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The  Mystery of Henri Pick

  M, 101 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury     smart and entertaining drama that takes an influential book critic to the provinces to dissect…

Rams

A different take on the eccentric Icelandic drama that makes more of community, the challenging environment and laconic Aussie humour PG, 119 minutes 4 Stars Review by ©…

Honest Thief

Another throwback to old-fashioned action hero for Neeson, who would have done better to send this well-worn character up M, 98 minutes 2 Stars Review by © Jane…

I Am Greta

M, 97 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury It was a tip-off that got him started. When filmmaker Nathan Grossman heard that a schoolgirl was campaigning…

Rebecca

Old fashioned glamour, ritzy locations and handsome leads, but the latest Rebecca is a tame adaptation of a gaslight classic M, 121 minutes 3 Stars Review by ©…

The Leadership

M, 97 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Taking a group of professional women on a three-week cruise combined with a leadership workshop was an inspired…

The Trial of the Chicago 7

MA15+, 129 minutes 5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This is a wildly ambitious film, compact and fast-paced over two hours. If wordy and a touch self-important,…

On the Rocks

An elegant, subtle and playful take on marital affairs with Bill Murray providing dubious advice as the aging playboy dad M, 96 minutes 4 Stars Review by ©…

The High Note

A rambling, amiable comedy romance that hits the right light notes while making a point about women in the music industry   M, 113 minutes 3 Stars Review…

All Together Now

A glossily produced sugar hit, with serious backstory and talent on board, that sings its way out of issues it skirts   M, 133 minutes 3 Stars Netflix…

Fatima

a faith-based story for believers that attempts to interrogate its subject, but never follows through M, 113 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A love of…

Les Misérables

MA15+ 104 minutes 4 stars Review by © Jane Freebury In the summer of 2018, when France beat Croatia in the FIFA World Cup, the people of Paris…

The Swallows of Kabul

M, 81 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury The Swallows of Kabul is set in the summer of 1998, a couple of years into Taliban rule…

La Belle Epoque

M, 110 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury This delicious tale of lovers a half century apart is a postmodern romance. Part your own romantic adventure…

We’ll End Up Together

(aka Little White Lies 2) M, 134 minutes 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury In 2010, Little White Lies was an ensemble piece about a group of…

Litigante

M, 95 minutes 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Harried parents of young children know full well that some days everything seems to be happening at once….

Babyteeth

Pitch-perfect performances all round, a beautifully crafted drama about a teenager’s last fling at life M, 118 Minutes Dendy, Palace Electric 5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury…

House of Cardin

a fascinating tribute to Pierre Cardin, fashion visionary, whose work is ‘never done’ G, 97 minutes Palace Electric 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury How famous people…

Shirley

A convoluted, eerie psychological drama about reclusive writer of gothic horror   M, 107 minutes Palace Electric 4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury   When the actor…

Eurovision Song Contest: the Story of Fire Saga

Despite the deadpan, Ferrell doesn’t sink his Eurovision caper entirely M, 123 minutes 3 Stars Netflix Review by © Jane Freebury The Eurovision Song Contest scheduled for May…