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On December 14th 2014, Man Haron Monis entered the Sydney Lindt Café and engaged in an act of domestic terrorism, holding 18 people hostage. By the end of the siege the following day, two people had l…
So, turns out classism, particularly in the arts, is a major trigger for me. I mean, sure, it's always been a bugbear. I'm constantly amazed at the assumption of relative wealth, privilege an…
There’s been a wealth of introspection in the past few days from media outlets who all predicted the wrong result for the Australian election. ‘How did they all get it so wrong’ is a phrase that’s bee…
The Realm is based around Antonio de la Torre’s character Manuel Lopez-Vidal: a high-class politician whose life begins to stream out of control when and his party and his corrupt business dealings th…
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Originally the plan was to write about Don’s Party before the federal election on the we…
At the beginning of every election cycle, I get a higher level of anxiety than usual. Now, I’ve lived with anxiety for a long time and have been moderately able to manage it, but when the prospect of…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Like standing in the eye of a hurricane, assessing every piece of debris flashing past your face, it often a fool’s…
In nature documentaries, there are always two narratives working at once. You have the prey – a terrified gazelle fleeing across the Savannah, pulling every trick it knows in a bid to simply stay aliv…
As the documentary Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist started to roll out around the world, the subject of the documentary, Vivienne Westwood, tweeted the following: As searing an indictment of first t…
Earlier this week I was on the receiving end of a three day Facebook ban. I'd already been banned once for 24 hours (that was for calling out a racist on their racist behaviour), so the next step…
Documentaries should reflect the subject they’re exploring. Take Meal Tickets for example – a raucous, loud, intense ninety minute film that reflects the ups and downs of a band. Or, Safari, a contemp…