Category: Film ReviewsPage 14 of 32
Whip-smart crime caper with the familiar insouciance of Isabelle Huppert a good starting point for a radical change M, 105 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury…
MA 15+, 107 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This is a remarkable new film from Chile. Difficult and strange and by turns beautiful and haunting,…
PG, 96 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Hardly anyone exchanges a word in this gentle, charming comedic road trip across rural…
M, 99 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Unlike other recent films that feature the inexorable progress of dementia, June Again poses a disruptive proposition. What…
M, 109 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The familiar lofty figure taking the salute in his traditional French army cap, the kepi. The ramrod posture…
M, 117 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Dissenters, reformers, subversives. The nuance in these labels depends, of course, on where you live, and under whom….
M, 89 minutes 2 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury In her first directorial role, Robin Wright took herself and her crew deep into the magnificent North American…
M, 117 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury There’s a scene in The Crown on TV where Prince Phillip has the crew of Apollo 11 from…
M, 111 Minutes Netflix 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Thanks to the timeless western set on the American frontier, horses have a hallowed…
MA15+, 109 minutes 5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A fire that swept through a nightclub in Bucharest killed dozens of young people…
M, 97 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The commanding presence, the sonorous voice and the glint of mischief in his eye make this father…
M, 113 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury In this glamorous, gloomy comedy that is the perfect showcase for the talents of…
M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Not that long ago, surfer girls would either lie on the beach boosting…
Smart and engaging, this young adult dystopian fiction is a cut above, with convincing performances and an interesting backstory of ideas M, 109 minutes 3 Stars …
M, 98 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A caring family, lifelong friendship, a loving husband, with a home in The Hamptons thrown in for good…
Exquisitely made doco exploring the eccentricity, humour and doggedness in a breed of man as rare as hens’ teeth M, 84 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane…
Good lead performances but they do not lift a screenplay with a tricky premise and strained humour M, 95 minutes 2 stars Review by © Jane Freebury What…
Is life better when we’re a little bit drunk? M, 116 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury Provocation is something some filmmakers like Thomas Vinterberg…
Plenty of atmosphere and an interesting set up, but hints at malevolence lose momentum and early promise leads nowhere MA15+, 107 minutes 2 Stars Review by © Jane…