Green Book Review
Sitting down to watch Green Book in this current atmosphere of ‘cancel culture’ and supreme ‘woke-ness’ is to sit down with a film that you’ve possibly already made your mind up about. Well, that is,…
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Instant Family Review - A Wonderful Embrace of the Family in All Forms
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. On paper, Instant Family has all the ingredients for being a mess. It’s directed by Sean Anders – he of That’s My B…
Vice Review
In nature documentaries, there are always two narratives working at once. You have the prey – a terrified gazelle fleeing across the Savannah, pulling every trick it knows in a bid to simply stay aliv…
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Review
Before sitting down to watch Can You Ever Forgive Me?, do yourself a favour and push everything you know about Melissa McCarthy out of your mind. Yes, she’s been sidelined into outlandish, over the to…
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Adelaide Film Festival Review
I don’t like Coen brothers’ films. I did not like Fargo, I hated The Big Lebowski (yea that’s right, I said it, dude), I was not a fan of O Brother, Where art Thou? The Ladykillers was a complete bore…
Hearts Beat Loud Review
Hearts Beat Loud is chicken soup for the soul. It's a beautiful, warm hug on a cold winters day, breaking through the dreariness and bringing the sunshine in. It's a film that knows the power…
The Merger Review
Button pushing social commentary comedies come in all shapes and sizes - The Castle with its Aussie lower class family of 'Davids' throwing punches at the governmental 'Goliaths', The…
Juliet, Naked Review
Fandom, as a whole, is a curious beast. A slice of culture finds an audience, and in turn, that audience may fantasise and obsess over this one thing, blowing the importance of the item out of proport…
Book Club Review - Not a Perfect Film, But a Fun One
Let's get this out of the way first of all - Book Club is not a perfect film. It has an opening credits sequence that showcases some of the worst photoshop 'fake family photos' in cinema.…
The Breaker Upperers Review
Comedy is subjective, that's a given. So, when the core concept of The Breaker Upperers is explored in the opening moments - two women who professionally break up with people for them - has them f…
Three Summers Review
Let’s get the poster quote out of the way to start off with – Three Summers is one of the best films of the year. It’s a hilarious celebration of life and community, all fuelled by an exciting, toe ta…
Best Australian Films of 2016
2016 was another solid year for Australian cinema with some fantastic dramas, comedies and documentaries all being produced by great Australian talent. It was also the year that we decided to launch a…