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South Korean maestro Bong Joon-ho doesn’t hold out much hope for humanity in general. From his first feature Barking Dogs Never Bite in 2000 through to his masterwork Parasite his recurring themes are…
Most of what follows will basically be a “Confession of a Nolan Fanboy”, which is what I am. Christopher Nolan is the filmmaker I credit with actually getting me into movies as Inception hit me at the…
Powered by JustWatch Tenet is exhausting. Featuring lead performances from John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh, and Elizabeth Debicki, Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuste…
On my way to see this film, I thought about a story I had seen on TV some years ago about The Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy. Two men operated a lighthouse in Wales in the 1800s. During their stint, one of…
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Whatever goat or seagull that Robert Eggers slaughtered at the altar of his chosen deity…
I’m not entirely sure why I doubted the talent of Timothée Chalamet. I adored him in Call Me By Your Name, but was yet to be equally stunned by subsequent performances, leading me to wonder whether he…
Post-apocalyptic cinema has been explored through, what feels like, almost every facet of reasoning for why the world might suddenly come to halt. Whether it be a nuclear holocaust or zombie uprising,…