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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…

Iris and the Men

M, 98 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Like many a French relationship film before it, this new comedy-drama draws attention to attitudes towards marital fidelity…

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

PG, 102 minutes 4 Stars Streaming on Binge Review by © Jane Freebury Early in the movie career of Elizabeth Taylor, a film critic of some repute declared…

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

M, 105 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The centrepiece of this fine film set rural Spain in the 1930s is a journal produced by children…

The Promised Land

MA 15+, 127 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Like others who have thought big and staked a claim in wild country, the solitary figure riding…

The Sitting Duck

M, 122 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Whether at work as a trade union representative or at home with family, the woman at the heart…

Hit Man

MA 15+, 115 minutes 4 Stars Netflix Review by © Jane Freebury This movie about a contract killer isn’t what it might seem. People mown down like skittles,…

The Three Musketeers: Milady

M, 114 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Alexandre Dumas’ novel has been told and retold for screen many times since the days of silent cinema,…

A Great Friend

PG, 95 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It all begins with an omelette. Not any old omelette, but one made French style with chopped fresh…

The Teachers’ Lounge

M, 98 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury There is no shortage of idealistic, inspiring teachers in front of rowdy, listless or hostile classrooms at the…

Scoop

M, 103 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Scoop opens on a clear winter’s day in New York in 2010 at the apartment of a tabloid…

Origin

M, 141 minutes Four Stars Review by © Jane Freebury At the start of this impressive, immersive study of race relations in the United States, an African American…

Perfect Days

PG, 125 minutes Four Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Simplicity and lyrical fluidity are hallmarks of the style of veteran German filmmaker, Wim Wenders. So are the…

Io Capitano

MA 15+, 122 minutes Four Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This story out of Africa is drawn from first-person accounts by survivors of the harrowing overland journey…