Matthew Holmes - the Curb

Filmmaker Matthew Holmes shares an open letter to the filmmaking community and industry leaders

Guest Author Apr 1, 2025 6 min read

This letter is not meant as a complaint, but a stark and sobering reality check on what it truly means to be an Australian filmmaker today. I want to pull back the curtain on the perceived glamour sur…

Nicole Pastor Talks About Working on Matthew Holmes’ The Cost and Heath Davis’ Christmess and More in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Oct 9, 2023 10 min read

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Emerging Aussie actor Nicole Pastor is a talent on the rise. She’s worked alongside directors like Alex Proyas and Heath Davis and actors like Jane Seymour and Jacqueline Mackenzie. In 2023, audiences…

Matthew Holmes Talks About the Tangible Tension of Thriller Film The Cost in This Interview

Andrew F Peirce Oct 4, 2023 1 min read

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Matthew Holmes The Cost Pulses With a Palpable Dread That Will Leave You Shaking

Andrew F Peirce Oct 3, 2023 5 min read

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This review discusses sexual assault and torture. Matthew Holmes searing vigilante thriller The Cost asks, what do we lose when we enact violence on one other? It provides no easy answers as it opens…