The Giants Review - Perth Film Festival
The symbiotic relationship between one man and the Tasmanian landscape is tenderly explored in Rachel Antony and Laurence Billiet’s expansive documentary The Giants. It’s a title that carries a dual m…
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Spoiler Alert Review – Jim Parsons Delivers Best Work in Old Fashioned Weepy
Spoiler Alert based on television journalist Michael Ausiello’s memoir ‘Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies' is an old fashioned weepy. The film is also comedic, charming, and boasts Jim Parsons’ best pe…
The Vast of Night Review – A Wonderful Career Kickstart for Andrew Patterson
The Vast of Night is a clever, tightly shot and scripted low budget science fiction thriller that takes on the topic of New Mexico alien abductions in a style that falls somewhere between the uncanny…
<strong>Knock at the Cabin Review – </strong>A Great Cast Amplifies M. Night Shyamalan’s Latest Excursion into Dread
Since his pristine run during the late 90s to early 2000s, writer and director M. Night Shyamalan has often been very divisive between critics and audiences alike. With some dismissing his films and o…
Magazine Dreams Review - A Brutal Work that Utilises Jonathan Majors' Looming Presence
I’m unsure if anyone has coined the term ‘cinematic determinism’ – a term that could be used to describe a film that speaks to unavoidable tragedy from the moment the protagonist appears on screen. If…
Resistance Review – A Frustratingly Insipid Piece
The horror of World War II and the wholesale destruction of the Jewish people, as well as other ethnic minorities such as the Romany people is a tale that film has explored many times to varying degre…
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review – One of the Best of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever treads dangerous ground with its reflection of reality wi…
Broker 브로커 Review – Perth Film Festival
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…
Infinity Pool Review – An Imperfect Experiment in Extreme Cinema
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…
Cassandro Review – An Ode to Embracing One’s Authentic Self
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 (…
TÁR Review – A Complex and Challenging Character Study
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…
Talk to Me Review - A New Benchmark for Horror Films
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…