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The best things in life are free – like film classics in public domain

All films made prior to 1925 have fallen out of copyright due to the passage of time. Nevertheless, numerous more recent movies also have lost their protection for a variety of reasons.

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The Queen and the Conquerer

The clash of civilisations precipitated by the European conquest of South America provides the background for the quirky but essentially humane historical romance The Queen and the Conqueror.

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The High Note

Glossy and generally upbeat, The High Note (Focus), is a blend of comedy and drama from director Nisha Ganatra, is a pleasant tune rather than an aria for the ages.

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Capone

By John Mulderig

Scarface goes bugsy
in Capone (Vertical). This
biographical drama tracks the last year in the life of legendary Chicago
kingpin Al Capone (1899 to 1947) – played with intensity by Tom Hardy – as his
mind disintegrates from the effects of neurosyphilis. It makes for queasy
viewing.

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All the Bright Places

All the Bright Places (Netflix) director Brett Haley is efficacious in highlighting some serious life issues that young people encounter in this day and age.

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Love and Mercy: Faustina

Catholics can experience the gentleness of God through learning more about Saint Faustina and the devotion to the Divine Mercy by watching the 2019 docudrama Love and Mercy: Faustina (Kondrat-Media), written and directed by award-winning Polish filmmaker Michal Kondrat.

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True History of the Kelly Gang

While the real-life legacy of Australia’s famous 19th-century outlaw Ned Kelly may be disputed, the cinematic appeal of his career can hardly be doubted.

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Films for a lockdown

Rev Dr Richard Leonard SJ, film critic for the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has compiled a list suggesting some of the finest movies from the past four years to get sunk into.

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MOVIE REVIEW: I am Patrick

The reasons the church continues to honour the Apostle of Ireland more than 1500 years after his death shine forth in the film “I Am Patrick” (CBN), a docudrama that will be screened in theatres on dates to be announced.

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Bloodshot

Director David SF Wilson’s passable Valiant Comics adaptation Bloodshot (Columbia) mostly avoids gore. But its protagonist’s drive for revenge, which is front and centre in Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer’s script, is only partially made less problematic by twisty plot developments.

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