Alex First
Heretic (MA) - 112 minutes
A taut, compelling psychological thriller cum horror, Heretic concerns a couple of Church of Latter-Day Saints’ missionaries who knock on...
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Nov 282 min read
Moana 2 (PG) - 100 minutes
Picking up three years after Moana (2016), this sequel reunites Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) with demi-god Maui (voice of Dwayne...
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Nov 283 min read
Goodrich (M) - 111 minutes
Goodrich is a coming-of-age story about a man whose life has been consumed by work. Andy Goodrich (Michael Keaton) has owned a boutique...
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Nov 282 min read
Your Monster (M) - 102 minutes
Beauty and the Beast never looked so good. My Monster is one wild, romantic, vengeful ride. It is about an aspiring actress who gets...
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Nov 212 min read
Wicked Part I (PG) - 160 minutes
Wicked, the extended musical, of which this 160-minute epic is only part I of 2, is a grand spectacle. It looks magnificent on the big...
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Nov 172 min read
Audrey (MA) - 96 minutes
Imbued with a larrikin, pitch black sense of humour, I didn’t quite know what hit me when I started watching Audrey. It is a ribald and...
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Oct 302 min read
Hard Truths - 97 minutes
Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky) continues his gritty filmmaking endeavours with his 23rd film, the tragicomedy Hard Truths. Middle aged...
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Oct 282 min read
A Real Pain - 90 minutes
Jesse Eisenberg has used his Jewish family’s roots to craft a fictitious story about cousins making a pilgrimage to their late...
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Oct 232 min read
Ghostlight (M) - 116 minutes
A deeply affecting tale about love and loss, Ghostlight is harrowing, sensitive and comedic. It concerns the trials and tribulations of...
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Oct 32 min read
The Critic (M) - 99 minutes
What weight should one assign to the critic? Enormous, if there is any truth to what is contained in this searing period drama cum...
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Oct 32 min read
Joker: Folie a Deux (MA) – 138 minutes
The second instalment of Joker is in significant part a musical. Who would have thought that, notwithstanding the starring role for Lady...
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Aug 232 min read
Take My Hand (M) - 102 minutes
Inspired by real life events, Take My Hand is a heart wrenching love story that spans decades. Laura is still a schoolgirl – whose...
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Aug 62 min read
Sleeping Dogs (MA) - 111 minutes
Roy Freeman (Russell Crowe) was unceremoniously booted from the police force after a drunk driving accident. He has since being diagnosed...
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Jul 252 min read
Deadpool & Wolverine (MA) - 128 minutes
Irreverent, ribald, aggressive and action packed, Deadpool & Wolverine is a deep dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the...
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Jul 213 min read
Mr Blake at Your Service (PG) - 110 minutes
Delightful feel-good entertainment, Mr Blake at Your Service is a fun filled romantic romp. Andrew Blake (John Malkovich) is a successful...
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Jul 132 min read
Twisters (M) - 122 minutes
I have fond memories of the impact of Twister (1996), starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton. Even though, plot points may differ, I felt...
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Jul 132 min read
Kinds of Kindness (MA) - 164 minutes
It is labelled a triptych, which is a piece of art consisting of three pieces. In this case, it is three stories containing many of the...
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Jul 113 min read
Fly Me To The Moon (M) - 132 minutes
Conspiracy theories about the Americans faking the moon landing have been around since … well, when man first landed on the moon. Go...
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Jul 32 min read
The Bikeriders (M) - 116 minutes
Inspired by the reflections of a photojournalist who spent four years as a member of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club, The Bikeriders...
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Jun 303 min read
A Quiet Place: Day One (M) - 100 minutes
It could have been renamed how to avoid a “cat”astrophe – such was the screen time given to a moggy. A Quiet Place: Day One is an origin...
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