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Rated M, 1 hr 18 mins Screening at Dendy, Canberra Review by © Jane Freebury 3.5 Stars Obstacles that directors face on film shoots range from the trivial…
Review © Jane Freebury Rated M, 1 hr 54 mins Screening at Dendy and Palace Electric The cartoon that lends its caption to this Gus Van Sant…
Review © Jane Freebury Rated PG, I hr 49 mins All cinemas Like many girls in generations past, Lisa takes a job in retail while she waits…
Review by © Jane Freebury 3.5 Stars Screening at Palace Electric This romantic reboot for two who could have done better in life is based on a book…
Jirga, a new fiction feature from Benjamin Gilmour, is about a former Australian soldier who returns to Afghanistan to ask forgiveness of the family of a civilian he…
The Italian Film Festival screens in Canberra at Palace Electric Cinema from 12 September until 7 October. Now in its nineteenth year, the IFF celebrates Italian culture, language…
Review by © Jane Freebury Screening at Palace Electric Rated M, subtitled 4.5 Stars The Insult begins with a petty altercation over a drainpipe that escalates…
Review © Jane Freebury PG, Subtitled Screening at Palace Electric 4 Stars Without fanfare or introduction, a little girl wanders from room to room, looking dazed as…
Review by © Jane Freebury 3.5 Stars At Palace Electric, and Dendy Canberra Centre From the flamboyant outfits and fishnet gloves she wears for public events, to…
Review by © Jane Freebury She warns her husband there are crumbs in his beard, reminds him to take his medication, and is diplomatic towards intrusive journalists. Joe…
Review by © Jane Freebury A sensitive young soldier, an artist in civilian life, is wounded at the front during the final hours of war. It is a…
Stronger Than Fiction, dedicated to documentary film art, returns to Canberra in 2018 with a program showcasing quality films from around the world. The docos, many with awards…
Review by © Jane Freebury There’s a familiar face in the background in Back to Burgundy (Ce Qui Nous Lie). An actor often seen in French films, but…
Review by © Jane Freebury A couple of chumps, their evil plan and a long ‘to do’ list with little imagination for backup are all the ingredients necessary…
This popular event that began in 2014 showcases the best in contemporary cinema from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. There are 21 films on the program that…
Review by © Jane Freebury Ever since Clooney and Pitt stepped up for a rat pack romp in Vegas it’s been clear that all you need to do…
Review by © Jane Freebury You’re never too old to start again. If life starts unravelling, it’s what the baby boomers want to hear: there’s a new…
Review by © Jane Freebury Somehow or other, the South African-American actress Charlize Theron is able to switch between the most intimate of stories, like this one, Tully,…
Review by © Jane Freebury Surfing makes for elegant and beautiful spectator sport, as those of us who stick to land know only too well. Ever since I…
Reviewed by © Jane Freebury A few days before Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu passed away last year at the age of 46, he agreed to the release of this…