

Bishop. The Aboriginal X-Man and His Suitors

Travis Akbar

November 5, 2019

Culture

Grammy Award-Winning Rapper Method Man, of the Wu-Tang Clan, has let his desire to play the X-Man ‘Lucas Bishop’ known. Posting a picture of himself as the character, who was played by Omar Sy in X-Men: Days o...

The Furies Review – An enjoyable, uniquely Australian Horror Film

Travis Akbar

November 4, 2019

Reviews

In comparison to the Australian film industry, the size of the American film industry is unfathomable. But the creativity of it is lacking. Remakes, revamps and sequels dominate the US market. With franchises ...

In Conversation with Kaye – Music, Studies and Life.

Travis Akbar

October 26, 2019

Banter

Back when Seth Sentry was barely a blip on the radar of Australian hip-hop heads, with only The Waiter Minute EP making up his catalogue, he shared a song on his Facebook page. It was If You Don’t Fight Yo...

Dora and the Lost City of Gold Review – A Fun Family Film for Kids of All Ages

Travis Akbar

September 25, 2019

Reviews

I found watching Dora and the Lost City of Gold to be quite an ironic experience. See, my 2-year-old daughter Wynter had been absolutely obsessed with the cartoon for almost 12 months before she decided it was...

Emu Runner Review – A Competent Look at Fractured Familial Relationships

Travis Akbar

September 24, 2019

Reviews

Having premiered at Adelaide Film Festival in 2018, Emu Runner, helmed by Imogen Thomas in her feature film debut, is a story about how a mother’s death affects an Aboriginal family living in an isolated commu...

Outback Review – A Fearfully Tense Raw and Real Film

Travis Akbar

September 23, 2019

Reviews

Back in 2015 I bought my 4x4 Holden Colorado, hit the road and trekked across the Nullarbor. With little 4x4 experience and zero recovery gear, I did a few off-road tracks but took a lot of caution. After spen...

Mommy’s Little Monster Short Review

Travis Akbar

September 17, 2019

Reviews

Experienced branded content and short filmmaker Patrick Green returns with the intriguing and riveting short film Mommy’s Little Monster, is about a woman, Kim, and her son, Philip on the run from an abusive r...

Angel of Mine Director Kim Farrant Interview

Travis Akbar

September 12, 2019

Banter

Travis Akbar catches up with Angel of Mine director, Kim Farrant, to discuss the process of making the film. Read Travis' thoughts on the film here: Inspired by the 2008 French film ...

The Faceless Man Review – An Unfortunate Miss, but Not Without Promise

Travis Akbar

September 10, 2019

Reviews

Australian Horror can be hit or miss. On one hand you have hits like Killing Ground, The Babadook, Wolf Creek, and The Loved Ones. On the other you have the misses like Needle, Roadkill, and the 2009 Natalie B...

The Cleaners - So You Copped a Facebook Ban?

Top Five Movies That Will Make You Want to Start Cooking at Home

Perth Comedy Festival Welcomes Over 65 Comedians for 2020 Lineup

Spice World Leads the Final Rooftop Movies Program for Summer 2020

Unknown Pleasures: Australian Independent Cinema Screenings

International Filmmakers Flock to Mardi Gras: Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival: 13 – 27 February 2020

Cloudy River to Premiere at Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival

Revelation Film Festival & City of Vincent Offer $15,000 in Short Film Production Grants

Cale Street Festival Program Announced

New Aussie film Wild Butterfly Reveals Claire Murray’s Devastating Untold Story

Happy Sad Man Screenings Roll On in Sydney

In My Blood it Runs Gets Theatrical Release with Q&A Screenings in Aus

Thelma Plum Headlines Global Beats and Eats 2020

Redmond Theatre Brings Fringe Fun to Perth’s Northern Suburbs

Murder Mystery Review - Not a Cold Case Worth Reopening

Dark Waters Review – Competently Made, but Dreary and Limp

The Wishmas Tree Review – A Timely Celebration of Australian Wildlife

The Leunig Fragments Review – An Elegy Stage Managed By Its Subject

The Invisible Man Review – An Important Look at Moving Forward After Trauma

Gay Chorus Deep South Review – Did Airbnb Productions Just Create the Perfect Emotional Advertisement?

The Call of the Wild Review – True Grit with Digital Dogs

Waiting: The Van Duren Story Director Wade Jackson Interview

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

Interview with Me and My Left Brain Writer/Director/Actor Alex Lykos

H is for Happiness Interview with Director John Sheedy and Star Daisy Axon

Interview with H is for Happiness Writer Lisa Hoppe

American Son Review – Provocative, or too safe?

Bishop. The Aboriginal X-Man and His Suitors

The Furies Review – An enjoyable, uniquely Australian Horror Film

In Conversation with Kaye – Music, Studies and Life.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold Review – A Fun Family Film for Kids of All Ages

Emu Runner Review – A Competent Look at Fractured Familial Relationships

Outback Review – A Fearfully Tense Raw and Real Film

Mommy’s Little Monster Short Review

Angel of Mine Director Kim Farrant Interview

The Faceless Man Review – An Unfortunate Miss, but Not Without Promise

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