Sicario Review
Sicario is the latest thriller from Prisoners and Enemy director, Denis Villeneuve. I mistakenly made the comment on Twitter that he was an ‘up and coming director’ and thankfully someone corrected me…
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Straight Outta Compton Review - Engaging Biopic that Outstays Its Welcome
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Like many a white Australian male growing up in the nineties, I liked to think I knew what good rap was. Besides li…
Tehran Taxi Review - Yet Another Non-Film Masterpiece from Jafar Panahi
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Filmed from the perspective of security cameras in a taxi, Tehran Taxi is the latest non-film from director Jafar P…
Song of the Sea Review - A Work of Majestic Beauty With Great Emotional Heft
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. There is a quiet beauty that permeates through every frame of Song of the Sea. Rising from the painterly animation…
The Tribe (Plemya/Плем'я ) Review - A Haunting and Unique Dive into Despair
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. You’ve most likely heard a lot about The Tribe – the worldwide festival favourite that has been scooping up rave re…
Dark Star: HR Giger’s Welt Review - A Welcome Invite Into the World of Weird
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The camera moves along an overgrown pathway up to a dark wood door. The door opens slowly, showing off a tall femal…
Yakona Review - A Slow Immersion Into a Communal River
Yakona is the reason why I attend a festival like the Revelation Film Festival every year. There is every chance in the world that I would have never seen this film if it weren’t for the festival, and…
Station to Station Review - An Amiable Journey Through the Creative Process
Station to Station is a celebration of arts in all manner of forms whether it be music, film, photography or something entirely unclassifiable. Following a 4,000 mile train journey across North Americ…
What Lola Wants Review - A Tarantino-esque American Road Movie Through Aussie Eyes
What Lola Wants is a pulpy American road movie through Australian eyes. Starring Sophie Lowe and Beau Knapp, this is Rupert Glasson’s follow up to the enjoyable-enough Coffin Rock. Lowe stars as Lola…
Jurassic World Review - The Kind of Nostalgia that Makes You Feel Like a Kid Again
Powered by JustWatch To say I was excited for Jurassic World is an understatement. Twenty two years ago, I sat in awe with chicken pox in a drive in theatre in Busselton when my Granddad took m…
Under the Skin Review - A Unique, Otherworldly Experience that Seeps into Reality
As I drove home from watching Johnathon Glazer's Under the Skin, the sort of rain that doesn't really need the lowest wiper blade setting on, but in its own way kind of does, started to fall.…
Inception Review - Nolan's Transference of a Murakami Text Conjures a Sci-fi Majesty
I present this piece unedited from when I wrote it a long, long time ago. Opinions have changed. JustWatch Screening or Streaming Availability: Just Watch Viewing options Is Incept…