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Respect Review - Watch For a Powerhouse, Awards-worthy Performance from Jennifer Hudson

Respect Review - Watch For a Powerhouse, Awards-worthy Performance from Jennifer Hudson

Hagan Osborne Aug 18, 2021 2 min read
Films Reviews Jennifer Hudson Liesl Tommy Respect Review

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. In Respect, Liesl Tommy's feature film debut about the life of Aretha Franklin (Jennifer Hudson), the ‘Queen of…

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Free Guy Review - Unexceptional Yet Perfectly Watchable

Free Guy Review - Unexceptional Yet Perfectly Watchable

Christopher John Aug 14, 2021 3 min read
Films Reviews Disney film Fortnite Free Guy Grand Theft Auto V Jodie Comer Joe Keery movies Review Ryan Reynolds Taika Waititi

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds as Guy, an NPC (non-playable character) inside the free-for-al…

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Under My Skin Review - A Difficult Watch, but Ultimately a Valuable and Hopeful One

Under My Skin Review - A Difficult Watch, but Ultimately a Valuable and Hopeful One

Nisha-Anne Aug 14, 2021 5 min read
Films Reviews australian film Chloe Freeman David ODonnell Drama LGBTIQ Liv Hewson nonbinary Under My Skin

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The opening sequence to Under My Skin shows you all four non-binary actors who play the main role of Denny in a ste…

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The Suicide Squad review - A Movie So Great, We've Reviewed It Twice

The Suicide Squad review - A Movie So Great, We've Reviewed It Twice

Christopher John Aug 11, 2021 7 min read
Films Reviews comic book comic book film DC DC Comics film Idris Elba James Gunn john cena Margot Robbie movies Review Suicide Squad Superhero The Suicide Squad

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. To risk sounding like a movie trailer cliché: forget what you think you know about the Suicide Squad. Forget the e…

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1942 Best Picture Nominee: Yankee Doodle Dandy (Michael Curtiz) - Awards Don't Matter

1942 Best Picture Nominee: Yankee Doodle Dandy (Michael Curtiz) - Awards Don't Matter

Andrew F Peirce Aug 10, 2021 1 min read
Podcasts Best Picture Discussions James Cagney musical Oscars podcast Yankee Doodle Dandy

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. James Cagney danced and sung his way to a Best Actor Oscar for Michael Curtiz's Best Picture nominated film, Ya…

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Mimi Review - An Emotional Rollercoaster About How Family is Family, No Matter What it Looks Like

Mimi Review - An Emotional Rollercoaster About How Family is Family, No Matter What it Looks Like

Nisha-Anne Aug 10, 2021 6 min read
Films Reviews Drama Family Indian cinema Mimi musical

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. There's a basic structure to the mainstream Bollywood film: the first hour is all fun and lighthearted sillines…

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I Met a Girl Review - Brenton Thwaites Impresses With a Proudly Grounded and Deeply Empathetic Performance

I Met a Girl Review - Brenton Thwaites Impresses With a Proudly Grounded and Deeply Empathetic Performance

Andrew F Peirce Aug 8, 2021 3 min read
Films Reviews Australian drama australian film Drama Fremantle I Met a Girl Joel Jackson Lily Sullivan Luke Eve Mental illness Review

Content warning: this review discusses self harm, ECT , and mental illnesses. Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Within the first five minutes of the…

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Jungle Cruise Review - A Watchable Adventure With Backwards Representation

Jungle Cruise Review - A Watchable Adventure With Backwards Representation

Christopher John Aug 7, 2021 4 min read
Films Reviews Disney Dwayne Johnson edgar ramirez Emily Blunt film jack whitehall Jesse Plemons jungle cruise movies Paul Giamatti Review

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. A movie based on a theme park should not be underestimated in this day and age. Not only does the entire $4.5 billi…

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Nine Days Review - Ambitious Ideas Suffer Under Limited Execution

Nine Days Review - Ambitious Ideas Suffer Under Limited Execution

Christopher John Aug 6, 2021 3 min read
Reviews Drama film movies nine days Review Winston Duke Zazie Beetz

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Written and directed by Edson Oda, Nine Days stars Winston Duke as Will, a man who watches through the eyes of vari…

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The Suicide Squad Review – This Year You Will Believe that The Suicide Squad Will Make You Cry

The Suicide Squad Review – This Year You Will Believe that The Suicide Squad Will Make You Cry

Andrew F Peirce Aug 4, 2021 5 min read
Films Reviews Idris Elba James Gunn Margot Robbie Superhero films The Suicide Squad

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. There’s a phenomenal majesty to Margot Robbie’s cocaine-cloud, sugar high, ultra-violence loving anti-hero Harley Q…

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The Toll Review - Michael Smiley Instantly Improves this Innocuously Fun Caper When He's on Screen

The Toll Review - Michael Smiley Instantly Improves this Innocuously Fun Caper When He's on Screen

Nisha-Anne Aug 4, 2021 2 min read
Films Reviews Comedy Dark Comedy Michael Smiley Ryan Andrew Hopper The Toll

Powered by JustWatch The moment Michael Smiley turns up in a film, it instantly gets ten times better - at least for the time he's onscreen. So having him as the lead of The Toll, a crime come…

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Strong Women Series Co-Director Alexandra Gaulupeau Interview: Strong Body, Strong Mind

Andrew F Peirce Aug 2, 2021 9 min read
Interviews Discussions Interview IVIEW Strong Women

ABC iView has launched a new fascinating series called Strong Women. Co-directed by Corinne Innes and Alexandra Gaulupeau, this series follows four resilient women who empower each other while rivalli…

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