I Am Paul Walker Review
There has been an odd spate of posthumous documentaries that lionise their subjects to a point of extreme saccharinity that you have to visit the dentist after viewing. I Am Heath Ledger was a perfect…
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Razorback Beyond Genres Umbrella Entertainment BluRay YouTube Review
On this episode, Andrew review's Umbrella Entertainment's Blu-Ray copy of Razorback. A stunning release with great imagery that's realised in a superb 4K transfer. Pick up the release her…
Hearts Beat Loud Review
Hearts Beat Loud is chicken soup for the soul. It's a beautiful, warm hug on a cold winters day, breaking through the dreariness and bringing the sunshine in. It's a film that knows the power…
Me and My Left Brain Review
There's a point in Alex Lykos' debut film, Me & My Left Brain, that the homage to Woody Allen almost becomes too much. In a flashback to a budding relationship, two people sit on a park be…
The Merger Review
Button pushing social commentary comedies come in all shapes and sizes - The Castle with its Aussie lower class family of 'Davids' throwing punches at the governmental 'Goliaths', The…
Juliet, Naked Review
Fandom, as a whole, is a curious beast. A slice of culture finds an audience, and in turn, that audience may fantasise and obsess over this one thing, blowing the importance of the item out of proport…
Book Club Review - Not a Perfect Film, But a Fun One
Let's get this out of the way first of all - Book Club is not a perfect film. It has an opening credits sequence that showcases some of the worst photoshop 'fake family photos' in cinema.…
West of Sunshine Review
West of Sunshine is the directorial debut of Jason Ratopolous. It's an exploration of the modern Australian working class man, Jim, here portrayed by one of the finest actors working in Australia…
Living Universe Review
Space, like the future, is inevitable. It's a wide, open expanse that raises an infinite array of questions. These questions help fuel the eternally inquisitive nature of mankind. The why's, t…
A Woman Captured Review
Have you ever sat in a film and want to equally thank and curse at a director? Have you ever sat there as the lights rise in the cinema, feeling immensely overwhelmed with helplessness and devastation…
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…
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…