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M, 2 hrs 10 mins Capitol Cinema Manuka, Dendy Canberra Centre Review by © Jane Freebury 3.5 Stars A highly entertaining movie released weeks ago and in a…
M, 2 hours, subtitled Dendy Canberra Centre, Palace Electric New Acton 4 Stars Review © Jane Freebury Set in contemporary Lebanon, Capernaum takes its name from a town…
Rated M, 1 hr 57 mins Dendy Canberra Centre, Capitol Cinema Manuka, Hoyts Woden and Belconnen, Palace Electric New Acton 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury …
MA 15+, 1 hour 59 mins Dendy Canberra Centre, Palace Electric New Acton 4.5 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A power struggle at the top. Deadly…
M, 2 hrs 13 mins All cinemas Review by © Jane Freebury 3 stars Controversial and reviled, American politician Dick Cheney is fair game for filmmaker Adam…
Rated M, 1 hr 28 mins Review by © Jane Freebury 4.5 Stars This story of the longing and desire of lovers who could no more live together…
M, 105 mins Palace Electric New Acton Review by © Jane Freebury 4 stars A good story about a moral dilemma is hard to beat. The English novelist…
MA 15+, 129 mins Capitol Manuka, Dendy Canberra Centre, Palace Electric New Acton 3 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury A heist movie has to be fun. It…
Rated M, 2 hrs 21 mins All Canberra cinemas Review by © Jane Freebury 4.5 Stars The final frontier gets rather mixed treatment from Hollywood. The studios…
Review by © Jane Freebury 3.5 Stars Screening at Palace Electric This romantic reboot for two who could have done better in life is based on a book…
Review by © Jane Freebury Somehow or other, the South African-American actress Charlize Theron is able to switch between the most intimate of stories, like this one, Tully,…
Reviewed by © Jane Freebury A modest 74 minutes long, this new documentary from local filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, is actually one continuous montage of fabulous, indomitable mountains…
Review by © Jane Freebury Not too many monarchs appear on screen in foetal pose, the way the King of Norway does in early scenes in this wartime…
Review by © Jane Freebury For a road trip to work, so much depends on who you are with. So, if you’re thinking of being the third party…
Review © by Jane Freebury With films about perception, memory, and fluctuating identity, Christopher Nolan has carved out a very particular space for himself on the big screen….
Review © Jane Freebury The title doesn’t give much away. Just that it’s about the wartime leader,…
Review © Jane Freebury Is peace between former enemies possible while the horror of war still haunts them? The process certainly gets complicated in the latest…
Reviewed by Jane Freebury If Irreplaceable, the original title of this genial tale seems a bit over-stated, the title for English speaking audiences, The Country Doctor,…
Review by © Jane Freebury The films of writer-director Asghar Farhadi are taut, tense, obliquely scripted and immaculately performed. His latest film in similar vein…
Review by © Jane Freebury The film of the popular novel by Craig Silvey is not so much about Jasper. It’s about his loyal, younger friend during…