Best Australian Films of 2023
Before we dig into 2023, let’s take a short jump back to October 2021. Stage 1 of the Australian Feature Film Summit (AFFS) was taking place online, providing producers, distributors, exhibitors, and…
Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black): Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne, and Patrick Graham Talk About Tina Turner and Trust in This Interview
For Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch, when he dances for his family and friends in the spotlights of car in a stunning gold dress in Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black), echoing the power and stre…
Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw Presents the Injured Psychology of a Seemingly Cursed Wrestling Family
The Iron Claw releases in Australian cinemas on 18 January 2024. The qualification “Inspired by a True Story,” does a lot of heavy lifting in Sean Durkin’s American tragedy The Iron Claw a film based…
Alastair Heim Talks Crafting a Sequel to a Dr. Seuss Christmas Classic
Dr. Seuss wasn't one for sequels. Aside from writing a new adventure for a couple of his iconic creations, the famed children's author refrained from returning to old wells for his books. Howe…
The Zone of Interest Manifests the Banality of Evil
“The life we enjoy is very much worth the sacrifice.” – Rudolf Höss Hannah Arendt famously coined the term “The banality of evil” when ruminating on the trial of Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann, who had fam…
pvi Moves to PICA
PRESS RELEASE Leading Australian media art collective pvi has been announced as Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)’s inaugural long-term company in residence (2024-2026), coinciding with the…
American Fiction Gives Jeffrey Wright His Well Deserved Moment in the Spotlight
Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction is an adaptation of Erasure a postmodern literary satire written in 2001 by Percival Everett. Over twenty years later and the issues Everett raised about the commodif…
Eileen is a Perverse Delight About Obsession and Cruelty
“Love will make you crazy, Eileen. You’ll probably never understand that.” Jim Dunlop Eileen Dunlop (Thomasin McKenzie) lives in small town 1960s Massachusetts. She’s twenty-four-years-old. She has n…
Heath Davis' Christmess is the Major Miracle Independent Australian Cinema Needs
There is a certain absurdity about celebrating Christmas in Australia with all the Northern Hemisphere trimmings. It’s hot. People are exhausted. Roasting a turkey on a day where the temperature can b…
Christmess Writer/Director Heath Davis Talks About Creating His Best Film Yet in This Interview
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Aussie indie filmmaker powerhouse Heath Davis is back with hi…
Bottoms is Violently Funny and is One of the Cleverest Comedies of the Year
From its throwback poster parodying and/or paying homage to Revenge of the Nerds (1984) to its literal no holds barred crass comedy, Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott’s Bottoms is both a throwback and…
Sally Aitken Talks About Her Adventures in Wiggle World with Hot Potato in This Interview
I cannot overstate how significant The Wiggles are to me. As a child of the late '90s, I grew up with Greg Page, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, and Anthony Field. They were my first exposure to both mus…