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PG, 113 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury How do you explain the emergence of a champion? What does it really take to…
MA15+, 115 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Stirring movies about corporate crimes and negligence in public health have appeared from time…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Not that long ago, surfer girls would either lie on the beach boosting…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury How to Be a Good Wife opens at the crack of dawn, as everyone gets ready…
MA 15+, 116 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury Among the memorable moments in the classic film, Gallipoli , there’s a standout that is…
M, 151 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The subject of this fine documentary was one of society’s eccentrics. A medical doctor and a writer of…
M, 106 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury When organisers were getting ready for the Miss World contest in 1970, there were plans afoot to gatecrash…