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Captain America: Civil War Review

Andrew F Peirce May 2, 2016 6 min read
Reviews Chris Evans Disney Iron Man Marvel Review Robert Downey Jr. Scarlett Johansson Sebastian Stan Superhero films The Russo Brothers

Where Joss Whedon’s first Avengers film felt like the natural culmination of years of stand alone superhero films, Captain America: Civil War is the straw that breaks the camel's back in regards t…

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Pawno Review

Andrew F Peirce Apr 28, 2016 4 min read
Reviews australian cinema Damian Hill John Brumpton Maeve Dermody Mark Coles Smith Paul Ireland Pawno Review

Pawno is a film that announces the very welcome arrival of a pair of new voices in Australian cinema – Paul Ireland and Damian Hill. Ireland and Hill are seasoned actors, but for the first time they d…

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Eddie the Eagle Review

Andrew F Peirce Apr 19, 2016 3 min read
Reviews Dexter Fletcher Eddie the Eagle Hugh Jackman Olympics Review Taron Egerton

Where Kingsman announced the arrival of new talent Taron Egerton, Eddie the Eagle cements his place as a bonafide movie star. This is the infectiously positive story of Olympic ski jumper, Michael ‘Ed…

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Hush Review

Andrew F Peirce Apr 16, 2016 3 min read
Reviews horror Hush John Gallagher Jr. Kate Siegel Mike Flanagan Review

As with any genre, there exists many sub-genres within horror. Hush is an entry in the ‘house invasion’ sub-genre, making its presence proudly known alongside other notable ‘house invasion’ films like…

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The Jungle Book Review

Andrew F Peirce Apr 16, 2016 4 min read
Reviews Disney Idris Elba John Favreau Lupita Nyong'o Neel Sethi Review Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book

John Favreau’s The Jungle Book is the latest in Disney’s modernisation of their animated classics. From Maleficent to Cinderella, Disney has decided to mine their animated classic films and create liv…

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Experimenter Review

Andrew F Peirce Apr 15, 2016 5 min read
Reviews Drama Experimenter Jim Gaffigan John Leguizamo John Palladino Michael Almereyda Peter Sarsgaard Winona Ryder

When portraying a real life event on film, it’s sometimes easier to dramatise elements to enforce a certain emotional reaction from the viewer. With Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter, the real life of…

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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Review

Andrew F Peirce Apr 3, 2016 6 min read
Reviews australian cinema australian film Fred Schepisi Jack Thompson Ray Barrett Review The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Thomas Keneally Tommy Lewis

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are warned that this post may contain images of deceased persons. There is nothing more unsettling about the film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith than the fact t…

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The Mermaid Review

Andrew F Peirce Mar 31, 2016 3 min read
Reviews Chinese cinema Foreign Language Foreign Language Film Kung Fu Hustle Review Show Luo Stephen Chow The Mermaid Yun Lin

The Mermaid is a wonder of a film. As the latest colourful Stephen Chow film to jump off the screen, it’s done a lot to impress audiences in China with it quickly becoming the highest grossing film in…

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In Which Andrew Tells... How to Create Equality in Cinema.

Andrew F Peirce Mar 19, 2016 13 min read
Articles Dean Spanley It's Terrific No Totally Oscars so White Racism

In Which Andrew Tells… is a series of articles about a certain topic, film or event, where Andrew - the unlikely voice of reason - tells that particular topic, film or event a hard truth. Whether that…

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The Witch Review - Will Wrap You Up in a Blanket of Fear

Andrew F Peirce Mar 14, 2016 4 min read
Films Reviews Harvey Scrimshaw horror Kate Dickie Ralph Ineson Review Robert Eggers The VVitch The Witch

Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Let’s get one thing out of the way immediately – Robert Eggers The Witch (or The VVitch:…

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10 Cloverfield Lane Review

Andrew F Peirce Mar 10, 2016 2 min read
Reviews Drama JJ Abrams John Gallagher Jr. John Goodman Mary Elizabeth Winstead Review

10 Cloverfield Lane is the latest Mystery Box film from the minds at Bad Robot. Producer JJ Abrams uses not only the weight of his name, but apparently the weight of the 2008 monster flick Cloverfield…

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Death in Brunswick Review

Andrew F Peirce Feb 27, 2016 5 min read
Reviews australian cinema australian film Dark Comedy Death in Brunswick John Clarke Review Sam Neill Zoe Carides

For a long while now, Australian comedies have been regularly considered our weakest of film genres. Sure, everybody loves The Castle, a couple of lines from Crocodile Dundee are oft-quoted and Muriel…

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