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Film Review

The funny side of Jewish comic’s decision to become Catholic 

Reste Un Peu (Stay With Us) is an autobiographical French comedy about a Jewish comedian who decides to become Catholic. His family strenuously objects and pressures him to “stay with us”, giving meaning to the film’s title. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Faith and science clash in period mystery

In The Wonder, an English nurse is sent to rural Ireland to supervise an 11-year-old girl who has survived four months without eating through continual prayer. Source: Australian Catholics.

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No glory in New Zealand’s secret religious cult

Gloriavale: New Zealand’s Secret Cult is a documentary about the religious cult founded by an Australian preacher in 1969. Source: Jesuit Media.

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Marvel elements diminish effect of remarkable story

The Woman King tells the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the West African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s. Source: Jesuit Media.

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Cleaner trades duster for Dior in feelgood fairytale

In the comedy-drama Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, a widowed cleaner from London is inspired to buy a couture Dior dress and sets about turning her dream into reality. Source: Jesuit Media.

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Broad comedy hits some key political issues

teve and Frank, of Greek and Italian heritage, were popular as the Wog Boys in the 1990s. Here they are again, older, not necessarily wiser, in the broadest of comedies, but with a number of still relevant political and cultural issues. Source: Jesuit Media.

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Period mystery mixes drama and history with humour

In Amsterdam, three close friends witness a murder and are framed for it, in a plot that is loosely based on a true story. Source: Jesuit Media.

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Survival thriller hits dizzying heights

A necessary caution for those who are vertiginously inclined, afraid of heights and agoraphobic: As the title, Fall, indicates, in a film about climbers there is always the possibility of a fall. Source: Jesuit Media.