Aladdin Review - A Whole New World Indeed
In a recent episode of the Indiewire Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum director Chad Stahelski talks about the roll of the stunt co-ordinator. He explains about the way a st…
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Acute Misfortune Review - Dark, Entrancing Times at Wentworth Falls
Powered by JustWatch Acute Misfortune chronicles a period of time, where Archibald Prize Winning Artist Adam Cullen’s life was shadowed by aspiring journalist Erik Jensen who was invited in 2008…
The Realm Review - Fantastic Political Thrills
The Realm is based around Antonio de la Torre’s character Manuel Lopez-Vidal: a high-class politician whose life begins to stream out of control when and his party and his corrupt business dealings th…
Don's Party Review - Labor Loss Through the Ages
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Originally the plan was to write about Don’s Party before the federal election on the we…
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Review - Action Packed, Plot Dreary
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum makes a firm case that John Wick is the greatest Time Crisis player ever. He never misses a shot, moving through violent scenario after violent scenario with ease, di…
Fish Out of Water Review - A Harrowing Doc About Two Men Out of Their Depth
Ignorance is bliss has never been so true as it is in Israel Cannan’s documentary Fish out of Water. The documentary centres around two men, Tom Hudson and Pete Fletcher, who make the decision to cros…
Champions Review - Well Meaning Comedy Misses the Net
There are not many comedies depicting people living with a disability. And for a good reason, with actors such as Ben Stiller and Johnny Knoxville playing to the lowest common denominator in their ass…
Little Woods Review - One of Tessa Thompson's Finest Performances Yet
Films are a reflective medium. They present our world – our lives – back at us through skewed perspectives with a fresh realisation of how our society operates. Ever since the dawn of celluloid, cinem…
Celia Review - Ann Turner's Singularly Unique Trifecta of Horror
Released in 1989, filmmaker Ann Turner’s debut feature Celia is another entry into the “fantastical coming of age” subgenre, which includes the baroque, playful fantasy of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth (1986…
Long Shot Review - A Political Stoner Comedy That Surprisingly Works
Seth Rogen takes co-lead duties in Long Shot, as the only-in-Hollywood named Fred Flarsky, a hyper-indie journalist who routinely tells big business to ‘go fuck themselves’ via whatever thousand plus…
Thunder Road Review - Meet Jim Cummings, the Voice of Modern Independent American Cinema
Meet Jim Cummings: this generation’s Steven Soderbergh and Kevin Smith and David Gordon Green. A voice that has arrived to shake up and rattle the cage of independent American cinema. One that aims to…
1985 Review - A Powerfully Quiet Film
Yen Tan’s 1985 may be presented in black and white, giving the illusion that this is a story that takes place long in the past, but this is a narrative that is still startlingly relevant in today’s so…