Before Dawn is a Generic Anti Anti-War Film
The word ‘limitation’ isn’t in director Jordon Prince-Wright’s vocabulary. His first feature film, 2018’s The Decadent and Depraved, saw him tackle the Meat Pie Western alongside co-director Axel Aug…
Civil War is Alex Garland in Spectacle Allegory Mode
If Alex Garland had managed to get Civil War on the screen even seven years ago it would be entirely a five-star film. Garland has made the somewhat redundant point in interviews that Civil War is “…s…
Talking with Colin and Cameron Cairnes about Late Night with the Devil, Their Low Budget High Concept Cinematic Phenomenon
This interview has been edited for as much clarity as possible. It is important to note that Cameron and Colin have such a natural rapport they begin and end each other’s sentences. It is difficult to…
Mohamed Kordofani's Goodbye Julia is a Beautiful and Brutal Film
Until 2011, Sudan was the largest country in Africa. The secession that created South Sudan represented years of tensions between the mainly Northern Muslim Sunni Arab population and the repressed Afr…
Prime Video Announces New Series, Top End Bub, Follow Up to Hit Australian Film Top End Wedding
PRESS RELEASE Prime Video, Goalpost Pictures, ZDF Studios, Screen Australia, Screen Territory, and South Australian Film Corporation today announced that new romantic comedy series, Top End Bub, will…
Goodbye Julia Director Mohamed Kordofani Talks About the Possibility of Change and Hope in This Interview
Goodbye Julia by Mohamed Kordofani is an impassioned plea for understanding and inclusion which utilises the story of Mona (Eiman Yousif) and Julia (Siran Riak) and their long relationship built out o…
Matteo Garrone's Io Capitano is an Astonishing and Urgent Cry for Compassion and Action
Italian director Matteo Garrone has cycled through many genres to tell Italian stories. Whether it be a version of Pinocchio, a bleak crime drama, Gomorra, or an anthology based on Italian folk and fa…
Kung Fu Panda 4 Sees the Series Skew Towards a Lighter Tone for the Better
In the first three Kung Fu Panda movies, titular panda Po travelled to the spirit world, conquered the most fearsome foes, and became the hero of the Valley of Peace. Knowing all that, you’d think tha…
memory film: Jeni Thornley’s Archive of Self and Australian Cinema
Jeni Thornley’s AFCA nominated documentary recently played in Melbourne at the Melbourne Women in Film Festival. To see who Jeni Thornley is and what she has done for independent and feminist Australi…
In All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Laura Poitras Lets Nan Goldin Shine in All Her Glory
Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) is a documentarian who knows how to let her subjects speak. Rarely do you hear Poitras’ own voice in one of her films; she knows where to point the camera, and to allow peo…
National Theatre Live: Vanya is an Exemplary Showcase for Andrew Scott’s Talent
National Theatre Live: Vanya is an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's renowned play Uncle Vanya. Chekhov's work delves into central concerns of unrequited love, existential dilemmas, inheritance st…
The Road to Patagonia Director Matty Hannon Talks About Living with the Land in This Interview
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. As a young man, Matty Hannon explored the world, sinking root…