Category: Film ReviewsPage 14 of 32

Minamata

MA15+, 115 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury         Stirring movies about corporate crimes and negligence in public health have appeared from time…

Breaking Bread

M, 85 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury         What is the best hummus? Is it Israeli or is it Arab? Opting for…

Cruella

About a girl desperate for a gig in fashion. An origin story about how Cruella De Vil became a villain, but who’s asking anyway? PG, 134 minutes 3…

The Godmother (aka Mama Weed)

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…

Ema

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,…

The Man in the Hat

PG, 96 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury         Hardly anyone exchanges a word in this gentle, charming comedic road trip across rural…

June Again

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…

De Gaulle

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…

The Dissident

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….

Land

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…

Stowaway

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…

Concrete Cowboy

M, 111 Minutes Netflix 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury       Thanks to the timeless western set on the American frontier, horses have a hallowed…

Collective

MA15+, 109 minutes 5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury         A fire that swept through a nightclub in Bucharest killed dozens of young people…

The Father

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…

French Exit

M, 113 minutes 3 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury       In this glamorous, gloomy comedy that is the perfect showcase for the talents of…

Girls Can’t Surf

    M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury       Not that long ago, surfer girls would either lie on the beach boosting…

Chaos Walking

  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  …

Blackbird

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…

The Truffle Hunters

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…

Long Story Short

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…