AUSgust: Mark Hartley's Documentary Hat-Trick
We are still in “AUSgust” and I have been progressively trying to watch one Australian movie per day for every day of the month. The experience has been interesting, as our cinema can range from Alvi…
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Reminiscence Review - Slick Yet Dull, Inspired But Never Unique
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Written and directed by Lisa Joy (co-creator of HBO/Showcase’s Westworld), Reminiscence stars Hugh Jackman as Nick…
Dry Winter MIFF Review - A Subdued Look at Life in the Dust Bowls of Australia
Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The air of familiarity – quite literally – bursts in the air in the opening of the low-fi, low-budget Dry Winter, as a night in a remote,…
What is Paramount Pictures Doing?
From the same creatively bankrupt mindset that brought you Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max (US only), and Universal’s Peacock comes Paramount+. Paramount Pictures has now launched their hopeful competito…
Infinite review - Mark Wahlberg's Latest Isn't Worth Anything
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. A growing casualty of the “streaming wars” is not just decent films having their box office success taken away by a…
Respect Review - Watch For a Powerhouse, Awards-worthy Performance from Jennifer Hudson
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. In Respect, Liesl Tommy's feature film debut about the life of Aretha Franklin (Jennifer Hudson), the ‘Queen of…
Free Guy Review - Unexceptional Yet Perfectly Watchable
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds as Guy, an NPC (non-playable character) inside the free-for-al…
The Suicide Squad review - A Movie So Great, We've Reviewed It Twice
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. To risk sounding like a movie trailer cliché: forget what you think you know about the Suicide Squad. Forget the e…
I Met a Girl Review - Brenton Thwaites Impresses With a Proudly Grounded and Deeply Empathetic Performance
Content warning: this review discusses self harm, ECT , and mental illnesses. Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Within the first five minutes of the…
Jungle Cruise Review - A Watchable Adventure With Backwards Representation
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. A movie based on a theme park should not be underestimated in this day and age. Not only does the entire $4.5 billi…
Nine Days Review - Ambitious Ideas Suffer Under Limited Execution
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Written and directed by Edson Oda, Nine Days stars Winston Duke as Will, a man who watches through the eyes of vari…
The Toll Review - A Film That Delights in the Absurd
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Ryan Andrew Hopper’s debut feature The Toll gleefully wears it’s influences on its sleeve yet still manages to crea…