Oz Perkins Longlegs is a Perpetual Nightmare Machine
Well, you're slim and you're weak You've got the teeth of the hydra upon you.” The opening quote of Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs coming from the not so arcane texts of Marc Bolan’s glam pop…
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Caitlin Cronenberg's Humane is Satire on Legacy and Family as a Rabid Brood
Legacy is one hell of a thing. The lessons passed down, a reputation to live up to, or the sum of an existence. Caitlin Cronenberg understands legacy very well. Humane is her first feature film despit…
Late Night with the Devil is a Faustian Pact with an Aussie Punch
“Dreamer awake, dreamer awake, dreamer awake” “The greatest trick the devil played was to convince the world he wasn’t real” or so the quote goes. The greatest trick Cameron and Colin Cairnes are pla…
Talking with Colin and Cameron Cairnes about Late Night with the Devil, Their Low Budget High Concept Cinematic Phenomenon
This interview has been edited for as much clarity as possible. It is important to note that Cameron and Colin have such a natural rapport they begin and end each other’s sentences. It is difficult to…
Blumhouse’s Imaginary Spooky Teddy Bear Flick is Barely a Horror Film
Blumhouse Productions has long prided itself on delivering independent productions on a tight budget. Their latest entry, Imaginary,attempts to put a spooky twist on the friend you imagined growing up…
Sundance Interview - The Moogai Cinematographer Sean Ryan Talks About Crafting Tension on Screen for this Aboriginal Horror Film
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Jon Bell's unsettling 2021 short film, The Moogai, receiv…
Bad Vibrations Writer/Director Nicole Delprado and Annabel Maclean Talking About Flickerfest and Creating Tension with a Theramine in This Interview
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Australian horror is experiencing something of a renaissance…
Best Australian Films of 2023
Before we dig into 2023, let’s take a short jump back to October 2021. Stage 1 of the Australian Feature Film Summit (AFFS) was taking place online, providing producers, distributors, exhibitors, and…
Eileen is a Perverse Delight About Obsession and Cruelty
“Love will make you crazy, Eileen. You’ll probably never understand that.” Jim Dunlop Eileen Dunlop (Thomasin McKenzie) lives in small town 1960s Massachusetts. She’s twenty-four-years-old. She has n…
Monolith Director Matt Vesely Talks About Why South Australia is the Hotbed for Genre Filmmaking Right Now in This Interview
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. On this episode, Andrew chats with director Matt Vesely about…
Monolith Actor Lily Sullivan Talks About Madness, Method, and Getting into Weird Spaces in This Interview
Australian actor Lily Sullivan has been around for far longer than you’d expect. Seemingly an “overnight sensation,” Lily has been working for over a decade in a variety of roles and has acted with a…
Kitty Green's The Royal Hotel is a Blistering, Nail Biting Australian Psychological Thriller
Kitty Green is one of Australia’s finest filmmakers. From her incredible documentary examining personal bias and ascribing guilt Casting JonBenet, through to her impactful film dealing with entertainm…