Saw X is a Bloody, Boring Slog Through Basic Brutality
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…
The Creator is Gareth Edward's Shiny Science Fiction Spectacle That is Too Derivative to Completely Captivate
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…
Three Chords and the Truth Director Claire Pasvolsky Talks About Creating Powerful Bonds with Her Characters in This Interview
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…
Flora and Son is John Carney Movie Music Magic
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 Thriller Like Sheep Among Wolves Will Leave You Waiting to Exhale
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…
Jack Dignan Opens Up About His Found Footage Horror Flick Puzzle Box in This Interview
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The Big Dog is a Deliriously Dark Comedy That will Leave You Breathless with Laughter
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…
1946 Academy Award Best Picture Winner: The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler) - Awards Don't Matter
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Past Love Haunts the present in Olivier Peyon's Lie with Me
Director Olivier Peyon adapts author Philippe Besson’s 2017 “autofiction” ‘Arrête avec tes mensonges’ (translated as ‘Lie with Me’ in English by actor and writer Molly Ringwald). The film is about a m…
Glenn Fraser and Amelia Foxton Unleash Their Wicked Horror Flick Mother Tongue in This Interview
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Nick Barkla's Powerful Documentary The Healing to Screen Nationally in 2023
PRESS RELEASE Award-winning filmmaker Nick Barkla’s timely and moving documentary THE HEALING, will embark on a national screening and Q&A tour across Australia, during October and November. THE…
JJ Winlove Talks Crossing Paths and June Again in This Interview
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. Filmmaker JJ Winlove has managed…