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Released in fairly quick succession this year have been two distinct “throwback” mainstream slashers. Hell of a Summer and Clown in a Cornfield. The two movies also come on the heels of Josh Ruben’s r…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Kelly Schilling's feature debut film With or Without You is the powerful…
When it comes to horror, I’ve always believed the best films work on more than one level—they’re terrifying, yes, but also smart, layered, and maybe even a little cheeky. Clown in a Cornfield is exact…
When the 2024 Cannes Film Festival lineup dropped, one film in particular sent shockwaves across the internet: The Surfer, an Australian-set psychological thriller starring Nicolas Cage. Director Lorc…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. One of the more exciting news points in recent weeks has been the announcemen…
Ryan Coogler's Sinners is a Southern Gothic fable that combines music, history, religion, and horror: building into an imaginative, cinematic eruption. Set in 1932 in rural Mississippi, the film f…
90s All Over Me takes inspiration from 80s All Over, the Drew McWeeny/Scott Weinberg podcast that attempted to review every major film release of the 80s one month at a time; that podcast ended circa…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Ashley Davies will be heading to Perth's Backlot Cinema on 11 May 2025 to…
This review contains spoilers for Vulcanizadora and Buzzard. Vulcanizadora is a gnarly word, one that–out of context–suggests a fury of rage and violence at the centre of a chaos of noise, conjuring…
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Miki Magasiva’s feature film debut Tinā is based on a true story. Sure, elements are pulled from truth, with Magasiva utilising the tragedy of the 2011 Christchurch…
Some films don’t just unfold—they breathe. The New Boy, Warwick Thornton’s latest offering, is one of those rare works that moves with the quiet rhythm of something deeply sacred. Set against the sun-…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Lars and the Real Girl is Craig Gillespie's 2007 indie comedy-drama about…