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Two Ugly People is the feature film debut from Peter Skinner. It follows the story of two strangers who, by chance, meet in a highway-side motel. But, as their stay lingers, they wonder if it was chan…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Writer, director, and actor Jessica Husband teams up with co-director Ethan F…
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls was messy but chaotically charming. Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan’s infectious (anti)chemistry held the shenanigans together even when every…
Whether it be loneliness, solitude, finding sanctuary in a stifled relationship or waiting for a takeaway meal, or maybe one of the most precious things of all, the comfort in creating for ones self,…
There are some movie titles that instantly grab you. Lesbian Space Princess was one of those for me. Ever since I first heard about it, I’ve been eagerly waiting to watch it. And within the first five…
For some of us, the sight of an Excel spreadsheet fills us with dread, but for an elite group of competitors, they see the blank cells of one of Microsoft’s core applications as a challenge to be conq…
In the remote villages of India, where time seems to hold on to traditions as tightly as the dry earth clings to its roots, the gentle tides of change are finally making their presence felt. This is t…
Australia, and the world, is lucky to have her majesty of horror Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. A scholar, a fan, an award-winning author, a community builder, and a generous champion of filmmakers, w…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Filmmaker David Robinson-Smith is one of the major voices of the new Australi…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. When Nadine Whitney interviewed actor Frank Mosley, she started their chat wi…
There’s something quietly powerful about a film that doesn’t promise an easy journey but still holds space for hope. Really Happy Someday, J Stevens’ heartfelt debut, carries a title that feels like a…
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound (2025) is a reminder that ‘home’ in India is not always a place of refuge—it can be a site of exclusion and humiliation. The title plays on an uncomfortable duality: to be h…