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A Call to Spy

M, 124 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This handsomely produced American film is set in Europe during World War II, when things were going badly…

The Furnace

MA 15+, 116 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury     Among the memorable moments in the classic film, Gallipoli , there’s a standout that is…

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

M, 107 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The song in the title of this doco about one of the biggest pop music groups ever, may…

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

M, 151 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The subject of this fine documentary was one of society’s eccentrics. A medical doctor and a writer of…

Misbehaviour

M, 106 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury When organisers were getting ready for the Miss World contest in 1970, there were plans afoot to gatecrash…

In the Name of the Land

3 Stars M, 103 minutes Review by © Jane Freebury French farmers sure know how to stage a media event. In recent times, they have let sheep loose…

Monsoon

M, 85 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The personal histories of two of the key creatives behind Monsoon, writer-director Hong Khaou and lead actor Henry…

Hillbilly Elegy

Gutsy female lead performances lift all boats in this tale of backwoods America that is both vilified and embraced by a polarised public M, 116 minutes 4 Stars…

The Comeback Trail

  M, 105 minutes 2 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It would be fun to know the insider gags that went into this remake of a film…

Brazen Hussies

M, 93 minutes 5 Stars Review by ©  Jane Freebury     Brilliantly put together, this important doco tells a story about social justice for women that’s a…

Idiot Prayer – Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

Singer-songwriter Nick Cave gives his all in a one-man concert, a soaring performance in a cavern of silence   M, 118 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane…

The  Mystery of Henri Pick

  M, 101 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury     smart and entertaining drama that takes an influential book critic to the provinces to dissect…

Rams

A different take on the eccentric Icelandic drama that makes more of community, the challenging environment and laconic Aussie humour PG, 119 minutes 4 Stars Review by ©…

Honest Thief

Another throwback to old-fashioned action hero for Neeson, who would have done better to send this well-worn character up M, 98 minutes 2 Stars Review by © Jane…

I Am Greta

M, 97 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It was a tip-off that got him started. When filmmaker Nathan Grossman heard that a schoolgirl was campaigning…

Rebecca

Old fashioned glamour, ritzy locations and handsome leads, but the latest Rebecca is a tame adaptation of a gaslight classic M, 121 minutes 3 Stars Review by ©…

The Leadership

M, 97 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Taking a group of professional women on a three-week cruise combined with a leadership workshop was an inspired…

The Trial of the Chicago 7

MA15+, 129 minutes 5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This is a wildly ambitious film, compact and fast-paced over two hours. If wordy and a touch self-important,…

On the Rocks

An elegant, subtle and playful take on marital affairs with Bill Murray providing dubious advice as the aging playboy dad M, 96 minutes 4 Stars Review by ©…

The High Note

A rambling, amiable comedy romance that hits the right light notes while making a point about women in the music industry   M, 113 minutes 3 Stars Review…