Tom & Jerry Review - A Bad Movie, A Very Bad Movie
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. I’ll make this short and sweet. Tom & Jerry is a bad movie. A very bad movie. Colour me not surprised that t…
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An Interview with 600 Bottles of Wine's Nerida Bronwen: Being an Aussie in LA, Auditions, and More
In 2020, I reviewed the utterly hilarious, and downright essential, 600 Bottles of Wine (on Netflix!) and found great comfort and joy with the biting comedy in the show, so much so that I emailed G…
1934 Best Picture Nominee: The Thin Man (W. S. Van Dyke) - Awards Don't Matter
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The utterly delightful and charming first entry in the six (6!) long film series, The Thin Man, was nominated fo…
Long Story Short Actor Rafe Spall Interview - The Speed of Time, Australian Filmmaking, and Pandemic Stress
Oscar nominee Josh Lawson's new Australian drama/comedy, Long Story Short, features Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, and Noni Hazelhurst, and follows Teddy, a man who suddenly starts jumping forward a…
Promising Young Woman Review - A Provocative and Moving Film Steeped in Social Commentary
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. This review contains discussions of sexual assault and abuse. It might be cliché to say, but some movies just rock…
Chunderstruck: Les Patterson Saves the World
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. For the 2016 Archibald Prize competition — awarding the best portrait paintings in Australia — the top honour was gi…
Happiest Season Review - A Pleasant Delight of a Feelgood Film that Helps Wrap Up a Bad Year
Powered by JustWatch First things first: I don’t like most Christmas movies. No, I’m not a fan of Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, The Santa Clause, Lo…
The Croods: A New Age Review: A Paleo-Terrific Animated Romp, Right for all Ages
Powered by JustWatch An age has passed since we last saw The Croods (2013) on-screen. Its modest box-office take and rocky (pun intended) reception, not to mention countless production delays a…
Promising Young Woman Review - Does to the Patriarchy What Get Out Did to Racism: Tears. It. Down.
Powered by JustWatch Content warning: Promising Young Woman is a film that discusses and has depictions of sexual assault. While this usually would be a reason to avoid the content, I do highly…
Maslin Beach Review - Beach Bound Boredom Sinks a Forgettable Aussie Film
In writer/director Wayne Groom’s recount of the making of Maslin Beach, he mentions that ‘in 1983, when I set down my future goals, my major goal was to produce, write and direct a feature film’. Read…
Palm Springs Review - The Perfect Film for 2020: An Absolute Comedy Blast
Powered by JustWatch Every year or so, there’s at least one feel-good movie that everyone loves and can’t stop talking about (if only for a week or so in this streaming age). You hear of it and…
Aussie Comedy Hot Mess Picked up by Netflix
We're a little late in posting this truly excellent press release, but better late than never! Fresh off its AACTA Awards qualifying run, the superb Aussie indie comedy Hot Mess is available right…