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MA 15+, 85 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury This new Australian indie has its reasons for opening with a vigorous sex scene. The sex…
MA 15+, 96 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The day that he met Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X had no idea…
MA 15+, 91 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury When a film gets remade, it’s intriguing for the quizzical questions it prompts….
MA 15+, 139 minutes 5 Stars In limited cinema release, and due to stream on Prime Review by © Jane Freebury Every ten years…
M, 118 minutes Netflix 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury As a plane flies past in the early scenes of this 9/11 drama,…
PG & M, 6 x 40-minute episodes 5 Stars Streaming, SBS On Demand Review by © Jane Freebury A mixed-race guy, brought up in Hawaii,…
A stumbling, loosely conceived action thriller that lacks conviction but has atmos, cinematography and music of mood, to recommend it MA15+, 110 minutes 2 Stars Netflix …
PG, 101 minutes 3 Stars Netflix Review by © Jane Freebury It’s surprising that the Chinese community that has made America home is under-represented on US cinema…
M, 107 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Beauty pageants demand so much more of contestants than they used to. Parading around in bikinis and…
PG, 115 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Guy isn’t free, just programmed to look like it. When he gets ready for work each…
Despite some twee familiarity at the start, this story about a tough, committed businesswoman becomes a story about youth and second chances M, 95 minutes 4 Stars…
MA15+, 119 minutes Netflix 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This highly accomplished feature is a portrait of the artist as a…
M, 99 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Who brings a baby to a shiva?’ Guests at a funeral keep asking each other the…
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt on a Jungle Cruise. Courtesy Disney M, 127 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This theme-park inspired Disney feature…
By © Jane Freebury Tempestuous quarrels and family disagreements aside, there is plenty of kissing and hugging in Rosa’s Wedding, a popular new Spanish comedy from…
PG, 112 minutes 3 Stars Netflix Review by © Jane Freebury The island of Bali, beautiful in so many ways, forms the backdrop for this sweet romance…
M, 124 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Building new worlds and creating new rules might just be worth contemplating in these…
M, 134 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury Given that Black Widow is the 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,…
G, 91 minutes Netflix 2 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The romantic couple in this new Australian feature first clap eyes on each other on…