The labyrinth of the everyday in Kane Parsons’ disquieting Backrooms
Backrooms is a triumph in its highly individual vision and the technical prowess involved to realise the horrible maze of anxiety.…
Nadine Whitney
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Agnieszka Holland on her search for Franz Kafka
Franz: Becoming Kafka drops breadcrumbs for the audience to follow to go on their own search for an author who shapeshifts in our understanding; and in adopting that openness and style, Holland has made a stunning literary biographical work.…
Visconti’s lonely dreamers in Le Notti Bianche featured at Cinema Reborn
Le Notti Bianche is a stunningly beautiful story of yearning and loving beyond what outsiders would deem reasonable.…
Mother Mary is an immersive and fascinating art haunting
Mother Mary is depending on metaphors to express how an essential creative act and bond can never be fully explained, nor can it be completely abandoned.…
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a comfy sequel
If you’re happy to just exist in the world of the characters then The Devil Wears Prada 2 is going to fit perfectly. If you’d like something “groundbreaking” the film isn’t it. Ironically, it’s more comfy sweats than haute couture.…
Salt Along the Tongue is a heady and mysterious Australian Euro folk horror
Parish Malfitano’s horror/melodrama Salt Along the Tongue is made in Australia but its bones are European. Specifically, the bones are primarily Italian, but Malfitano extends the film to the many nat…
Hokum announces Damian McCarthy as a major creative voice and a horror maestro
Hokum /ˈhoʊkəm/ noun. [noncount] informal Chiefly US: foolish or untrue words or ideas. Nonsense. Irish director Damian McCarthy has been refining his craft over his three features. Caveat and Oddi…
Adelaide Film Festival Critics Round Up Discussion
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Welcome to a special Adelaide Film Festival round up discussi…