From Sullivan's Travels to The Great McGinty, Celebrate Preston Sturges Birthday With Five of His Best

Nisha-Anne Aug 29, 2021 12 min read

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No words on a screen make me happier than “Written And Directed By Preston Sturges.” In 1939, he became the first ever Hollywood screenwriter to step into the role of director, paving the way for your…

From Munich to Chopper, These Are Five of the Best Eric Bana Films

Andrew F Peirce Aug 29, 2021 6 min read

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For nineties kids, Eric Bana will be forever known as the revhead, mullet wearing, car loving bogan, Poida, or the kickboxing loving boyfriend in The Castle. For folks around the world, he might be kn…

2 Years. 100 Articles. Who Am I?

Christopher John Aug 27, 2021 6 min read

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It is September, 2018. I have just completed my course at Edith Cowan University. I have acquired double Bachelors Degrees in Communications and Arts. The day is nice. It takes me back to the day I fi…

Candyman Review - A Bloodless Affair Without a Good Sting

Hagan Osborne Aug 26, 2021 2 min read

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Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. For a film whose primary antagonist appears only in reflection, the clumsily executed Jordan Peele produced horror,…

1943 Best Picture Winner: Casablanca (Michael Curtiz) - Awards Don't Matter

Andrew F Peirce Aug 24, 2021 1 min read

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Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Every so often the Academy Awards get it right, and for the 16th Best Picture winner they chose one of the great…

Find Out What it Takes to Run a Radio Station Like RTRFM When You Step Into The World of Riley

Press Releases Aug 24, 2021 2 min read

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We love supporting short films here at The Curb, and one of the better ones of this year is the Perth made short film, The World of Riley. Made with the help of the City of Vincent and Revelation Film…

Language Lessons Review - A Rich, Endearing Character Study of Growing Platonic Love

Nisha-Anne Aug 22, 2021 2 min read

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Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Language Lessons is screening as the closing film of MIFF 2021, available to stream until 11.59pm EST Sunday 22 August. Depending on your…

AUSgust: Mark Hartley's Documentary Hat-Trick

Christopher John Aug 21, 2021 4 min read

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We are still in “AUSgust” and I have been progressively trying to watch one Australian movie per day for every day of the month. The experience has been interesting, as our cinema can range from Alvi…

Reminiscence Review - Slick Yet Dull, Inspired But Never Unique

Christopher John Aug 20, 2021 5 min read

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Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Written and directed by Lisa Joy (co-creator of HBO/Showcase’s Westworld), Reminiscence stars Hugh Jackman as Nick…

Dry Winter MIFF Review - A Subdued Look at Life in the Dust Bowls of Australia

Andrew F Peirce Aug 19, 2021 5 min read

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Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The air of familiarity – quite literally – bursts in the air in the opening of the low-fi, low-budget Dry Winter, as a night in a remote,…

What is Paramount Pictures Doing?

Christopher John Aug 19, 2021 6 min read

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From the same creatively bankrupt mindset that brought you Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max (US only), and Universal’s Peacock comes Paramount+. Paramount Pictures has now launched their hopeful competito…

Infinite review - Mark Wahlberg's Latest Isn't Worth Anything

Christopher John Aug 18, 2021 3 min read

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Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. A growing casualty of the “streaming wars” is not just decent films having their box office success taken away by a…