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The Roses

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,…

The Friend

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…

Holy Cow

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…

The Divine Sarah Bernhardt

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…

Joh – the Last King of Queensland

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…

Riviera Revenge

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…

Materialists

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…

The Survivors

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…

The Phoenician Scheme

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…

The Salt Path

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….

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

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…

The Correspondent

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….

Bird

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…

Parthenope

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…

Black Dog

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…

The Dead Don’t Hurt

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…

There’s Still Tomorrow

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,…

Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe

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…

His Three Daughters

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…

Suddenly

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…