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Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. 'The front fell off.' The 94 metre 100 metre track. Fred Dagg. 24 yea…
I hit play on Oh, Hi! expecting a cute little indie rom-com. You know, soft lighting, flirty banter, some tears, a cozy Airbnb in the woods. And technically, I got all of that — but with a hefty side…
It’s hard to wash out the memory of your first time experiencing visceral body horror on screen. The snap of bones, the tearing of flesh, or the impossible bend of limbs becomes a branded mark on your…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. After having its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2024, and ha…
There’s something quietly radical about a film that allows mystery to remain unsolved, that dares to wander, to ask questions without needing to answer them. Star People, the debut feature from writer…
In a small coastal town on the Faroe Islands, a compact factory thrums away. Inside, a steel-faced Kári (Sámal H. Hansen) toils away amongst other factory workers, gutting fish in time with the rhythm…
Crumb Catcher is a strange little gem of a film—equal parts home invasion thriller, satire, and offbeat dark comedy. It’s the kind of movie that makes you wonder if you should be laughing, panicking,…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Writer-director Domini Marshall is a talent on the rise. With short films lik…
The cinematic journey for Marvel’s first family has been rocky to say the least. Three non-MCU films of varying quality (none particularly high) led to the notion that perhaps there just wasn’t a way…
There’s a moment in Sorry, Baby that lodged itself deep in my chest and hasn’t left. Agnes—played with aching restraint by Eva Victor—sits in the bathtub, alone. Her arms are crossed like armor. Her v…
Granite Highway will have its Australian premiere at CinefestOZ 2025, screening on Monday, 1 September in both Margaret River (6:00pm) and Busselton (7:00pm). Written and directed by Rhys Ellis, the…
90s All Over Me takes inspiration from 80s All Over, the Drew McWeeny/Scott Weinberg podcast that attempted to review every major film release of the 80s one month at a time; that podcast ended circa…