Movie Reviews

J-Wire publishes reviews from Roz Tarszisz, Glen Falkenstein and James Berardinelli

Elvis: a movie review by Alex First

Elvis lives. Well, not quite. But Baz Luhrmann has breathed new life into the legend and aura surrounding the consummate performer, the best-selling solo recording artist of all time. [Read more]

Top Gun: Maverick – a movie review by Alex First

Top Gun: Maverick is everything I wanted and more from a sequel 36 years on. [Read more]

The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson – a movie review by Alex First

Magnificently shot, The Drover’s Wife is a story of hardship concerning a woman living in the Australian bush trying her best to raise four young children. [Read more]

Downton Abbey: A New Era – a movie review by Alex First

Set in 1928, the matriarch of the Crawley family – The Dowager, Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith) – may be in failing health, but she has lost none of her bite. [Read more]

The Northman: a movie review by Alex First

Viking mythology gets a workout in Robert Eggers’ The Northman. Eggers is co-writer with Sjon (Lamb) and directs the bloodthirsty piece. [Read more]

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