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H is for Happiness (PG) - 98 minutes
A thoroughly engaging, charming Australian comedy fantasy about a serious subject, H is for Happiness is a surprising gem. What a breath...
Alex First
Feb 9, 20203 min read


Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (MA) – 109 minutes
Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn makes the most of her starring role as the Joker’s former squeeze whose only way of dealing with the...
Alex First
Feb 5, 20202 min read


For Sama (MA) - 96 minutes
Graphic and confronting, this love letter from a young mother to her baby depicts the horrors of the bloodshed in Aleppo, Syria....
Alex First
Feb 4, 20202 min read


The Grudge (MA) - 94 minutes
Things that go bump in the night ... and, in this case, day. Creaks, groans, creepy music, dark places and scares aplenty. Written and...
Alex First
Feb 1, 20203 min read


Seberg (M) - 103 minutes
She was an idealist who got in way over her head and paid the price. Inspired by fact, this is the story of American actress Jean Seberg,...
Alex First
Jan 31, 20202 min read


Midway (M) - 138 minutes
Midway is a gripping, visually spectacular – if, at times, melodramatic – recreation of events leading up to the pivotal Battle of Midway...
Alex First
Jan 31, 20202 min read


The Peanut Butter Falcon (M) - 97 minutes
An unlikely, feel-good road trip, The Peanut Butter Falcon concerns a couple of outcasts – a mismatched pair – who take to each other...
Alex First
Jan 29, 20202 min read


The Lighthouse (MA) - 109 minutes
A descent into despair and madness, The Lighthouse is a decidedly arthouse character study into two isolated, lost and troubled souls. It...
Alex First
Jan 29, 20202 min read


Color Out of Space (MA) - 110 minutes
Severe overacting, particularly by Nicholas Cage, does nothing to aid an intensely stupid, stretched mystery horror, which deserves to...
Alex First
Jan 25, 20202 min read


A Hidden Life (PG) - 174 minutes
Defiance is at the heart of an artistic work from noted American filmmaker Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) set during the Nazi...
Alex First
Jan 23, 20202 min read


Like a Boss (M) - 83 minutes
Comedies featuring strong women can be funny and risqué like Bridesmaids or patchy and disappointing such as Like a Boss. Best friends...
Alex First
Jan 22, 20202 min read


Underwater (M) - 95 minutes
An intense and claustrophobic alien creature feature that fails to reach any great heights, Underwater takes its sweet time to bite. More...
Alex First
Jan 19, 20202 min read


A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG) - 109 minutes
A sad and angry man is rescued by a most unlikely source in the moving A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Photos by Lacey Terrell For...
Alex First
Jan 19, 20203 min read


Little Women (G) - 135 minutes
Quite the epic, Little Women – directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) – is a moving adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s award-winning novel....
Alex First
Jan 19, 20203 min read


Spies in Disguise (PG) - 102 minutes
Killing crooks with kindness. That is the concept behind this original animated feature, which turns traditional methods of spying on its...
Alex First
Jan 19, 20202 min read


The Gentlemen (MA) - 113 minutes
A brilliant, intricate script, outstanding direction and superb acting by an A-list cast are the hallmarks of The Gentlemen, one of the...
Alex First
Jan 19, 20202 min read


1917 (MA) - 119 minutes
A valiant, if not altogether successful attempt to tell a story of bravery in the First World War, 1917 suffers from an unreal feel,...
Alex First
Jan 19, 20202 min read


Bombshell (M) - 108 minutes
Talk about disgraceful conduct and an attitude of entitlement when it comes to being a man calling the shots among women trying to make a...
Alex First
Jan 19, 20202 min read


My Spy (PG) - 100 minutes
What started out as cringe-worthy fare became anything but as laughter, hijinks and a cute and savvy youngster’s performance took over...
Alex First
Jan 19, 20202 min read


A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (G) - 87 minutes
Shaun the Sheep (2015) was one of the funniest animations – in fact movies per se – that I have seen, so I was mighty keen to see the...
Alex First
Jan 19, 20202 min read
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