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Band screens at the Sydney Film Festival on June 8 and 10. Band begins with a subtle Björk joke which is apt because for many audiences their knowledge of Icelandic culture and music will be limited…
The Curb acknowledges this review was written on Wurundjeri country, and acknowledges that sovereignty of this land has never been ceded. We honour and pay respect to elders past, present and emerging…
The Fast and Furious saga has come a long way over the years. Audiences have journeyed with Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family from the days of stealing VHS players, to stealing vaults of cas…
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is not only an antidote to superhero fatigue it is genuinely one of the most beautifully rendered animated features in years and possibly the best tent-pole release…
Here is a prison movie that encompasses the main conceits of all prison stories – the education of a felon (Animal Factory), the twisted prison (Midnight Express), and the triumphant escape (The Shaws…
British director Rob Savage showed how inventive he is with his pandemic Zoom horror film Host. His ability to create strong visuals is what makes the otherwise thin Stephen King adaptation The Boogey…
This review contains spoilers, discussion of transphobia and trauma. Early in the Black Swan Theatre Company’s presentation of Andrew Bovell’s family drama Things I Know to Be True, the youthful Rosi…
Nicole Holofcener’s You Hurt My Feelings is essentially mumblecore for the middle aged. In stating that, however, I am aware that mumblecore took its roots from directors such as Woody Allen (who Holo…
SISU is a Finnish word that can’t be translated. It means a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination. Sisu manifests itself when all hope is lost. Finnish director Jalmari Helan…
Directors Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra Portuguese drama Légua sits comfortably in the slow cinema canon. It is a meditative film that combines daily ritual, tradition, and generational shifts al…
Because We Have Each Other begins by giving a warm welcome to all who are watching. Someone off camera is being told to get off the toilet, an eager rush to get a family in place to record audio for t…
Disney live action remakes are curious beasts. They tend to fall into two categories – remakes of the beloved animations (such as Mulan, The Jungle Book, Dumbo and so on) or character spin-offs such a…