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Concrete Cowboy

M, 111 Minutes Netflix 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury       Thanks to the timeless western set on the American frontier, horses have a hallowed…

Collective

MA15+, 109 minutes 5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury         A fire that swept through a nightclub in Bucharest killed dozens of young people…

POSTSCRIPT: Best films of 2020

By © Jane Freebury Funny how a pandemic makes us look at everything differently Instead of sitting in the dark watching a film with strangers, we are getting…

The Father

M, 97 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury   The commanding presence, the sonorous voice and the glint of mischief in his eye make this father…

Caroline Vignal hiking in the Cevennes

French writer-director Caroline Vignal, herself a hiker, discusses her irresistible fish-out-of-water comedy, Antoinette dans les Cevennes By © Jane Freebury Comedy has hit refresh with a new fish-out-of-water…

French Exit

M, 113 minutes 3 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury       In this glamorous, gloomy comedy that is the perfect showcase for the talents of…

How lacrosse saved the Grizzlies: interview with Miranda de Pencier

Interview with The Grizzlies director, Miranda de Pencier By © Jane Freebury There is an Indigenous hamlet in the far north of Canada that was once known as…

Girls Can’t Surf

    M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury       Not that long ago, surfer girls would either lie on the beach boosting…

Chaos Walking

  Smart and engaging, this young adult dystopian fiction is a cut above, with convincing performances and an interesting backstory of ideas M, 109 minutes 3 Stars  …

Blackbird

M, 98 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A caring family, lifelong friendship, a loving husband, with a home in The Hamptons thrown in for good…

Martin Provost, drawn to portraits of strong women

A director drawn to stories about strong women © Jane Freebury Of all the places to find one’s lead actor. It was in one of the aisles at…

The Truffle Hunters

Exquisitely made doco exploring the eccentricity, humour and doggedness in a breed of man as rare as hens’ teeth M, 84 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane…

Long Story Short

Good lead performances but they do not lift a screenplay with a tricky premise and strained humour M, 95 minutes 2 stars Review by © Jane Freebury What…

Another Round

Is life better when we’re a little bit drunk? M, 116 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury   Provocation is something some filmmakers like Thomas Vinterberg…

The Nest

Plenty of atmosphere and an interesting set up, but hints at malevolence lose momentum and early promise leads nowhere MA15+, 107 minutes 2 Stars Review by © Jane…

High Ground

MA15+, 105 minutes 5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury High Ground has been a long time in the making. Twenty years, the filmmakers say. People like David…

The White Tiger

Bristling, fast-paced, witty satire of contemporary India delivers the pleasures of cinema at its best MA 15+, 131 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It all…

 Dreamland

MA15+, 101 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury       Two attractive young people on the run from the law is a movie journey many…

The Dry

MA 15+, 117 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The details of Jane Harper’s bestselling novel are known to many readers the world over, yet the…

How to Be a Good Wife

M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury     How to Be a Good Wife opens at the crack of dawn, as everyone gets ready…