Edited together with a fluidity and polish rare even in the best documentary films.

| Mar 23, 2020

A moving but flawed piece of documentary that could stand to fill in a few blanks, Jane is bolstered by a powerful score, sharp editing and an abundance of fascinating archive footage.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 25, 2018

Watching Jane was like stepping back in time to a moment at which Homo sapiens learned something new and vital about its own family - the great apes. It was extraordinary.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 13, 2018

This is documentary as beguiling storytelling.

| Mar 9, 2018

Like so many women in pursuit of their studies, Goodall had to tolerate being studied herself.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 19, 2018

Goodall makes for fine company and every single tableau is breathtaking.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 1, 2017

Brett Morgen's elegant if rather one-note documentary follows Jane Goodall, one of the top authorities on chimpanzees, from fearless twentysomething to respected eco-ambassador.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 29, 2017

It's most evocative as a memorable portrait of a woman, both in youth and late life, who always knew what she wanted - and who, in doing so, helped make the world a better place.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Nov 28, 2017

The film's main asset is undoubtedly the magnificent Goodall, as poised, articulate and engaged in her 80s as she was in her fearless 20s ...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 26, 2017

A portrait of the primatologist as a young woman.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 23, 2017

... a fascinating affair, both as a natural history film and as a closely focused study of a woman who lived her own real-life version of The Jungle Book.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 22, 2017

Top marks for all-family educative entertainment.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 22, 2017

Sublimely scored by Philip Glass, this inspiring, unsentimental portrait not only glows but is an empowering must-see every mother should take her daughter too - or vice versa.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 22, 2017

Perhaps we've all been spoilt by 'Blue Planet', but that original footage doesn't feel strong enough stretched out over 90 minutes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 20, 2017

A charming, formulaic portrait of a wonderful woman and the chimps of her life.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 20, 2017

Jane is Brett Morgen's gorgeous, convincing new documentary on Jane Goodall, the one-time ape watcher and current UN messenger of peace.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 10, 2017

Goodall has left her mark on the world and this documentary ably and engagingly celebrates that legacy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 9, 2017

Writer-director Brett Morgen makes the most of both the find and his still-living subject: image and story alike are packed with rich color and affecting detail.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 2, 2017

Jane is a triumph of filmmaking, and essential viewing for humans.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 2, 2017

The film confronts not just the expected issue of environmentalism but also explores themes of survival, separation, loss, and death.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 2, 2017