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The Souvenir

MA15+, 119 minutes Netflix 4 Stars         Review by © Jane Freebury   This highly accomplished feature is a portrait of the artist as a…

Nine Days

M, 124 minutes 4 Stars       Review by © Jane Freebury   Building new worlds and creating new rules might just be worth contemplating in these…

Black Widow

M, 134 minutes 4 stars           Review by © Jane Freebury Given that Black Widow is the 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,…

Perfumes

An irresistible, odd couple comedy of scents and sensibilities      M, 100 minutes 4 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury An odd couple forced to get…

In the Heights

PG, 143 minutes 4 Stars   Review by © Jane Freebury Joyous, vibrant. There are good grounds for this song and dance extravaganza becoming a hit. What’s not…

My Zoe

M, 102 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The actor and filmmaker, Julie Delpy, has a habit of weaving details of her personal life into her…

Valerie Taylor: Playing With Sharks

PG, 94 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury            To be fair, a fear of sharks is sound as far as phobias…

Dream Horse

PG, 113 minutes 4 Stars     Review by © Jane Freebury   How do you explain the emergence of a champion? What does it really take to…

Minamata

MA15+, 115 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury         Stirring movies about corporate crimes and negligence in public health have appeared from time…

The Godmother (aka Mama Weed)

Whip-smart crime caper with the  familiar insouciance  of  Isabelle Huppert a good starting point for a radical change M, 105 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury…

June Again

M, 99 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury  Unlike other recent films that feature the inexorable progress of dementia, June Again poses a disruptive proposition. What…

De Gaulle

M, 109 minutes  4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The familiar lofty figure taking the salute in his traditional French army cap, the kepi. The ramrod posture…

The Dissident

M, 117 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Dissenters, reformers, subversives. The nuance in these labels depends, of course, on where you live, and under whom….

The Father

M, 97 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury   The commanding presence, the sonorous voice and the glint of mischief in his eye make this father…

Girls Can’t Surf

    M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury       Not that long ago, surfer girls would either lie on the beach boosting…

Blackbird

M, 98 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A caring family, lifelong friendship, a loving husband, with a home in The Hamptons thrown in for good…

The Truffle Hunters

Exquisitely made doco exploring the eccentricity, humour and doggedness in a breed of man as rare as hens’ teeth M, 84 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane…

Another Round

Is life better when we’re a little bit drunk? M, 116 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury   Provocation is something some filmmakers like Thomas Vinterberg…

The White Tiger

Bristling, fast-paced, witty satire of contemporary India delivers the pleasures of cinema at its best MA 15+, 131 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It all…

The Dry

MA 15+, 117 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The details of Jane Harper’s bestselling novel are known to many readers the world over, yet the…