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This article was previously published in October 2022. It hasn't been updated to include such horrifying films as Talk to Me, Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism, Bring Her Back or Penny Lane is Dead,…
“When you are on the phone or on the air, you have no body” Marshall McLuhan I suspect that if he’d lived to see it, McLuhan might’ve expanded that sentiment to include ‘online’. Online, we are tr…
One of the most charming and delightful films to screen at the 2026 Melbourne International Film Festival is the community-created documentary Digby & Camille. Seasoned documentarian Trevor Graham…
For regular readers of the Curb..., you'll no doubt be familiar with the admiration and respect that I have for Laneikka Denne and the cohort of filmmakers and storytellers they've worked with…
Alana Hunt is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores history through a forensic approach to research. Her work mines the history of Australia, often utilising archival material to navigate the…
It is a really personal story, because every single character within the film is like a part of myself that is kind of in constant argument with itself.…
I hope Saccharine prompts people to really interrogate that for themselves and how they relate to culture, that diet culture within their own bodies.…
Parish Malfitano’s horror/melodrama Salt Along the Tongue is made in Australia but its bones are European. Specifically, the bones are primarily Italian, but Malfitano extends the film to the many nat…
Filmmaker Jordan Giusti's Floodland is an impactful documentary that takes audiences to the flood-prone landscape of Lismore, NSW. Thousands of people call the region home, and yet, due to t…
Sophie Hyde's films have often explored identity, self-realisation, and the path to finding your place in this messy, mucked up world. 52 Tuesdays sees a child growing to understand the gend…
This essay was original published on Pure Shit Australian Cinema and is written by Mike Retter. Mike Retter is a film director, of the indie feature Youth On The March, creator of the zine "Ci…
As we step into a new year and in a bid to get you to open you up to more Australian films, filmmakers, and storytellers, I’m throwing you down a challenge: In 2026, I want you to watch 26 Australian…