international cinema

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Review - Radu Jude Brings a Godard-esque View to the Internet Age

Digby Houghton Nov 28, 2021 2 min read

Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Romanian auteur Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (BLB) explicitly highlights the terrifying growth of…

Stromboli Review - The Aftermath of WW2 Presented in a Careful and Considered Manner

Digby Houghton Oct 24, 2021 2 min read

Films Reviews Ingrid Bergman international cinema Italian cinema Italian Film Festival Review Roberto Rossellini

World War Two caused masses of people to flee for their survival, forming the basis for Roberto Rossellini’s 1950 film Stromboli, playing at the upcoming Italian Film Festival as part of a retrospecti…

La Belle Époque Review - The Kind of Film You Want to Show Your Parents

Andrew F Peirce Aug 12, 2020 2 min read

Films Reviews Daniel Auteuil Doria Tiller Fanny Ardent Foreign Language Film French French film international cinema La Belle Epoque Nicolas Bedos Perth Festival Perth Film Festival Review

Powered by JustWatch The plot to Nicolas Bedos’ joyous French rom-com La Belle Epoque initially feels like everything we’ve seen before from the romance genre: An ageing man, Victor (Daniel Aute…

Buoyancy Cinefest Oz Review - A Brutal Exploration of Modern Slavery

Andrew F Peirce Sep 2, 2019 4 min read

Films Reviews australian cinema australian film Cinefest Oz Drama Foreign Language Film international cinema Island of the Hungry Ghosts Michael Latham Review Rodd Rathjen Strange Colours

I’ll preface this review by saying that of late, I’ve been attempting to watch films with as little prior knowledge as possible. After all, trailers and plot synopses give away so much of the film, di…