Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1
July 11, 2023 by Alex First
A movie review by Alex First. Read more
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – a movie review by Alex First
July 3, 2023 by Alex First
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest action heroes of the big screen. Read more
Book Club: The Next Chapter – a movie review by Alex First
May 14, 2023 by Alex First
Book Club: The Next Chapter is a feel-good sequel to the 2018 film Book Club. Read more
A Good Person: a movie review by Alex First
April 24, 2023 by Alex First
Broken, bruised and beaten. Read more
Beau is Afraid: a movie review by Alex First
April 23, 2023 by Alex First
Beau Wasserman (Joachim Phoenix) has issues and is having a very, very bad few days. Read more
Linoleum – a movie review by Alex First
April 5, 2023 by Alex First
A quirky, feel-good, sci-fi comedic drama, Linoleum concerns a decent man of science in Ohio who has always aspired to become an astronaut. Read more
Living: A movie review by Alex First
March 15, 2023 by Alex First
The expressive question “you call that living?” may well be asked of the chief protagonist in the movie Living. Read more
Creed III: a movie review by Alex First
March 3, 2023 by Alex First
After retiring from the ring three years ago, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) lives to fight another day in Creed III. Read more
Empire of Light: a movie review by Alex First
March 2, 2023 by Alex First
Set in the English coastal town of Margate during the turbulent early 1980s, Empire of Light is a sensitive drama romance. Read more
Spoiler Alert: a movie review by Alex First
February 9, 2023 by Alex First
As the title suggests, the outcome is writ large at the start of the film, which is based on a best-selling memoir by Michael Ausiello. Read more
The Whale: a movie review by Alex First
February 3, 2023 by Alex First
The Whale is the film that excites me more than any other since lockdown. Read more
Knock at the Cabin: a movie review by Alex First
February 2, 2023 by J-Wire
Wen (Kristen Cui) is nearly eight years of age – a bright young girl collecting grasshoppers in a large jar so she can study them. Read more
My Old School: a movie review by Alex First
February 1, 2023 by Alex First
The true tale of 16-year-old Scott Brandon Lee (not the actor son of Bruce Lee) is remarkable. Read more
True Spirit: a movie review by Alex First
January 31, 2023 by Alex First
The story made world news. Read more
South African documentary on Holocaust survivor
January 27, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Ritz Cinemas, Sydney and Classic Cinemas, Melbourne, will present a Q&A screening of the deeply moving documentary I AM HERE. Read more
What’s Love Got to Do with It? A movie review by Alex First
January 26, 2023 by Alex First
Jemima Khan, the former wife of Pakistani cricket captain and politician Imran Khan, has written a cross-cultural romantic comedy. Read more
Tar: a movie review by Alex First
January 25, 2023 by Alex First
Surely an Oscar awaits Cate Blanchett for her extraordinary multilingual, piano playing performance in Tar. Read more
M3gan: a film review by Alex First
January 15, 2023 by Alex First
When the most advanced “toy” in history goes rogue, lives are at stake in the engaging horror sci-fi thriller M3gan. Read more
Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre – a movie review by Alex First
January 15, 2023 by Alex First
A rollicking, globe-trotting actioner, director and co-writer Guy Ritchie has a lot of fun and keeps things moving in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (ruse of war). Read more
Emily: a film review by Alex First
January 12, 2023 by Alex First
Tense throughout, Emily is a fictitious account of lauded 19th-century writer and poet Emily Brontë (Wuthering Heights), a role filled by Emma Mackey. Read more
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On: a film review by Alex First
January 10, 2023 by Alex First
Marcel is an extraordinary, original work with Best Animated Feature at the Oscars written all over it. Read more
Blueback: a movie review by Alex First
January 3, 2023 by Alex First
With a strong environmental message, Blueback is a feel-good story about protecting and saving the reef. Read more
A Man Called Otto – a movie review by Alex First
January 1, 2023 by Alex First
Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks) seems like anything but a nice man. He likes to keep to himself and is curt to the point of rudeness. In fact, he is known for it. Read more
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (G): A movie review by Alex First
December 28, 2022 by J-Wire
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is fanciful fun for the whole family. It is lightweight fare that will put a smile on the faces of littlies, their parents and grandparents. Read more
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (PG): a movie review by Alex First
December 28, 2022 by Alex First
Puss in Boots (the voice of Antonio Banderas) first appeared in Shrek 2 in 2004 before showing up again in a couple of other Shrek sequels and then a standalone film in 2011. Read more
The Lost King : A movie review by Alex First
December 27, 2022 by Alex First
Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins) is a quirky, intelligent, divorced mother who suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome. Read more
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (M): A movie review by Alex First
December 27, 2022 by Alex First
The tumultuous life of the world’s most awarded female vocalist is put under the spotlight in I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Read more
Triangle of Sadness (M): a movie review by Alex First
December 26, 2022 by Alex First
A black comedy focusing on beauty, influencers, ostentatiousness, excess, pretension and power, Triangle of Sadness unfolds in three parts. Read more
The Banshees of Inisherin (M): a movie review by Alex First
December 26, 2022 by Alex First
What does it take to ruin a friendship? Read more
Avatar: The Way of Water (M): a movie review by Alex First
December 15, 2022 by Alex First
Avatar’s magnificent journey continues with awe-inspired distinction in The Way of Water. Read more
