Andrew Dominik: Truth & Myth
Andrew Dominik has long occupied an unusual position in Australian cinema. After his breakthrough with Chopper in 2000, Dominik’s career has been forged almost entirely in the glare of American myth.…
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Giles Chan on literalising emotions in Jellyfish & Interview
Giles Chan's Jellyfish was one of the cinematic revelations that I experienced during 2025. It's a film about a man, Henry, played with grounded depression by Aidan Rynne, who earns mone…
Geraldine Hakewill on voicing single mum Lucy in the adaptation of Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
Even though we're only five days into the new year, one of the standout shows for 2026 is the ABC adaptation of Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia. This glorious animation carries a s…
Kate Winslet on why her directorial debut Goodbye June needed to be set at Christmas time
Academy award winning actor Kate Winslet makes the leap to directing duties with her feature debut film Goodbye June. Kate has talked about what reading her son Joe Anders script meant to her, and why…
In this interview, Sophie Somerville invites you to become Fwends with her delightful feature film debut
Sophie Somerville is an Australian emerging filmmaker whose short films Linda 4 Eva and Peeps made waves at film festivals around the world. Now with her feature film debut Fwends, winner of the Berli…
Maggie Miles & Trisha Morton-Thomas on honouring the remarkable homecoming of a legend with Journey Home, David Gulpilil
In this podcast, Nadine Whitney speaks with documentarians Maggie Miles & Trisha Morton-Thomas about the extraordinary documentary Journey Home, David Gulpilil. Journey Home, David Gulpilil is a…
SXSW Sydney Interview: Adrian Ortega, Sarah Nicolazzo & Max Nappo on their familial drama Westgate
Writer-Director Adrian Ortega's Westgate follows Netta (Sarah Nicolazzo) and her son Julian (Max Nappo) as she embarks on a torturous day of navigating hospitals, family, cultural prejudices, and…
Inside A House of Dynamite: Kathryn Bigelow and her cast on the sobering reality of this explosive thriller
Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite tracks the response to an unattributed nuclear warhead that is destined to land on an American city. The film moves in three terrifying segments replaying the sam…
Kiah Roache-Turner on his WW2 shark flick Beast of War and how Spielberg made him shoot it in Australia
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Aussie genre filmmaking legend Kiah Roache-Turner is back with his latest fli…
Splitsville: Michael Angelo Corvino and Kyle Marvin on Comedy, Craft, and Climbing Back
“Australia has some great comedy,” says Kyle Marvin. “You guys are doing it right.” “Yeah,” agrees Marvin’s collaborator, Michael Angelo Corvino. “We were really disappointed not to make it over to t…
From All Sides writer-director Bina Bhattacharya on giving space for multiracial and bisexual stories on screen
Bina Bhattacharya is a creative storyteller whose work I've been following for a while now. Her 2017 short film Wild Dances embraced music and cultural identity against the backdrop of Eurovision,…
“I try to lead with love”: Kween Kong on the Australian film of the moment, Lesbian Space Princess
Lesbian Space Princess is the Australian film of the moment. This Adelaide-made animated film follows Saira (Shabana Azeez) as she traipses across the galaxy to save her ex-Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel) from…