Australian Cinema in ISO - Part Two
Q and A Discussion with Matthew Eeles from Cinema Australia, Travis Johnson from Celluloid and Whiskey, and Andrew Peirce from The Curb On this episode, the audio from the Q&A discussion that…
Australian Cinema in ISO - Part One
Q and A Discussion with Matthew Eeles from Cinema Australia, Travis Johnson from Celluloid and Whiskey, and Andrew Peirce from The Curb On this episode, the audio from the Q&A discussion that…
Charlie Says Review – A Muddied Character Study that Feels Incomplete
In the space of two years, three films about the Manson family murders appeared to varying degrees of critical and commercial success. The universally panned 2019 Hilary Duff vehicle The Haunting of S…
Lucy in the Sky Review - A Strange and Wild Film, and Not in a Good Way
Written and directed by Noah Hawley, Lucy in the Sky stars Natalie Portman as Lucy Cola, a brilliant yet deeply troubled astronaut who begins to have an affair with the charming and handsome fellow as…
1928-1929 Best Picture Winner: The Broadway Melody (Harry Beaumont) - Awards Don't Matter
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Ah, after a stellar start, David and Andrew encounter the first bonafide dud Best Picture winner: Harry Beaumont…
The Man is SID 6.7: Russell Crowe Goes Dark Again
Let’s be honest, Coronavirus has killed a lot of people, screwed the economy, and given a lot of people an unwanted and unaffordable holiday. In the scheme of things, not being able to go to the cinem…
Sutaffu Music Group and Top Knot Detective presents: Top Knot Detective: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
For the past week I’ve been vibing on one of the coolest, more unexpected arrivals on the film landscape right now: The truly excellent, beyond entertaining, Aussie film Top Knot Detective original s…
Come to Daddy Review - A Tonally Confused Work of Gunk and Grime
You ever watch a movie and think “what was that really supposed to be?” or “how am I supposed to feel?”. That was Come to Daddy for me, plain and simple. I would say that going into a movie knowing a…
Carmentis Review - Proof of a Great Director on the Rise
Australia isn’t well known for its sci-fi films, but it’s clear that with his visionary short film Carmentis, writer-director Antony Webb intends to change that mentality. Made over many years in Pert…
Color Out Of Space Review - Yet Another Begrudging Ride on the Nicolas Cage-Express to Camp-city
Taking the supernatural sensibilities of H.P. Lovecraft’s beloved 1927 sci-fi tale and transporting into contemporary America, writer-director Richard Stanley overloads Color Out of Space with enough…
Cinemas Need You Now More Than Ever
What are we to do when the place where films are born ceases to be? A film can be made by people, but it merely gestates in the ether until it is released into the world and exists as it is in the onl…
I’ve Never Seen… Predator: But I Sure Do Have an Opinion on It
People have opinions man, and they sure are shitty. Well, that’s what you can take away from the raging roar from the angry internet who is eagerly grabbing their pitchforks to burn down the steeple…