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  • The Painted Veil (2006)
    Review preview for The Painted Veil

    Visually and emotionally restrained, the Painted Veil shines with intellectual integrity.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A marriage hits the rocks in Shanghai in an adaptation of Somerset Maugham's classic novel.
  • Praise (1998)
    Review preview for Praise

    Despite all the right elements, something doesn't quite gel.

    Trinity · 2 out of 5
    Boy meets girl, boy shags girl, boy loses girl.
  • The Senator (2017)
    Review preview for The Senator

    Undeniably, powerfully, tragic, a tale of ambition, bad decisions, cover-ups if not conspiracy - actual smoke-filled back rooms and dirt-road meetings notwithstanding - it is sympathetic to its protagonist but only so far.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A dramatisation of events around Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claimed the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
  • Tracks (2013)
    Review preview for Tracks

    Visually the film has emotional qualities that contribute to the feeling of admiration for Robyn's quest

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Based on the true story of Robyn Davidson who in 1977 undertook an extraordinary solo trek across the harsh Australian outback.
  • We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
    Review preview for We Don't Live Here Anymore

    A thoughtful but dreary examination of narcissism, disconnection and emotional dishonesty.

    The Exile · 3 out of 5
    Dysfunctional marriages encourage indiscretion amongst lazy, summer academics.

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