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Press Releases May 6, 2021 2 min read

Articles Australian culture critic Straya

This book is a rollercoaster. Climb aboard and hang on! Alex Proyas, director of The Crow and Dark City A mutant crime-fiction sci-fi hybrid of a novel that capers with Luna Park madness… Nicholas…

Living in the Shadow of Dace Decklan: Private Eye

Tom Vogel May 5, 2021 6 min read

Interviews australian film Dace Decklan Discussions Independent cinema Ivan Malekin Tony Vogel

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Some actors have a character they portrayed on the screen whose shadow they live in most of their lives. For Sean C…

The Australian Film Industry: On Becoming the Vancouver of the Southern Hemisphere

Andrew F Peirce May 4, 2021 18 min read

Articles australian cinema Australian culture australian film Godzilla Vs Kong identity Koko A Red Dog Story Love and Monsters Mortal Kombat

Before embarking on this piece, I want you to ask yourself: what was the last Canadian film that you watched that didn’t have the Cronenberg directors name attached to it? Take your time. Keep those…

1939 Best Picture Winner: Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming) - Awards Don't Matter

Andrew F Peirce May 3, 2021 1 min read

Podcasts Academy Awards Best Picture Clark Gable Discussions Epic Gone With the Wind Olivia DeHavilland Oscar Oscars podcast Victor Fleming Vivienne Leigh

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. A long epic Best Picture winner deserves a long epic discussion. It's Gone With the Wind time as Dave and Andre…

First Cow Review - A Masterwork of Gentle Filmmaking

Nadine Whitney May 1, 2021 4 min read

Films Reviews Drama Evie Ewen Bremner First Cow John Magaro Kelly Reichardt Orion Lee Review

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow is quite simply a masterwork of gentle filmmaking that through the lens of a small stor…

The United States Vs. Billie Holiday Review: Lady Day Takes the Stage in Tepid Biopic

Hagan Osborne Apr 25, 2021 2 min read

Films Reviews Academy Awards Drama Garrett Hedlund Lee Daniels music The United States VS Billie Holiday

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The United States Vs. Billie Holiday (TUSVBH)  is a film of soft fades, saturated lighting and Hallmark-esque dialo…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…