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Indie horror adjacent comedy The Civil Dead is a testament to how effective low-budget filmmaking can be. The creators go all in on their concept with a keen awareness of its absurdity being key to th…
Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story is an award-winning documentary about a Russian superstar actor - The ‘Russian Robert Redford’ - who defected from the Soviet Union in 1985 after being targeted by the Brezh…
If you know little about the art world, you might not know who Apolonia Sokol is. If you know little about FEMEN and their ongoing protests, you might not know who Oskana Shachko was. Lea Glob’s docum…
In The Teachers’ Lounge, director Ilker Çatak relocates the playground to the staffroom, where the slapping of lanyards and the click of heels on lino floors heralds the childishness of institutionali…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. The 2024 German Film Festival is currently underway across Au…
“It doesn’t go away. The needing. Even when you get old. It’s a nasty business.” – Dita to Vanesa. For many queer people the “found family” isn’t only a community where they feel comfortable – it is…
Lately, the rom-com genre hasn't been riding high, much to the disappointment of fans like myself. But then came Anyone But You last year, a breath of fresh air that reignited our love for rom-com…
Legacy is one hell of a thing. The lessons passed down, a reputation to live up to, or the sum of an existence. Caitlin Cronenberg understands legacy very well. Humane is her first feature film despit…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Roger Ungers is a documentarian who continually presents a ne…
Moritz Mohr’s Boy Kills World is aware you have seen it all before. The film doesn’t even try to cover its comic book, computer game, The Hunger Games inspirations, which is why it comes racing out th…
One of the first things that strikes you when you land in Delhi is that vanar and Hanuman-inspired imagery—drawing from Hindu mythology and texts such as the Ramayana—is everywhere. If you’re catching…
At the 96th Academy Awards, there was a moment of cheeky promotional work for Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s latest flick The Fall Guy, with the two actors taking to the stage to honour the work of th…