Film and culture. Not content.
1263 posts
Thomas M. Wright is quickly becoming the Australian master of cinematic discomfort. In his debut film 2018’s Acute Misfortune he created an indelible film about the Australian artist Adam Cullen and h…
A Remarkable Woman is available now via Pan Macmillan The power of storytelling is immense. Fantasy and science-fiction tales can transport readers to worlds that don’t exist, to experience mystical…
Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. This was incredibly difficult to write. It’s not a good sign if a 2000 word spoiler review for Jurassic World: Dominion can come so easily f…
Quake screens at the 2022 Scandinavian Film Festival. Visit the website for screening details. Based on the 2015 novel ‘Grand Mal’ by Auður Jónsdóttir, Tinna Hrafnsdóttir’s film Quake is part family…
Trigger warning: This review contains mention of violence against women. Despite its marshland setting, there is a sterilised and dirt-free quality to Olivia Newman’s adaptation of the best-selling D…
John Michael McDonagh, director of the superb drama Calvary, returns to his themes of hypocrisy and excess in his latest and most expensive feature, The Forgiven. Set in Morocco instead of his native…
Argentinian directing duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat take no prisoners in their biting and comical film industry satire, Official Competition. Even the film’s title belies the levels of irony they…
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. After a brief foray into the MCU, director Scott Derrickson is back to doing what he doe…
An intergalactic actioner wrapped in a technicolour coating, Thor: Love and Thunder doubles down on the Waititi-ism’s to mixed effect. Though not quite the battle-hungry warrior seen in previous inst…
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. At what cost do we consume? This could be any person’s perceived theme of a film like J…
Terra Femme is screening as part of Revelation Film Festival 2022. I'm usually impervious to envy or even FOMO but one thing that stirs my jealousy is when people, usually young white guys, onscr…
![From Silent Hill to [REC]: Nisha-Anne Digs Into the The Daily Horror Hunt with Varied Results](/content/images/size/w1000/format/webp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/titane.png)
A film challenge is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in a particular genre, explore new areas, or focus on a period of cinematic history. The first one I did covered a whole range of eras a…