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Digby Houghton·June 25, 2022·6 min read

The 2022 Sydney Film Festival Reminded of the Role Cinema Plays in Reflecting Reality and Ourselves

The central question of cinema is the extent to which it is an authentic representation of reality. With a global... Read More
Hagan Osborne·June 22, 2022·2 min read

Elvis Review – Austin Butler Dazzles in Baz Luhrmann Elvis Biopic

The life of gyrating music phenomenon, Elvis Presley, is captured with ornate flair in Baz Luhrmann’s showy epic, Elvis. The... Read More
Nisha-Anne·June 15, 2022·9 min read

From All That Breathes to Millie Lies Low, These Are Five of the Best at the 2022 Sydney Film Festival

The 69th Sydney Film Festival is back to its rightful June climate of cold sunlight and freezing temperatures, back to... Read More
Nadine Whitney·June 7, 2022·5 min read

Benediction Review – Terence Davies Gives Siegfried Sassoon an Elegant and Moving Biography

Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Liverpudlian director Terence Davies... Read More
Blake Ison·June 1, 2022·3 min read

A Hero Review – An Intense Boiling Pot of Lies and Deceit

Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The cinema of Iran... Read More
Nadine Whitney·June 22, 2022·3 min read

Ali & Ava Review – Clio Barnard Finds a State of Grace in This Exceptional Social-Realist Romance

Clio Barnard’s exceptional social realist romance Ali & Ava is a testament to finding joy. Set in Bradford in Yorkshire,... Read More
Andrew F Peirce·June 20, 2022·7 min read

General Hercules Review – Rats in the Superpit Documentary Brings Kalgoorlie Larrikins to Life With Alarming Lucidity

Set during the 2019 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mayoral election, General Hercules positions the titular John ‘General Hercules’ Katahanas as the David to... Read More
Nadine Whitney·June 9, 2022·6 min read

Jurassic World: Dominion Review – This Legacy Sequel is Entertaining and Bloated, Full of Fan Service Moments

All films in the Jurassic collection feature a mixture of a few key elements: scientific hubris, corporate/capitalist malfeasance, a kid... Read More
Nadine Whitney·June 6, 2022·5 min read

Men Review – Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear Impress in This Folk Horror Tale

Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Alex Garland’s Men is... Read More
Andrew F Peirce·May 24, 2022·10 min read

Top Gun: Maverick Shows That Cinemas Greatest Influencer Still Has the Goods, but Are Audiences Paying Attention?

Early in Joseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick, the belated sequel to Tony Scott’s Eighties action classic, Tom Cruise’s Pete Mitchell... Read More
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