Girls Can’t Surf
M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Not that long ago, surfer girls would either lie on… Read More »Girls Can’t Surf
Film Review
Chaos Walking
Smart and engaging, this young adult dystopian fiction is a cut above, with convincing performances and an interesting backstory of ideas M, 109 minutes… Read More »Chaos Walking
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… Read More »Blackbird
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… Read More »The Truffle Hunters
Long Story Short
Good lead performances but they do not lift a screenplay with a tricky premise and strained humour M, 95 minutes 2 stars Review by ©… Read More »Long Story Short
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… Read More »Another Round
The Nest
Plenty of atmosphere and an interesting set up, but hints at malevolence lose momentum and early promise leads nowhere MA15+, 107 minutes 2 Stars Review… Read More »The Nest
High Ground
MA15+, 105 minutes 5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury High Ground has been a long time in the making. Twenty years, the filmmakers say.… Read More »High Ground
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… Read More »The White Tiger
Dreamland
MA15+, 101 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Two attractive young people on the run from the law is a movie journey many… Read More » Dreamland
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… Read More »The Dry
How to Be a Good Wife
M, 108 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury How to Be a Good Wife opens at the crack of dawn, as… Read More »How to Be a Good Wife
A Call to Spy
M, 124 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This handsomely produced American film is set in Europe during World War II, when things… Read More »A Call to Spy
The Furnace
MA 15+, 116 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury Among the memorable moments in the classic film, Gallipoli , there’s a… Read More »The Furnace
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
M, 107 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The song in the title of this doco about one of the biggest pop music… Read More »The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
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… Read More »Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Misbehaviour
M, 106 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury When organisers were getting ready for the Miss World contest in 1970, there were plans… Read More »Misbehaviour
In the Name of the Land
3 Stars M, 103 minutes Review by © Jane Freebury French farmers sure know how to stage a media event. In recent times, they have… Read More »In the Name of the Land
Monsoon
M, 85 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The personal histories of two of the key creatives behind Monsoon, writer-director Hong Khaou and… Read More »Monsoon
Hillbilly Elegy
Gutsy female lead performances lift all boats in this tale of backwoods America that is both vilified and embraced by a polarised public M, 116… Read More »Hillbilly Elegy