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The Tonal Balance of Muriel’s Wedding and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Christopher Spencer
September 3, 2019
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The two very best comedies in the history of Australian cinema are The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Muriel’s Wedding. There I said it. That’s just how I feel, and yes you may feel differ...

Buoyancy Cinefest Oz Review – A Brutal Exploration of Modern Slavery

Andrew F Peirce
September 2, 2019
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I’ll preface this review by saying that of late, I’ve been attempting to watch films with as little prior knowledge as possible. After all, trailers and plot synopses give away so much of the film, dictating h...

The Nightingale Review – An intense, Breathtaking and Essential piece of Australian Film.

Simone Grogan
September 2, 2019
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The Babadook’s Jennifer Kent returns for her second directorial feature with The Nightingale - an incredibly raw depiction of Colonial era Tasmania that is relentless in its discomfort and makes for an extreme...

The Best Australian Films of the Decade – 2010-2019

Andrew F Peirce
August 26, 2019
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With a few months still left to go in 2019, and with those months, a wealth of Australian films yet to come (The Nightingale, Ride Like a Girl, Little Monsters, The Faceless Man, Nekromantik, The Naked Wandere...

The Rover Review – A Violent, Lonely, and Authentically Raw Film

Jonathan Spiroff
August 26, 2019
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Post-apocalyptic cinema has been explored through, what feels like, almost every facet of reasoning for why the world might suddenly come to halt. Whether it be a nuclear holocaust or zombie uprising, the end ...

Mary and Max Review – An Underrated Beauty of a Film

Christopher Spencer
August 26, 2019
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In 2004, Australian animator Adam Elliot won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2003 clay-animation film Harvie Krumpet. Enriched by the critical success of the short, Elliot set about on h...

Hugh Jackman – The Man. The Music. The Show. Perth Review – An Evening with an Inclusive Icon

Andrew F Peirce
August 22, 2019
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The full title for the razzle-dazzle experience that is Hugh Jackman’s international touring show is Hugh Jackman – The Man. The Music. The Show. But, at the conclusion of the two and a bit hour extravaganza, ...

The Clear Eyed Cynicism of Breaker Morant

Travis Johnson
August 22, 2019
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It’s the laconic cynicism of Breaker Morant that always appealed to me. History and general consensus, both critical and popular, puts Peter Weir’s Gallipoli in pole position as Australia’s Greatest War Movie ...

David Wenham – All Round Cool Guy, and One of the Greats

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August 22, 2019
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At The Curb, we don’t just write about films, we write about things that are important to us, we like, we love, we think is cool or maybe not so cool. So come #AUSgust, the Australian film month, I really want...

Rogue Review – A Fun Creature Feature That Loves its Genre Roots

Jonathan Spiroff
August 15, 2019
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Creature features have made something of a comeback in recent years, whether it be the surprisingly solid alligator tale Crawl, or the outrageous, but admittedly entertaining Jason Statham blockbuster The Meg,...
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