PREY review - A Refreshing Thrill Breathing New Life
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, Prey stars Amber Midthunder as Naru, a Comanche woman livi…
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Moonage Daydream Review - David Bowie is Given an Uplifting and Life Affirming Tribute in Brett Morgen's Documentary
No matter how many adjectives one applies to David Bowie there will never be a single descriptor that can encompass him. Genius, icon, iconoclast, chameleon, polymath, enigma, innovator – the man was…
Nope Review - Yeah, Nah
Writer/director Jordan Peele made one of the best horror films of the 21st century with his excoriating debut Get Out in 2017. Fearless and uncompromising in its vision to create a genre driven social…
Bullet Train Review - Brad Pitt Braves Public Transport in Lengthy Actioner
The latest frenzied actioner from director David Leitch - Bullet Train (adapted from 2010 novel MariaBeetle) - is an inoffensive yet lengthy sketch of an Edgar Wright meets Tarantino thriller. Brad P…
The Stranger Review – Thomas M. Wright Is Becoming Australia’s Master of Cinematic Discomfort with His Tense New Film
Thomas M. Wright is quickly becoming the Australian master of cinematic discomfort. In his debut film 2018’s Acute Misfortune he created an indelible film about the Australian artist Adam Cullen and h…
A Remarkable Woman Book Review – Jules Van Mil’s Debut Novel is an Impressive Memory-Elevating Work of Historical Fiction
A Remarkable Woman is available now via Pan Macmillan The power of storytelling is immense. Fantasy and science-fiction tales can transport readers to worlds that don’t exist, to experience mystical…
The Best Movies of 2022 (So Far)
Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. This was incredibly difficult to write. It’s not a good sign if a 2000 word spoiler review for Jurassic World: Dominion can come so easily f…
Quake (Skjálfti) Review – Memories Fade, but the Scars Still Linger in This Scandi Drama-Mystery
Quake screens at the 2022 Scandinavian Film Festival. Visit the website for screening details. Based on the 2015 novel ‘Grand Mal’ by Auður Jónsdóttir, Tinna Hrafnsdóttir’s film Quake is part family…
Where the Crawdads Sing Review - Marsha, Marsha, Marsha
Trigger warning: This review contains mention of violence against women. Despite its marshland setting, there is a sterilised and dirt-free quality to Olivia Newman’s adaptation of the best-selling D…
The Forgiven Review – Admirable Performances Are Lost Amidst the Sledgehammer Effect of Repetitive Messaging
John Michael McDonagh, director of the superb drama Calvary, returns to his themes of hypocrisy and excess in his latest and most expensive feature, The Forgiven. Set in Morocco instead of his native…
Official Competition Review - Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas Help This Film Industry Satire Rightly Claim its Laurels
Argentinian directing duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat take no prisoners in their biting and comical film industry satire, Official Competition. Even the film’s title belies the levels of irony they…
The Black Phone Review - Newcomers Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw Impress in Supernatural Horror
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. After a brief foray into the MCU, director Scott Derrickson is back to doing what he doe…