Caniba Review
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Directors Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel are doing something quite unique with the documentary film form…
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Breath Review
Pontificating about life and being a man is the aim of the game with Tim Winton's seventies surfing focused novel, Breath, and first time director Simon Baker, with the help of co-writer Gerard Le…
Submergence Review
Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire, The Million Dollar Hotel) pairs up with Oscar winner Alicia Vikander and regular actor James McAvoy in this wannabe epic love affair film. She is Danielle,…
More Human Than Human Review
A perennial question raised by science fiction has been that of whether the rise of Artificial Intelligence and its existence in society will cause the cessation of humanity as we know it. Pick up any…
The Wife Review
Within the first five minutes of Björn Runge's The Wife, we're reminded how lucky we are that there are actors like Glenn Close in the world. Laying in bed with her husband Joe (Johanthan Pryc…
Here I Am Review
Shai Pittman's Karen Burden is getting out of prison. A few years behind bars has changed her life. Sure, she's clean, but she's also lost her daughter and has no work experience. She hea…
Mission: Impossible - Fallout Review
Stunts, Stunts and – Stunts. The only way to begin a review about this film, in my opinion, is with those three simple words. Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the latest insertion in the Mission: Imp…
Skate Kitchen Review
New York City is a city that lives for the silver screen. Thanks to Woody Allen, all it takes is one glimpse of the Brooklyn bridge for the sounds of Gershwin to start ringing in your ears, and you…
Strange Colours Review - An Utterly Vital Film
The desolate mining town is a sight long portrayed in Australian film and television, with the archetypal troop of Aussie blokes making up the minimal population. Usually these towns, all covered in r…
RBG Review
Documentaries should reflect the subject they’re exploring. Take Meal Tickets for example – a raucous, loud, intense ninety minute film that reflects the ups and downs of a band. Or, Safari, a contemp…
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible Review
The editor is a silent figure in film. We hear the screenwriter through the words that are spoken. We see the cinematographer through the images that are captured. We experience the director through t…
The Equalizer 2 Review
Director Antoine Fuqua, who blessed us with such actioners like The Replacement Killers, Bait, Shooter, Training Day (which helped secure Fuqua regular Denzel Washington a Best Actor Oscar), and The E…