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Mortal Kombat Review: Logic and Sleeved Shirts are Non-Existent, and For That We Are Thankful

Mortal Kombat Review: Logic and Sleeved Shirts are Non-Existent, and For That We Are Thankful

Hagan Osborne Apr 25, 2021 3 min read
Films Reviews Jessica McNamee Josh Lawson Lewis Tan Mortal Kombat Review Simon McQuoid video games

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. In director Simon McQuoid’s adaptation of the ‘90s video-game series Mortal Kombat, logic and sleeved shirts are no…

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1938 Best Picture Nominee: Grand Illusion [La Grande Illusion] (Jean Renoir) - Awards Don't Matter

1938 Best Picture Nominee: Grand Illusion [La Grande Illusion] (Jean Renoir) - Awards Don't Matter

Andrew F Peirce Apr 19, 2021 1 min read
Podcasts Academy Awards Best Picture Discussions Grand Illusion Jean Renoir War

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. <br <center> 'This is why I'm obsessed with movies' - Dave We reach a monumental moment in t…

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1938 Best Picture Winner: You Can't Take it With You (Frank Capra) - Awards Don't Matter

1938 Best Picture Winner: You Can't Take it With You (Frank Capra) - Awards Don't Matter

Andrew F Peirce Apr 13, 2021 1 min read
Podcasts Academy Awards Best Picture Discussions Edward Arnold Frank Capra James Stewart Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore podcast You Cant Take it With You

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. We return to the world of Frank Capra with his second Best Picture winner, You Can't Take it With You. Co-hosts…

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Voyagers Review - A Cinematic Viewing Experience Memorable for All the Wrong Reasons

Voyagers Review - A Cinematic Viewing Experience Memorable for All the Wrong Reasons

Christopher John Apr 12, 2021 6 min read
Films Reviews Colin Farrell Drama Fionn Whitehead Lily-Rose Depp Neil Burger Review Sci-Fi Tye Sheridan

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Written and directed by Neil Burger (Limitless, Divergent), Voyagers stars Tye Sheridan, Lily Rose-Depp, and Fionn…

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1937 Best Picture Nominee: A Star is Born (William A. Wellman) - Awards Don't Matter

1937 Best Picture Nominee: A Star is Born (William A. Wellman) - Awards Don't Matter

Andrew F Peirce Apr 6, 2021 1 min read
Podcasts Academy Awards Best Picture Discussions Drama Frederic March Janet Gaynor podcast William A. Wellman

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The first version of A Star is Born features the first ever Best Actress winner, Janet Gaynor, and Frederic March,…

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Summer of 85 (Été 85) Review - Sometimes Pretty Scenery and Well-Styled Outfits is More Than Enough

Summer of 85 (Été 85) Review - Sometimes Pretty Scenery and Well-Styled Outfits is More Than Enough

Scot F Apr 5, 2021 2 min read
Films Reviews Felix Lefebvre Francois Ozon French f French film Philippine Velge Review Summer of 85

We've already established how good a scene in a gay film with 80’s pop is, so, how about François Ozon’s Summer of ’85 that delivers a whole film of homosexual activities soundtracked by 80’s tune…

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It's Okay Not to Write: Why Not Every Film Needs a Review

It's Okay Not to Write: Why Not Every Film Needs a Review

Christopher John Apr 5, 2021 5 min read
Articles Nobody Peter Rabbit 2 Raya and the Last Dragon Review

And now for something completely different. This is a piece about why it’s sometimes okay not to write, and why that might be. As you can probably see from clicking on my author’s page link, I’ve ha…

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Zack Snyder's Justice League Review - Unique, Personal, Yet, Also Long and Exhaustive

Zack Snyder's Justice League Review - Unique, Personal, Yet, Also Long and Exhaustive

Christopher John Apr 5, 2021 12 min read
Films Reviews Ezra Miller Gal Gadot Henry Cavill Jason Momoa Justice League Ray Fisher Review Superhero Zack Snyder

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Let’s wade into these waters and begin with a disclaimer: I have never been a fan of Zack Snyder as a director. I d…

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Cherry Review - Leaves One Asking, What Kind of Filmmakers Are the Russo Brothers?

Cherry Review - Leaves One Asking, What Kind of Filmmakers Are the Russo Brothers?

Christopher John Apr 1, 2021 5 min read
Films Reviews Cherry Ciara Bravo Drama Jack Reynor Joe Russo Review Tom Holland

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Cherry stars Tom Holland as...“Cherry”, a stand-in for the book’s author Nico Wa…

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Sleeping Beauty Review - A Work of Art That is Easier to Respect Than Enjoy

Sleeping Beauty Review - A Work of Art That is Easier to Respect Than Enjoy

Nadine Whitney Apr 1, 2021 3 min read
Films Reviews australian film Emily Browning Ewen Leslie Julia Leigh Rachael Blake Review Sleeping Beauty

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Writer/director Julia Leigh’s 2011 film Sleeping Beauty is a work of art that is easier to respect than enjoy. Like…

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Paddington 2 Review - If You're Kind and Polite, the World Will Be Right

Paddington 2 Review - If You're Kind and Polite, the World Will Be Right

Andrew F Peirce Mar 31, 2021 8 min read
Films Reviews Family film Hugh Grant Paddington 2 Paddington Bear Paul King Review Sally Hawkins

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Released in 2017, coming on the heels of the emergence of a ‘United’ Kingdom that had just voted to exit the Europe…

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Tom & Jerry Review - A Bad Movie, A Very Bad Movie

Tom & Jerry Review - A Bad Movie, A Very Bad Movie

Christopher John Mar 31, 2021 3 min read
Films Reviews Animation Chloe Grace Moretz Colin Jost Comedy Michael Pena Review Tim Story Tom and Jerry

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. I’ll make this short and sweet. Tom & Jerry is a bad movie. A very bad movie. Colour me not surprised that t…

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