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Broker 브로커 Review – Perth Film Festival

Broker 브로커 Review – Perth Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce Jan 31, 2023 3 min read
Films Reviews Drama Hirokazu Kore-eda Perth Festival Review Song Kang-ho

There’s an instant familiarity with Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s South Korean drama Broker that creates a supremely comfortable affair. Broker sees Kore-eda working with regular themes that…

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<strong>LADbible Australia puts Aussie stories in the spotlight with the launch of three new original docuseries</strong>

Press Releases Jan 30, 2023 2 min read
Articles Drama LADbible

PRESS RELEASE LADbible Australia is launching three new Australia-focused and locally-produced original series. Off the back of its award-winning docuseries and campaign UNHEARD tackling racial injus…

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Shekhar Kapur Talks About Emotion, Cate Blanchett, and Finding Out What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Shekhar Kapur Talks About Emotion, Cate Blanchett, and Finding Out What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Nadine Whitney Jan 30, 2023 8 min read
Interviews Drama Emma Thompson Interview romcom Shekhar Kapur

Indian-British director Shekhar Kapur has been involved in the film industry since the early 1980s. Originally an actor, he made his first feature Masoom in 1983 but it was his 1994 biographical film…

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Infinity Pool Review – An Imperfect Experiment in Extreme Cinema

Infinity Pool Review – An Imperfect Experiment in Extreme Cinema

Nadine Whitney Jan 29, 2023 5 min read
Films Reviews Cleopatra Coleman horror Infinity Pool Mia Goth Review Sundance Film Festival

Infinity Pool arrives in Australian cinemas on May 11th 2023. In Infinity Pool, Brandon Cronenberg’s third feature film, the idea of boundaries becomes both meaningful and meaningless. The film itsel…

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Cassandro Review – An Ode to Embracing One’s Authentic Self

Cassandro Review – An Ode to Embracing One’s Authentic Self

Nadine Whitney Jan 29, 2023 4 min read
Films Reviews Drama Gael Garcia Bernal Review Sundance Film Festival wrestling

Award-winning documentarian Roger Ross Williams’ narrative feature debut Cassandro is an ode to embracing one’s authentic self. Based on the life of Saúl Armendáriz an American-born Mexican luchador (…

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TÁR Review – A Complex and Challenging Character Study

TÁR Review – A Complex and Challenging Character Study

Nadine Whitney Jan 26, 2023 5 min read
Films Reviews Drama Mark Strong Nina Hoss Oscars Review TAR Todd Field

Who is Lydia Tár? Its’ now somewhat a joke that people tried to find Lydia Tár on google after seeing the film, but it is a question at is at the centre of Todd Field’s extraordinary work. Is she real…

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Talk to Me Review - A New Benchmark for Horror Films

Talk to Me Review - A New Benchmark for Horror Films

Andrew F Peirce Jan 26, 2023 6 min read
Films Reviews australian film Danny Philippou horror Joe Bird Michael Philippou Miranda Otto Review Sophie Wilde Talk to Me

A pulsing party spills into the street as a man pushes through the crowd, calling out for his brother. Making his way into the house, he follows the angry directions of partygoers who voice an unsympa…

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birth/rebirth Review – Sundance Film Festival

birth/rebirth Review – Sundance Film Festival

Nadine Whitney Jan 23, 2023 4 min read
Films Reviews horror Review Sundance Film Festival

Director Laura Moss’ modern gothic birth/rebirth begins with a woman going through a difficult and ultimately fatal delivery of a baby. In the background she hears a doctor say, “I think we can save t…

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Run Rabbit Run Review - Sundance Film Festival

Run Rabbit Run Review - Sundance Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce Jan 23, 2023 4 min read
Films Reviews australian cinema australian film Damon Herriman Greta Scacci horror Lily LaTorre Review Run Rabbit Run Sarah Snook Sundance

Mystery narratives are difficult beasts to wrangle onto film. The writer and director must stay one step ahead of the audience, working to ensure that essential information is revealed at the right ti…

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The Overthrow Writer and Director Phoebe Wolfe Talks Flickerfest and Filming at Parliament House in This Interview

The Overthrow Writer and Director Phoebe Wolfe Talks Flickerfest and Filming at Parliament House in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Jan 23, 2023 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts climate change Flickerfest Interview Phoebe Wolfe podcast short film The Overthrow

The Curb is proudly part of the Auscast Network. Subscribe via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Filmmaker Phoebe Wolfe's short film The Overthrow tells the stor…

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Kim's Video Review - Sundance Film Festival

Kim's Video Review - Sundance Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce Jan 23, 2023 6 min read
Films Reviews documentary Review Sundance Film Festival Kim&#039;s Video

This review contains spoilers. On January 17th, I visited one of the last remaining Sanity stores in Perth to scour their shelves for bargain prices as the clocked ticked over to the nationwide closu…

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Polite Society Review - Sundance Film Festival

Polite Society Review - Sundance Film Festival

Nadine Whitney Jan 23, 2023 4 min read
Films Reviews Comedy Muslim Polite Society Review Sundance Film Festival

Writer and director Nida Manzoor broke out with her hit television show We Are Lady Parts that followed a bunch of British Muslim girls who formed a punk band. Manzoor’s debut feature Polite Society c…

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