June, 1982 - The Greatest Month in Genre Cinema
Time is the greatest film critic. We have no absolute way of knowing if something is a “classic” until it has existed for an age. A “modern classic” is a fallacy, a hyperbolic fantasy of a film automa…
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Ablaze NAIDOC Week Review - An Utterly Essential Documentary About a Lost Slice of Australian Film History
From the vibrant and joyous work from Rachel Perkins, to the breadth of Ivan Sen’s catalogue, and the towering importance of Warwick Thornton’s filmography, and the varied joys of Wayne Blair work, al…
Alvin’s Harmonious World of Opposites Review – Platon Theodoris’ Isolated Fantasy Hideaway Turns into Slightly Odway Panda-monium
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Watch Alvin's Harmonious World of Opposites on RevOnDemand here. The act of connect…
Flux Gourmet Review – A Film for Those Willing to Sit with Discomfort and a Smattering of Discombobulation
Peter Strickland is a distinct director whose works can equally alienate and seduce. In his latest effort Flux Gourmet Strickland has lost none of his polarising energy yet has created perhaps his mos…
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 pandemic, a war in Europe erupting and the disproportion between rich and poor becomin…
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, a working-class city that Barnard refuses to treat as a place of doldrums,…
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 film observes the triumph and tragedy behind the King of Rock and Roll, fo…
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 the incumbent Mayor John Bowler’s Goliath. The regular…
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 the unbelievably ornate State Theatre and the various venues on either side of th…
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 (or two) in trouble, and lots of dinosaurs. Colin Trevorrow’s l…
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 once again turns his intimate filmmaking focus to i…
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 likely to be a deeply divisive film. Garland’s refusal to neatly s…