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PRESS RELEASE With only days remaining until the day of the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, SBS and NITV will feature more opportunities for Australians to ensure they are informed b…
In a novel published in 1578 John Lyly used the phrase “The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.” Although the novel itself has vanished from collective memory, the phrase “All’s fair in l…
This review discusses sexual assault and torture. Matthew Holmes searing vigilante thriller The Cost asks, what do we lose when we enact violence on one other? It provides no easy answers as it opens…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. In this episode Andrew interviews Dena Curtis and Citt Willia…
Tobin Bell's banal John Kramer aka Jigsaw is a bothersome being. His shtick has always been 'put bad people in brutal torture traps and tell them to maim themselves to escape it', making t…
Audiences are crying out for original science fiction films that aren’t attached to pre-existing IPs. Gareth Edwards The Creator seemed to be the opportunity for the writer/director to build a world o…
At the core of Claire Pasvolsky’s stunning feature debut film Three Chords and the Truth is a phenomenal performance from singer-songwriter Jackie Marshall. As the character of Angie Cowper, Marshall…
John Carney appears to have a granular understanding of the transformative power of a music – that one seemingly universal language we share created from combinations of just twelve notes. Twelve note…
Italian crime drama Like Sheep Among Wolves (Come pecore in mezzo ai lupi) directed by Lyda Patitucci is a sleek and sophisticated pressure-cooker thriller set in Rome. It focuses on twin protagonists…
The Curb is proudly part of the Auscast Network. Subscribe via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. On this episode Andrew chats wit…
There’s a healthy dose of schadenfreude at the heart of Dane McCusker’s raucous debut feature comedy The Big Dog. Willing audiences are invited to witness and revel in the downfall of cocksure Sydney…
The Curb is proudly part of the Auscast Network. Subscribe via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Oh hey, would you believe it, Aw…