Ben-Hur (2016) Review
If there was one static noise that has permeated throughout film-focused social media during 2016, it was that of ‘why remake X film when the original is so good’. Usually the words are a little harsh…
Red Billabong Review
Genre pictures are somewhat of a rarity in Australian cinema. Sure, horror films pop up here and there, but they’re mostly ultra-low budget affairs that are successful overseas. The genre pictures I’m…
Down Under Review
Down Under opens with a text message that sparked the fire that was the Cronulla riots. News footage plays out the brutal physical assault on people of all nationalities, wrapping up with a line from…
High-Rise Review
J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise was written as a response to the escalating class divide during seventies era Britain. As council flats for the lower class grew, the decadent society of the wealthy increased…
Star Trek Beyond Review
Under the direction of series newcomer, Justin Lin, this story of the crew of the Starship Enterprise doing what they do best feels like the most thematically faithful modern Star Trek film. An unknow…
Demolition Review
Welcome to Man Child: The Movie. Demolition is the latest film from Jean-Marc Vallèe - you may know him as the director who helped add an Oscar to Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto’s bathroom shelve…
The Wailing (곡성/Goksung) Review
Trying to explain the intricacies of a fever dream to someone is as desperate and difficult to grasp as the loose strands of the dream itself. You start by telling about the naked woman standing outsi…
Art of the Prank Review
There’s something joyful about sitting down and watching a film that you have no prior knowledge of before it’s unveiled on the silver screen in front of you. There’s no pre-conceived notions as to wh…
An (Sweet Bean) Review
Films are just like food. They nourish, they enrich, they provide an energy you can't find anywhere else. Just like food, films follow a set of ingredients - you have a script, you add a director,…
Warcraft Review
As Meat Loaf once sang, two out three aint bad. Except, maybe, when that third film in your oeuvre happens to be Warcraft. Duncan Jones had a good run, having made the notable sci-fi films Moon and So…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Review
I’ve often criticised superhero films for resorting to using an ‘end of the world’ scenario as the climactic element of their story, or for including non-sensical elements or characters - and Teenage…
Observance Review - A Low Budget Genre Flick That Needed More Time
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Contrary to popular belief, reviewers don’t enjoy giving films a bad review. I love Aust…