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Never Look Away Review - Finding the Beauty in the Truth

Andrew F Peirce Jun 13, 2019 5 min read
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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Never Look Away borrows the life of artist Gerhard Richter and supplants it into the life of Kurt Barnert. The film opens with a young Kurt (Cai Cohrs) being taken o…

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Residue Short Film Director Kori Reay-Mackey and Producer Dan Thom Interview

Andrew F Peirce Jun 8, 2019 1 min read
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Almost a year ago, Perth filmmakers Kori Reay-Mackey and Dan Thom launched a gofundme campaign for their short film, Residue. Now, a year on, Residue is complete and finalised, and having seen the…

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Looby Filmmakers Iain Knight, Merilyn Alt, and Sean Murphy - Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Interview

Andrew F Peirce Jun 8, 2019 1 min read
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One of the joys of watching films for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, is that you're inevitably presented with some magical, hidden gem of cinema. It just so happens that the first of man…

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Yahoo Serious - We've Done You Wrong, Mate

Andrew F Peirce Jun 8, 2019 6 min read
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Australia was never kind enough to Yahoo Serious. Our rejection of the absurd meant that the man who gave us cinematic classics such as Young Einstein and Reckless Kelly was never fully given his well…

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Pokémon Detective Pikachu Review - The Green, Left Leaning Video Game Film You Didn't Know You Needed

Andrew F Peirce Jun 3, 2019 4 min read
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This review contains spoilers. Look, I don't know much about Pokémon other than people catch these wild creatures, trap them in electric balls of some kind, and then, when they wish to fight anot…

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Why Run Amuk - Hotdogs Unleashed is the Home of the Worlds Best Hotdogs

Andrew F Peirce May 23, 2019 10 min read
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In the catalogue of ‘conversation starters’ that I have up my sleeve, sitting comfortably alongside ‘why you should watch more Australian films’ and ‘have you seen how great my dog Cheese is?’ is the…

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Aladdin Review - A Whole New World Indeed

Andrew F Peirce May 22, 2019 6 min read
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In a recent episode of the Indiewire Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum director Chad Stahelski talks about the roll of the stunt co-ordinator. He explains about the way a st…

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We Are in the Endgame Now.

Andrew F Peirce May 22, 2019 11 min read
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There’s been a wealth of introspection in the past few days from media outlets who all predicted the wrong result for the Australian election. ‘How did they all get it so wrong’ is a phrase that’s bee…

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Acute Misfortune Review - Dark, Entrancing Times at Wentworth Falls

Acute Misfortune Review - Dark, Entrancing Times at Wentworth Falls

Travis Akbar May 22, 2019 3 min read
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Powered by JustWatch Acute Misfortune chronicles a period of time, where Archibald Prize Winning Artist Adam Cullen’s life was shadowed by aspiring journalist Erik Jensen who was invited in 2008…

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The Realm Review - Fantastic Political Thrills

Travis Akbar May 22, 2019 2 min read
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The Realm is based around Antonio de la Torre’s character Manuel Lopez-Vidal: a high-class politician whose life begins to stream out of control when and his party and his corrupt business dealings th…

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Don's Party Review - Labor Loss Through the Ages

Travis Johnson May 22, 2019 3 min read
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Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Originally the plan was to write about Don’s Party before the federal election on the we…

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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Review - Action Packed, Plot Dreary

Andrew F Peirce May 16, 2019 5 min read
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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum makes a firm case that John Wick is the greatest Time Crisis player ever. He never misses a shot, moving through violent scenario after violent scenario with ease, di…

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