June, 1982 - The Greatest Month in Genre Cinema
Time is the greatest film critic. We have no absolute way of knowing if something is a “classic” until it has existed for an age. A “modern classic” is a fallacy, a hyperbolic fantasy of a film automa…
Bassendream Director Tim Barretto Captured 90s WA Suburbia on Film and Talks At Length About Its World Debut at Revelation Film Festival in This Interview
Perth-raised filmmaker Tim Barretto has seen the world. Growing up in Bassendean, learning about film production at ECU in Mount Lawley, Tim eventually moved over East to work on television production…
NAIDOC Week: Off Country Directors Rhian Skirving and John Harvey Talk Filming a Documentary During a Pandemic and More in This Interview
Every year in Australia, over 3,000 Indigenous students receive scholarships to attend private boarding schools around the country. Rhian Skirving and John Harvey’s Off Country is a four-part document…
Ablaze NAIDOC Week Review - An Utterly Essential Documentary About a Lost Slice of Australian Film History
From the vibrant and joyous work from Rachel Perkins, to the breadth of Ivan Sen’s catalogue, and the towering importance of Warwick Thornton’s filmography, and the varied joys of Wayne Blair work, al…
Edward and Isabella Writer/Director Adam Morris Talks About Writing What It’s Like to Be Human, Relationships, and Filming in Albany in This Interview
A little under a year ago, I received a curious email in my inbox. Now, as the editor of a culture website, I tend to receive all manner of requests from people around the globe requesting coverage f…
Alvin’s Harmonious World of Opposites Review – Platon Theodoris’ Isolated Fantasy Hideaway Turns into Slightly Odway Panda-monium
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Watch Alvin's Harmonious World of Opposites on RevOnDemand here. The act of connect…
Chris Elena Talks Refused Classification, Queer Stories on Screen, and Rejecting Film School in This Interview
As far as indie filmmakers go, Chris Elena's philosophy melds past and present in both form and content. He shoots on Super 16 film for a certain look and texture, but his narratives are very much…
Female-Led Drama Short SAVE ME Now Crowdfunding on Kickstarter
Save Me, now in pre-production and crowdfunding on Kickstarter, brings together a core female creative team of director Kirsty Hamilton (Cold, Breathe), writer Suzanne Adamson, producer Lynnaire MacDo…
Flux Gourmet Review – A Film for Those Willing to Sit with Discomfort and a Smattering of Discombobulation
Peter Strickland is a distinct director whose works can equally alienate and seduce. In his latest effort Flux Gourmet Strickland has lost none of his polarising energy yet has created perhaps his mos…
Television Event Director Jeff Daniels Talks About Reflecting on The Day After and Its Impact on Nuclear Weapons in America in This Interview
American-Australian director Jeff Daniels documentary Television Event is a timely reflection on the impact of the pivotal Eighties film The Day After and the way it helped change America’s stance on…
The Lake of Scars Director Bill Code Talks Consultation and Collaboration, Restoring and Saving Indigenous history, and More in This Interview
Journalist-turned-documentarian Bill Code spent seven years making his feature documentary debut, The Lake of Scars, a broad look at the relationship that white former farmer Paul Haw and members of t…
Frozen The Musical Star Thomas McGuane Talks About Playing Hans in the Sell-Out Stage Show in This Interview
Disney are well known as being one of the premiere entertainment companies that have a mammoth library of family-friendly musicals, and there’s no bigger and better modern Disney musical than Frozen.…