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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…
Good lead performances but they do not lift a screenplay with a tricky premise and strained humour M, 95 minutes 2 stars Review by © Jane Freebury What…
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…
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 by © Jane…
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…
MA15+, 101 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Two attractive young people on the run from the law is a movie journey many…
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…
M, 124 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This handsomely produced American film is set in Europe during World War II, when things were going badly…
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…
3 Stars M, 103 minutes Review by © Jane Freebury French farmers sure know how to stage a media event. In recent times, they have let sheep loose…
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 lead actor Henry…
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 minutes 4 Stars…
M, 105 minutes 2 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It would be fun to know the insider gags that went into this remake of a film…
Singer-songwriter Nick Cave gives his all in a one-man concert, a soaring performance in a cavern of silence M, 118 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane…