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Butt Boy Review - A Film That Eagerly Disappears Up its Own Ass

Butt Boy Review - A Film That Eagerly Disappears Up its Own Ass

Andrew F Peirce May 2, 2020 3 min read
Reviews Cult film Drama Review Ryan Koch Shelby Dash Tyler Cornack Tyler Rice

And they said original ideas were gone. Tyler Cornack has the status of having created a cult film in his mind with his indie-thriller Butt Boy. Taking triple duties here as co-writer/director/actor,…

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The Parents are Fighting Again - Universal, AMC, and the Remains of Cinema

The Parents are Fighting Again - Universal, AMC, and the Remains of Cinema

Andrew F Peirce May 1, 2020 11 min read
Articles Cinemas movies piracy Trolls World Tour Universal

The parents are fighting again. Right, so, there’s a spat between struggling American cinema chain AMC and Universal studios that’s going on like two furious cats ready to rumble. Universal, in need…

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Cook's Legacy and the Modern Polly's Folly

Cook's Legacy and the Modern Polly's Folly

Travis Akbar May 1, 2020 3 min read
Articles Australian culture Indigenous Australia

Given that acceptance of Aboriginal existence pre-colonisation has been so much later than it should have been, I found it apt that I gave my opinion on the anniversary of Cook's first time visiti…

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Rabbit Hole Review - Finding a Future After Spiralling Grief and Loss

Rabbit Hole Review - Finding a Future After Spiralling Grief and Loss

Nadine Whitney Apr 29, 2020 3 min read
Reviews Academy Awards Dianne Wiest Drama grief John Cameron Mitchell Miles Teller Nicole Kidman Oscars Rabbit Hole Review Sandra Oh

From outré queer director and musical theatre genius, John Cameron Mitchell comes a revelatory piece of understated suburban melodrama exploring the complex nature of grief when complicated by intrica…

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Parasite Review - 92nd Best Picture Winner

Parasite Review - 92nd Best Picture Winner

Andrew F Peirce Apr 28, 2020 3 min read
Reviews Academy Awards Best Picture Oscars Parasite Patreon Exclusive Review

A devilish question to ask viewers of Bong Joon-ho’s history defining Best Picture winner, Parasite, is who they believe the titular parasite to be? Is it the Kim’s? A lower-class family, eking whate…

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Matt Hale Interview - Hypnotism, Anxiety, Relationships, and Covid-19

Andrew F Peirce Apr 23, 2020 3 min read
Interviews Podcasts Covid-19 Fringe festival Isolation Matt hale Mindfulness relationships

Matt Hale is a hypnotist who has performed at Fringe Festivals around the world and for corporate events providing guidance and support. While in this enforced reprieve that we all find ourselve…

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The Throwback Review - Celebration for the Fading Video Store

The Throwback Review - Celebration for the Fading Video Store

Andrew F Peirce Apr 21, 2020 10 min read
Reviews Cinefest Oz Cinema Jenny Crabb Louise Bertoncini Revelation Film Festival Review short film The Throwback Video store WA Made Film Festival

Growing up, I used to peruse the aisles of the Canning Bridge Civic Video – a mammoth store with an obnoxious, yet comforting, yellow banner, replete with Groucho Marx and cigar, now turned into an eq…

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Don’t Let Go Review – Acceptable Isolation Entertainment

Don’t Let Go Review – Acceptable Isolation Entertainment

Travis Akbar Apr 20, 2020 2 min read
Reviews crime David Oyelowo Dont Let Go frequency mystery Netflix Peyton List Review Riley Smith Sci-Fi Storm Reid Thriller

Two decades ago, the earth had a pretty decent sci-fi crime thriller in the form of Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel starrer Frequency. It was reasonably original and great entertainment. In 2016 a TV se…

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Burning Kiss Interview with Aussie Filmmaker Robbie Studsor

Burning Kiss Interview with Aussie Filmmaker Robbie Studsor

Andrew F Peirce Apr 17, 2020 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts australian film Drama Filmink Presents Interview noir Robbie Studsor WA Made Film Festival

Robbie Studsor is an Aussie filmmaker who made an indie film called Burning Kiss. In this discussion with Andrew, Robbie talks about the indie film making process, as well as talking about th…

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The Goodies: Comedy in a Crisis, and the Loss of Tim Brooke-Taylor

The Goodies: Comedy in a Crisis, and the Loss of Tim Brooke-Taylor

Jasper Silver Apr 16, 2020 6 min read
Reviews Comedy Articles Graeme Garden Review television The Goodies Tim Brooke-Taylor TV Comedy

Australians of a certain age would have fond memories of watching The Goodies and Doctor Who in the hour leading up to the ABC's 7 o'clock news. While the BBC has for many years mined the reve…

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Protect and Serve Review - A Dive into the Moral Dilemma of Police

Protect and Serve Review - A Dive into the Moral Dilemma of Police

Travis Akbar Apr 16, 2020 3 min read
Reviews cops Crown Vic David Krumholtz Drama Joel Souza Luke Kleintank Police Protect and Serve Review Thomas Jane

“People sleep peacefully in their beds at night, because rough men stand ready to do violence, on their behalf; and they will fucking hate you for it” – Ray Mandel, Protect and Serve Protect and Serv…

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1927-1928 Best Picture Winners: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Wings - Awards Don't Matter

1927-1928 Best Picture Winners: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Wings - Awards Don't Matter

Andrew F Peirce Apr 15, 2020 1 min read
Podcasts Academy Awards Best Picture Drama FW Murnau Oscars podcast Silent cinema Sunrise William Wellman

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Welcome to the first discussion episode of Awards Don't Matter! Hosts David and Andrew discuss the first…

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