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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…
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….