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Free Guy

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…

Shiva Baby

  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…

Jungle Cruise

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…

A Perfect Fit

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…

Herself

  MA15+, 97 minutes 3 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury It was, at least in part, a career in opera that saw Phillida Lloyd direct one…

Heroic Losers

  M, 116 minutes 3 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury As you might expect, this amiable comedy from Argentina involves a group of blokes who have…

Breaking Bread

M, 85 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury         What is the best hummus? Is it Israeli or is it Arab? Opting for…

Cruella

About a girl desperate for a gig in fashion. An origin story about how Cruella De Vil became a villain, but who’s asking anyway? PG, 134 minutes 3…

Ema

MA 15+, 107 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This is a remarkable new film from Chile. Difficult and strange and by turns beautiful and haunting,…

The Man in the Hat

PG, 96 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury         Hardly anyone exchanges a word in this gentle, charming comedic road trip across rural…

Stowaway

M, 117 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury There’s a scene in The Crown on TV where Prince Phillip has the crew of Apollo 11 from…

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…

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…

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  …

 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…

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…

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…

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…