Queer Screen Goes to Cannes with Five Films
PRESS RELEASE Queer Screen ‘Goes to Cannes’ and will be packing five work-in-progress productions to represent at the acclaimed Marché du Film, occurring in conjunction with the 76th Cannes Film Fest…
Alena Lodkina’s Surreal New Film Petrol Invites the Audience to Be a Creative Viewer
Petrol is currently screening around Australia with Q&A screenings. Visit petrolfilm.com for more information. Alena Lodkina’s second feature Petrol is a film that has been referred to by critics…
Once Theatre Review - A Twee Musical that Delights but Doesn’t Necessarily Dazzle
A strictly limited season of Once is playing until the 4th June at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre. Once is a small production that has a lot of heart but holds back from having a stronger heartbeat. Bas…
It Is in Us All Review - Antonia Campbell-Hughes' Dark Debut Evokes the Crisis of Masculinity Under the Weight of Patriarchal Oppression
This review contains discussions of suicide and mental health trauma. Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ debut feature It Is in Us All asks a question with its title. What is in us all? For Londoner Hamish Con…
Flyways Director Randall Wood Talks About Saving Shorebirds in This Interview
The Curb is proudly part of the Auscast Network. Subscribe via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Direct download of this episode is available via this link. Flyways…
Book Club: The Next Chapter Review – Second Verse, Same as the First
A little under five years ago I opened a review of the first Book Club film stating that it’s not a perfect film, noting that it was one of the most enjoyable experiences I had that year. And, to my c…
Brandon Cronenberg Dives Into the Infinity Pool
With his latest release Infinity Pool Brandon Cronenberg cements his place in that pantheon of cinematic extremism that questions what it is to be human and what humanity is capable of. Nadine Whitney…
The War Nurses Author Anthea Hodgson Talks About Bringing Lost Stories of Perth’s Nurses to Life in This Interview
Anthea Hodgson is a Perth based author who reminds readers of the importance of remembering the stories of the many nurses who supported soldiers and fought during World War II with her latest novel T…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review - James Gunn Gives a Heroes Send Off to the Guardians While Pleasing the Case for All Creatures Great and Small
This review contains mild spoilers. It’s been a long and winding road to come to the end of the story of James Gunn’s rag-tag group of miscreants turned heroes. Audiences will no doubt not need a rec…
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Imprint Bluray Review - A Deeply Underrated Film Released On a Must Own Disc
Mike Hodges only made nine features yet is revered as an essential British filmmaker. Although he dabbled in other genres (for example pulp sci-fi with Flash Gordon, horror in his uncredited Omen II,…
The Inspection Review – Jeremy Pope Shines in Elegance Bratton’s Boot Camp Drama
Queer filmmaker Elegance Bratton utilises biographical elements in his film The Inspection. Where the line between fact and fiction blurs is something Bratton mostly leaves up to the audience; but wha…
40 Years of KOYAANISQATSI - review
“If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster.” “Near the Day of Purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky” “A container of ashes might one day be thrown…