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MA 15+, 105 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury There are so many aspects to a movie that can win us over. The way it looks,…
M, 119 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This sweet story about canine companionship combines a little sadness with a dash of wry humour. Some of…
M, 92 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Before his world abruptly changes, the young man at the heart of this story set in rural France…
MA 15+, 98 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury In these days of everyday celebrity, a French stage actress who was a pioneer in theatre arts…
MA 15+, 98 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury What was it about Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the outlandish state premier who drove a tractor through the democratic…
M, 94 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A family lunch in the gardens of a fine house in the French countryside sets the stage in…
M, 117 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The dreamy, introspective relationship drama, Past Lives, was so successful several years ago with an Oscar nomination that…
Netflix series 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The further south along the east Australian coast, the darker, denser and twistier the trees and plants become. The…
M, 101 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury If the whacky charm and playfulness of a Wes Anderson film is a challenge to folk who prefer…
M, 115 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The tale of a long-distance walk, while not bristling with tension, can hold its own at the movies….
M, MA15+ and R18+, 5 episodes, Amazon 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Anyone unfamiliar with the Richard Flanagan book on which this television series is based…
M, 119 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury Seeing a defendant seated in a steel cage in court is an image that is hard to erase….
MA 15+, 119 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Living in an inner-city squat with a boisterous dad too busy larking around and having fun for…
MA 15+, 137 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury According to myth among the ancient Greeks and Romans, the most beautiful goddess of all was born…
M, 118 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Featuring a long-eared black dog that rides a sidecar and a muted performance from a high-profile actor, this…
M, 129 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A saloon door swings closed, dust swirls across a main street and the saw-toothed profile of nearby mountains…
M, 118 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury While the news of yesterday’s shock election results will be a slap in the face for many women,…
MA 15+, 123 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury In this intimate study of one of the founding members of the Post-Impressionist movement, the woman who…
M, 105 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury However hard they try, three adult sisters who spend time together caring for their father during the last…
M, 113 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Watching this new French survivalist drama about a vulnerable couple in a deserted location, you might be…