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Jane Seymour, ever the star, shines a light on dementia

    By © Jane Freebury The star power of Jane Seymour can still light up the screen with her glamour, intelligence, sass and sense of fun. The…

Miss Marx

  M, 107 minutes 3 Stars         Review by © Jane Freebury Details of the family life of a titan of modern philosophy may hold…

Hive

M, 84 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This simple and effectively titled film is drawn from events in a small village in rural eastern Europe….

C’mon C’mon

M, 110 minutes 4 Stars           Review by © Jane Freebury   The modest but impressive oeuvre of American filmmaker Mike Mills often handles…

Drive My Car

    MA 15+, 179 minutes 5 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury Not without good reason, they say the short story is a perfect foundation for…

Benedetta

    R 18+, 131 minutes 3 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury The story of a lesbian affair inside a 17th century convent told by the…

India Sweets and Spices

M, 101 minutes 2 Stars     Review by © Jane Freebury   Whether or not there’s such a spirited critique to make of the wealthy and highly…

Parallel Mothers

    M, 123 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury There is a moment in the latest richly textured melodrama from writer-director, Pedro Almodovar, when its…

Munich – The Edge of War

It’s fascinating to see how countries that were enemies during world wars last century, countries like the US and Japan, Britain and Germany, were closely linked on certain levels beforehand. It makes you think

HIGH GROUND and NITRAM dominate 2021 FCCA AWARDS

HIGH GROUND and NITRAM dominate 2021 FCCA AWARDS* High Ground was last night announced as Best Film in the annual Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for Australian Film, for producers David…

Gold

  M, 97 minutes 3 Stars           Review by © Jane Freebury Two nameless men, a pack of wild dogs and a scorpion make…

Limbo

  M, 104 minutes 5 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury Every now and then, a film comes along that lands its points perfectly, in one fell…

The King’s Man

As the first Kingsman movie opened eight years ago, the filmmakers were suggesting that it might fill the space that Bond was relinquishing. Maybe then, but not anymore.

Delicious

M, 79 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It may not be the right year, or the real chef, or the exact historical moment when public…

The Worst Person in the World

  MA15+, 128 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury       The worst person in the world is not as bad as it sounds, just…

Viggo Mortensen, a film of his own

Interview by © Jane Freebury When is it a surprise to hear that Viggo Mortensen will appear in an intriguing role? Starring in The Lord of the Rings,…

The Hand of God

MA 15+, 130 minutes 4 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury How absurd life looks through the eyes of an adolescent. Weird, grotesque, enticing, deadly. If only…

Best films of 2021: the year in review

  By © Jane Freebury It has been as good a year as any on screen during 2021, and there’s more to come. For the short term, at…

The French Dispatch

  M, 108 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury         If watching The French Dispatch feels like thumbing through an old-style print magazine…

The Card Counter

  MA 15+, 116 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury   A mind like a steel trap has its up and downside. Ever since he served…