I’m Not Dead Yet and I’ve Got Something to Say
Content Warning: This post contains discussions of death, suicide, and mental illness. Not dead yet. This has become my go-to response when people ask me ‘how I’m going?’ After a spate of heightened…
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone Review – A Needless Rework of an Already Certified Dud
Powered by JustWatch It has been thirty years since the release of The Godfather Part III. At the time, the film received mixed-to-positive reviews, with critics favouring Pacino’s performance b…
Mank Review – Classic Cinema Inside-Baseball Flick Looks the Part but Rings False
Powered by JustWatch Directed by David Fincher, and written by his late father Jack, Mank stars Gary Oldman as, well, Mank. Or correctly, writer Herman Mankiewicz, who is the credited co-writer…
Maslin Beach Review - Beach Bound Boredom Sinks a Forgettable Aussie Film
In writer/director Wayne Groom’s recount of the making of Maslin Beach, he mentions that ‘in 1983, when I set down my future goals, my major goal was to produce, write and direct a feature film’. Read…
An Ideal Host Review - Robert Woods Debut Delivers a Promising Homegrown Pot Luck Genre Flick
An Ideal Host screens at Perth's Revelation Film Festival on 11/12/2020 and 12/12/2020. Visit the website for details and tickets. As the filmic world adjusts to a new, morphing landscape, where…
Hello Again: Neil Diamond's The Jazz Singer at 40
In previous articles on The Curb, I’ve spotlighted excellent films celebrating 40 year anniversaries this year: Breaker Morant, The Blues Brothers, Fame, and Somewhere in Time. But there’s a place at…
The 2020 AACTA Award Predictions: A Babyteeth Sweep is On the Cards
We’re going to have to get used to the obligatory mention of the current pandemic when it comes to articles about awards discussions and the like, given how much of a disruption this whole Covid thing…
Palm Springs Review - The Perfect Film for 2020: An Absolute Comedy Blast
Powered by JustWatch Every year or so, there’s at least one feel-good movie that everyone loves and can’t stop talking about (if only for a week or so in this streaming age). You hear of it and…
Misbehaviour Review – A Clever Reminder of the Role of Women’s Liberation Pioneers
Powered by JustWatch The year is 1970 and early stirrings of the Women’s Liberation Movement are coming to life in Britain. Women from different classes and backgrounds are starting to form orga…
Possessor Review - Brandon Cronenberg's Gorgeous, Gruesome, and Gloriously Deranged Film Has Him Moving Out of His Fathers Shadow
64th BFI London Film Festival Diary - Day Nine: It is day nine and I take a look at Brandon Cronenberg’s dark and intense mind control thriller Possessor. Powered by JustWatch Renowned horror a…
Da 5 Bloods Review - A Timely, Powerful, yet Flawed Film
Powered by JustWatch Spike Lee is on something of a roll as of late. Perhaps it was the complete commercial and critical failure of 2013’s Oldboy (of which Lee is not proud of [the usual “Spike…
She Dies Tomorrow Review - A Powerful and Unshakeable Slice of Horror Cinema
Powered by JustWatch Wandering like a waif in the night, adorned in a dress of sequins and black, is Kate Lyn Shiel's Amy. Something is wrong, and despite the security of her home, she feels…