Category: Film ReviewsPage 13 of 32
A stumbling, loosely conceived action thriller that lacks conviction but has atmos, cinematography and music of mood, to recommend it MA15+, 110 minutes 2 Stars Netflix …
PG, 101 minutes 3 Stars Netflix Review by © Jane Freebury It’s surprising that the Chinese community that has made America home is under-represented on US cinema…
M, 107 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Beauty pageants demand so much more of contestants than they used to. Parading around in bikinis and…
PG, 115 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Guy isn’t free, just programmed to look like it. When he gets ready for work each…
Despite some twee familiarity at the start, this story about a tough, committed businesswoman becomes a story about youth and second chances M, 95 minutes 4 Stars…
MA15+, 119 minutes Netflix 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This highly accomplished feature is a portrait of the artist as a…
M, 99 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Who brings a baby to a shiva?’ Guests at a funeral keep asking each other the…
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt on a Jungle Cruise. Courtesy Disney M, 127 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This theme-park inspired Disney feature…
PG, 112 minutes 3 Stars Netflix Review by © Jane Freebury The island of Bali, beautiful in so many ways, forms the backdrop for this sweet romance…
M, 124 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Building new worlds and creating new rules might just be worth contemplating in these…
M, 134 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury Given that Black Widow is the 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,…
G, 91 minutes Netflix 2 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The romantic couple in this new Australian feature first clap eyes on each other on…
MA15+, 97 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It was, at least in part, a career in opera that saw Phillida Lloyd direct one…
An irresistible, odd couple comedy of scents and sensibilities M, 100 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury An odd couple forced to get…
M, 102 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The actor and filmmaker, Julie Delpy, has a habit of weaving details of her personal life into her…
M, 116 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury As you might expect, this amiable comedy from Argentina involves a group of blokes who have…
PG, 113 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury How do you explain the emergence of a champion? What does it really take to…