Kahn Duncan

MIFF Review: Exit 8 loops its protagonist—and its audience—in a psychologically draining descent - The Curb | Film and Culture Exit 8 is an inventive and repetitive exercise in expanding what was once a simple video game into a character-driven psychological horror. Based on the 2023 adventure game The Exit 8 by developer Kot...

Based on the beloved video game, 'Exit 8' is a very dramatic version of spot-the-difference. I enjoyed it, even if it puts you through one too many loops.
Playing at MIFF on the 16th and 22nd August, read my full review @thecurb.com.au

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Elio (2025) | Film Review | This Is Film Close Encounters of the Adorable Kind

Pixar returns with a reminder that friendship and community can extend beyond the galaxy. Elio features charming characters, eye-popping animation, and universal themes of love, belonging, and family. A decent return for Pixar.

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'Sinners' is one of the best films of the year, and we aren't even halfway. I write about Delta Blues, vampires, and a well-realised piece of historical fiction. Special thanks to @nadinewhitney.bsky.social for the edit.

Read my full thoughts here @thecurb.com.au

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I have 1-5, can I get 6 anywhere?

The Accountant 2 improves on the original, but Ben Affleck's ledger still needs balancing - The Curb | Film and Culture The Accountant 2 is a mishmash of tone that has surplus of entertaining laughs but a deficit of consistency and genre coherence. The action thriller is a direct sequel to 2016’s The Accountant, in whi...

'The Accountant 2' is back with far less accounting but a lot more laughs. When it's a thriller, it's weak. When it's an actioner, it's passable. When it's a comedy , it's a TOTAL blast. Read all my thoughts for @thecurb.com.au below!🧾

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Death of A Unicorn Review Death of a Unicorn suffers from ‘eat the rich’ fatigue, an increasing malaise present in the popular genre of class war satire, where bluntness and broadness replace originality and bit…

'Death of a Unicorn' is disappointing. Another entry into the genre I call 'Eat the Rich' fatigue - broad class satires that offer nothing original or creative. An enticing premise is wasted on shoddy vfx and bad messaging.

Full review @novastream.bsky.social

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A Working Man sees Jason Statham clock back in for tedious, violent shift work - The Curb | Film and Culture A Working Man certainly requires a lot of work to sit through. Following an ex-black ops agent turned construction worker searching for his boss’s kidnapped daughter; director David Ayer reunites with...

Jason Statham and David Ayer have a formula that, when utilised in A Working Man, sees the lead actor clock back in for another violent round of shift work.

@kahnduncan.bsky.social reviews for the Curb here:

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Snow White (2025) | Film Review | This Is Film A newly revised Princess of the People fails to rejuvenate Disney's waning kingdom.

Disney's Snow White's newly revised Princess of the People fails to rejuvenate Disney's waning kingdom.

Not as atrocious as the current review-bombing campaign, but far from good. Gal Gadot, however, is that atrocious.

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The Alto Knights (2025) | Film Review | This Is Film Double trouble.

'The Alto Knights' tries very hard to recreate the success of Nicholas Pileggi's previous writing credits on 'Casino' and 'Goodfellas', but even Scorsese would be shaking his head. Double De Niro does not equal double the fun.

My review for @thisisfilm.bsky.social

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Black Bag is a slick, flirtatiously entertaining chamber piece - The Curb | Film and Culture Steven Soderbergh is giving Ridley Scott a run for his money by showing how quickly a big-named director can whip up a consistent number of movies in a short space of time. After the intriguing experi...

I haven't had as much catty fun in a movie since Conclave until I watched Steven Soderbergh's 'Black Bag'.
In channelling a John le Carré novel, it is a taut, slick chamber piece pairing romance and espionage. Highly recommend!

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Eat The Night Review Eat The Night explores conflict and love through the lives of siblings Apoline and Pablo, juxtaposing their obsession with an online game against Pablo’s descent into drug dealing. As their r…

As technology allows us to escape further and further from reality , 'Eat the Night' is a dark reminder of late-stage capitalism's effect on the real and virtual world. I was captivated as equally as I was emotionally drained.

Review @novastream.bsky.social

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) | Film Review | This Is Film A victorious and saccharine send-off to a loveable, chaotic heroine

I did not expect to enjoy the last entry in the Bridget Jones series, but I was pleasantly surprised. Everyone's favourite hapless, romcom heroine's final diary entry is witty, charming, and unexpectedly moving. Hugh Grant on fire. Review at @thisisfilm.bsky.social

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Grand Tour is a striking yet at times impenetrable docufiction made with love by a cineaste - The Curb | Film and Culture Grand Tour poetically travels across space, time, and form to create a comedic melodrama of ethnographically sweeping proportions. Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes mixes the aesthetics of the early 2...

I admired 'Grand Tour' more than I enjoyed watching it. It uses anachronism and a hypnosis-inducing travelogue form to portray a screwball comedy akin to the colonial romances in the early days of Hollywood. Read my review here at @thecurb.com.au

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Magic Beach Review Magic Beach is an animated portmanteau film inspired by Alison Lester’s picture book. Blending live-action and diverse animation styles, it explores children’s dreams through ten vignet…

'Magic Beach' is a well-intentioned experiment that stays playing in the shallows. With a narrative as thin as angel hair spaghetti - It's frustrating at best and a tired gimmick at worst. The craft is admirable.

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Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man underwhelmingly howls through a tired reimagining - The Curb | Film and Culture Wolf Man is a disappointing reboot of the 1941 lycanthrope horror The Wolfman starring Lon Chaney Jr, struggling to build momentum despite a promising prologue. After an estranged father leaves his Or...

'Wolf Man' is a serviceable Blumhouse affair at best and a misguided, ugly remake at worst. A strong prologue quickly whimpers out by the time the claws start sharpening. See what I thought of Leigh Whannell's new horror film below! 🐺

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Kraven the Hunter (2024) | Film Review | This Is Film Kraven for the Sonyverse to finally end

What's there to say about 'Kraven the Hunter' you don't already know. It's a final nail in the coffin for a doomed cinematic universe. I enjoyed it more than Madame Web - take with that what you will. Review for @thisisfilm.bsky.social below!

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List: Kahn Duncan’s Top 10 Films of 2024 | InSession Film Kahn Duncan's Top 10 Films of 2024

I found it hard to rank my Top 10 films of the year. A special mention to Trần Anh Hùng's achingly romantic historical drama 'The Taste of Things' that I completely forgot to mention.

Thanks @insessionfilm.bsky.social for the opportunity! Happy New Year.

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Reinas is a Caring, Tender, and Joyous Peruvian Drama - The Curb Reinas (Queens) is a caring, tender, and joyous Peruvian drama that celebrates those who strive for a better life. Following two young sisters, Aurora and Lucía, who reconnect with their absent father...

Living under the weight of political oppression during Peru in the early 1990s is at the centre of Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker Klaudia Reynicke's family drama - 'Reinas'. Families become symbols for the nation.

Read my review of this tender film at @thecurb.com.au

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Wicked: Part One | Film Review | This Is Film Defying exepctations

Wicked: Part 1 is an Extravagant, Epic Musical Fantasy Destined to Defy Gravity.

A joyous time on the big screen (minus VXF) that should please all who want to take another trip back to Oz. Oscar nom for Erivo, please.

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I loved this episode! You covered so much backstory. I actually felt like I understood the creative choices in the film more so thanks to it!