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MonsterFest: Good Boy is Best in Show of Doggy Horror - The Curb | Film and Culture Many of us have heard stories of domestic animals and their uncanny perceptions. The cat in a nursing home or hospice who sits on the bed of the next patient to pass away. The story of dogs knowing wh...

Good Boy is a brilliant horror film that provides an elemental and emphatic experience of empathy with its canine protagonist.

My review for @thecurb.com.au

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Inside a House of Dynamite - The Curb | Film and Culture Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite tracks the response to an unattributed nuclear warhead that is destined to land on an American city. The film moves in three terrifying segments replaying the sam...

A stellar deep dive into the Venice smash hit and major awards player A House of Dynamite: @nadinewhitney.bsky.social speaks with Kathryn Bigelow, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Clarke, Anthony Ramos, Tracy Letts, and Noah Oppenheim for @thecurb.com.au:

Splitsville: Michael Angelo Corvino and Kyle Marvin on Comedy, Craft, and Climbing Back - The Curb | Film and Culture “Australia has some great comedy,” says Kyle Marvin. “You guys are doing it right.” “Yeah,” agrees Marvin’s collaborator, Michael Angelo Corvino. “We were really disappointed not to make it over to th...

Splitsville is one of the year’s best comedies. It feels fresh, funny, knows what to do with Dakota Johnson and opens across Australia today. Here’s my interview with its creators and stars, Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Corvino for @thecurb.com.au.

This and Three Kings showed Mark could have some talent.

Oh wow. Yeah, great filmography to lose yourself in. Phantom Thread is next level brilliant. You'll enjoy One Battle at a Time too.

First time viewing of his work?

Poster for horror film WELCOME BACK TO MY CHANNEL

Poster for horror film PROCLIVITAS

We have the world premieres of two incredible women-directed Australian horror films: Jorrden Daley's WELCOME BACK TO MY CHANNEL and Miley Tunnecliffe's PROCLIVITAS

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Screen Showcase 2025 | SXSW Sydney Discover the SXSW Sydney 2025 Screen Showcase from 13-19 October. Enjoy standout films like 'Future Visions' and 'Dark Horizons,' plus exclusive screenings and industry insights.

SXSW Sydney runs 13-19 October and I am so proud to have been part of the screen team this year alongside some of the best programmers/people in the country.

Check out the full lineup via @sxswsydney.com, but if you are wondering where to start here's some titles I went cuckoo-bananas for 🧵

From All Sides writer-director Bina Bhattacharya on giving space for multiracial and bisexual stories on screen - The Curb | Film and Culture Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Bina Bhattacharya is a creative storyteller whose work I’ve been following for...

Then one of the most fun chats I've had in a while:

Bina Bhattacharya on her film From All Sides.

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“I try to lead with love”: Kween Kong on the Australian film of the moment, Lesbian Space Princess - The Curb | Film and Culture Lesbian Space Princess is the Australian film of the moment. This Adelaide-made animated film follows Saira (Shabana Azeez) as she traipses across the galaxy to save her ex-Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel) from...

Two chats I've had lately that have gone live today on the site.

First up:

Kween Kong on playing the villain of Lesbian Space Princess.

www.thecurb.com.au/kween-kong-i...

FANTASIA REVIEW: Magai-Gami (2025) College girls Kanon and Rena have ventured into the forest in search of “Magai-Gami”, folkloric creatures known as ‘counterfeit gods’. Armed with the cameras on their smartp…

I watched Japanese horror short Magai-Gami quite recently. Sadly it's not available online, but I suspect it will be adapted to a feature film before long.
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YouTube video by ALTER Horror Short Film "The Moths Will Eat Them Up" | ALTER

I rewatched The Moths Will Eat Them Up the other day. It's available here. It's quite good.

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Have you watched a short film recently?

If so, what was it?

If it's online, share a link below.

Javier Bardem: “I won't work. I cannot work with somebody that justifies or supports the genocide, I can’t. That’s as simple as that.”

#GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #Emmys

I’m so excited for this movie

Julie Pacino was an absolute pleasure to speak with. I LIVE HERE NOW is a haunting and dark fairytale starring Lucy Fry, Matt Rife, Madeline Brewer and SHERYL LEE.

Tina Romero is epic fun. So is her film QUEENS OF THE DEAD. Here is a photo of Katy O’Brian and Jack Haven as Dre and Kelsey.

YouTube video by CinefestOZ Film Festival POINTE

If you're in Perth, you can also catch a limited screening of POINTE Dancing on a Knife's Edge tonight at Windsor cinema.

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YouTube video by RialtoDistribution BUT ALSO JOHN CLARKE | Official Trailer | In AUS Cinemas Sept 4

But Also John Clarke is still in cinemas too, so why not make it a triple feature?

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YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Indie Went Up the Hill Trailer #1 (2025)

Went Up the Hill trailer:

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YouTube video by Umbrella Entertainment Lesbian Space Princess | Official Trailer

Trailer for Lesbian Space Princess:

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Aussie based folks:

Two of the best Australian films of the year are in cinemas from today:

Lesbian Space Princess & Went Up the Hill

Do yourself a favour and go and watch them in a cinema. Thank me later.

SUFF Interview: Julie Pacino on her dark fairytale I Live Here Now - The Curb | Film and Culture Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Julie Pacino’s dark fairytale I Live Here Now is a powerful and complex debut ...

And if that's not enough, then give this interview by @nadinewhitney.bsky.social with Julie Pacino a listen ahead of I Live Here Now screening at SUFF this weekend.

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SUFF Interview: Glitter and Gore: Tina Romero on Queens of the Dead - The Curb | Film and Culture Tina Romero didn’t think she’d follow in her father George A. Romero’s footsteps and make a film about zombies unless she had something to say that took the genre into a new territory. Along with writ...

Next up is @nadinewhitney.bsky.social chatting with the one and only Tina Romero about her film Queens of the Dead which opens the Sydney Underground Film Festival tonight.

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Lesbian Space Princess producer Tom Phillips on ushering in a new era of Aussie comedy - The Curb | Film and Culture Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Producer Tom Phillips is a bit of a mastermind at bringing great comedy togeth...

It's chat central on the Curb today.

First up:

Tom Phillips on producing the best Aussie film of the year: Lesbian Space Princess.

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This is so awesome Ben. Watched it tonight after the footy and was the exact lift up I needed.

I don't think Magnificent A.I.mbersons will come to pass, but everyone who cares about film should reject it on principle. It sets a dangerous precedent for film preservation & restoration, bc what's to stop them from letting classics fall into disrepair when they think they can just regenerate it

Really though, the entire film should just be a remake of Hands on a Hard Body, but with Street Fighter characters.