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Gay Chorus Deep South Review - Did Airbnb Productions Just Create the Perfect Emotional Advertisement?

Andrew F Peirce Feb 25, 2020 11 min read
Reviews corporation documentary Gay Chorus Deep South LGBTIQ LGBTIQ cinema Queer cinema Revelation Film Festival Review

One of the more curious elements of the genuinely uplifting documentary Gay Chorus Deep Southcomes during the credits. You’ll have to wait a bit for it, long after every member of the over three-hundr…

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The Call of the Wild Review - True Grit with Digital Dogs

Hagan Osborne Feb 24, 2020 3 min read
Reviews Chris Sanders Dan Stevens Disney Dogs Harrison Ford Jack London Michael Green Review Terry Notary The Call of the Wild

Every year or so, we get a family film like The Call of the Wild; the family-friendly dog movie following an adorable pooch on a spirited journey into self-fulfilment. While recent years have seen th…

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The Lighthouse Review - Cult Classic Perfection

Simone Grogan Feb 19, 2020 2 min read
Reviews Academy Awards cult Drama Review Robert Eggers Robert Pattinson The Lighthouse Willem Dafoe

On my way to see this film, I thought about a story I had seen on TV some years ago about The Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy. Two men operated a lighthouse in Wales in the 1800s. During their stint, one of…

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Spice World Leads the Final Rooftop Movies Program for Summer 2020

Press Releases Feb 19, 2020 1 min read
Articles Perth events Rooftop Movies

The final program for the Rooftop Movies season has been released and it has something for everyone, mates and dates alike! With screenings already selling fast, this is the last chance for movie lov…

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For Sama Review - A Challenging and Utterly Gripping Documentary

Christopher John Feb 19, 2020 2 min read
Reviews Academy Awards documentary For Sama politics Review

In For Sama, you are Waad Al-Kateab, a young journalist born and living in Syria. You were once idealistic and free-spirited, in love with a doctor named Hamza. You once had a beautiful home together,…

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1917 Review - A Technical Spectacle Lacking Some Heart

Simone Grogan Feb 18, 2020 2 min read
Reviews Academy Awards Drama George MacKay one shot film Oscars Review Sam Mendes War WW1

Two infantry soldiers, Lance Cpl. Schofield (George MacKay) and Lance Cpl. Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are given the task of delivering an urgent message to a fellow British battalion to call off a p…

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Birds of Prey and the Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Review - Delightful and Fun

Christopher John Feb 18, 2020 4 min read
Reviews Christina Hodson Ewan McGregor Jurnee Smollet-Bell Margot Robbie Review Superhero superhero film

The one thing coming out of Suicide Squad back in 2016 that was receiving near-unanimous praise was Margot Robbie’s performance as Harley Quinn, it also being the beloved comic-book character’s first…

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New Aussie film Wild Butterfly Reveals Claire Murray's Devastating Untold Story

Press Releases Feb 17, 2020 2 min read
Articles australian film documentary Drama unity Wild Butterfly

Disturbing new information about the life of controversial Perth liver transplant recipient Claire Murray has been exposed nearly a decade after her tragic death. The documentary-drama Wild Butterfly…

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Richard Jewell Review - Rinse and Repeat, Same Old Same from Clint Eastwood

Christopher John Feb 17, 2020 2 min read
Reviews Clint Eastwood Drama Jon Hamm Kathy Bates Olivia Wilde Paul Walter Hauser Review Richard Jewell Sam Rockwell

In Richard Jewell, Clint Eastwood gives us yet another instalment in his mini-series of films about heroic individuals who defy the odds, resist the bureaucracy, and fight against government scrutiny…

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Sonic the Hedgehog Review - A Cynical Attempt at Superhero Tropes

Christopher John Feb 17, 2020 3 min read
Reviews Detective Pikachu James Marsden Jim Carrey Pokemon Review Sonic Sonic the Hedgehog video game movie video games

After seeing Sonic the Hedgehog, I am convinced that Pokémon Detective Pikachu was a fluke being the only decent video-game movie that isn’t a cynical cash-grab with a famous video game character slap…

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Honey Boy Review - Simply Put, A F**king Amazing Film

Scot F Feb 14, 2020 3 min read
Reviews Drama Honey Boy Lucas Hedges Noah Jupe Review Shia LaBeouf

Honey Boy is Shia LaBeouf’s self-portrait of processing the lifelong resentment and rage of his childhood. It’s a tender film reflecting on growing up with a parent who never treated you how a parent…

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Guns Akimbo Review - An Absolute Blast of a Wild Ride Action Movie

David Giannini Feb 14, 2020 4 min read
Reviews Daniel Radcliffe Guns Akimbo Review Samara Weaving

Editors Note: This review was written prior to the controversy surrounding Jason Lei Howden's abhorrent and caustic behaviour on Twitter. We at The Curb do not condone his actions, but have chose…

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