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The German Film Festival is back in Canberra this year, on screen from 22 May – 10 June. A diverse program includes 26 contemporary features, from award-winning dramas…
Review by © Jane Freebury The Party brings a bunch of people together in the comfortable middle-class environs of London, at the home of Janet, Kristin Scott Thomas…
Review by © Jane Freebury As the filmmaker behind every second person’s favourite comedy, Four Weddings and a Funeral, the director Mike Newell has had a bit to…
Review by © Jane Freebury Rated MA15+, 1 hour 47 minutes 4.5 Stars With not much to do one evening, the staff at Radio Moscow only have to…
Some of the latest from recent North American film festivals. New work representing filmmakers in the early stages of their careers, who are familiar with the cinematic traditions….
Review by © Jane Freebury She was canonised a saint centuries ago, but it seems that the in-fighting among Christians over Mary Magdalene, the only female disciple, has continued….
Review by © Jane Freebury One of the earliest films by the Turkish-German director Fatih Akin was called Head-On, released in 2004. It was tough and compelling, pulling…
Review by © Jane Freebury One of the original blonde bombshells of the golden years of Hollywood, Gloria Grahame, played the bad girl until the very end, it…
Review by © Jane Freebury As he is portrayed by the Danish actor, Claes Bang, Christian is assured, sensitive and genial. He is the head curator at a…
Review © Jane Freebury The bluff and counter-bluff of a poker game is no guarantee of a visually appealing and viscerally engaging experience, even if there’s something tangible…
Review by © Jane Freebury This lovely, low-key, authentic tale of coming-of-age from Greta Gerwig, one of the most talented actresses in US indie cinema, has its own…
Review by © Jane Freebury There are probably plenty of exceptions to the adage that happy endings belong in fairy tales, so it may not be fair to…
Review by © Jane Freebury High end fashion is not a place to expect to find the actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Over his long career he has fought on…
Review by © Jane Freebury There’s a burning intensity to Sweet Country, a tale of revenge in the Australian outback where men turn against each other with guns…
review by © jane freebury Guillermo del Toro had the actor Sally Hawkins in mind for this sensuous dark fantasy from the beginning. Once, when he bumped into…
Review by © Jane Freebury If the impression we get is really true, rather than chosen for dramatic effect, Winston Churchill behind the scenes was not the type…
Review by @ Jane Freebury When a grieving mother in rural Missouri tries shock tactics to get results from police investigating the rape and murder of her daughter,…
Review by © Jane Freebury It’s summer holidays in Orlando, Florida. Disney World is just over the road, and out of reach. What is there to do when…
Review by © Jane Freebury This is a film that shows what’s possible on screen with a good idea that is well thought through and delivered in a…
Review by © Jane Freebury Two well known films by writer-director Martin Provost, Seraphine and Violette, are about creative women who suffered for their art. The French filmmaker…