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The Divine Sarah Bernhardt (MA) - 98 minutes
Start with the facts and lace it with fiction. That is what screenwriter Nathalie Leuthreau and director Guillaume Nicloux have done...
Alex First
Jul 13, 20253 min read


Second Victims, part of the 2025 Scandinavian Film Festival - 92 minutes
What happens if you are a doctor and make a questionable call? Not just any questionable call, but one that can mean the difference...
Alex First
Jul 10, 20252 min read


The Unholy Trinity (MA) – 93 minutes
Of late, big screen movie Westerns have all but gone the way of the dodo bird, so The Unholy Trinity is a welcome change of pace. It is...
Alex First
Jul 6, 20253 min read


Jurassic World Rebirth (M) – 133 minutes
Box office success spawns sequels. Dinosaurs have always been big business, so why would the studio stop at the trilogy of Jurassic...
Alex First
Jul 3, 20253 min read


28 Years Later (MA) – 115 minutes
A surprisingly sensitive zombie movie, 28 Years Later reunites the writer and director of the original film in the franchise 23 years...
Alex First
Jul 1, 20252 min read


M3gan 2.0 (M) – 120 minutes
M3gan (Amie Donald and the voice of Jenna Davis), the highly evolved AI creation that created havoc before being destroyed in the first...
Alex First
Jun 26, 20252 min read


F1 (M) - 2 hours 35 minutes
With the old and the new butting heads, F1 is a tense, exciting, motor racing thrill ride. A budding Formula 1 champion from 30+ years...
Alex First
Jun 22, 20253 min read


Elio (PG) - 98 minutes
Elio (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) is an 11-year-old boy who feels all alone in a world where he doesn't fit in. Both his parents have...
Alex First
Jun 20, 20252 min read


Riviera Revenge (M) – 94 minutes
Francois Marsault (Andre Dussollier) is a former military man. Now aged 75, he lives life on his terms. Married to Annie (Sabine Azema)...
Alex First
Jun 17, 20252 min read


Dangerous Animals (MA) – 98 minutes
Jaws (1975) meets Dead Calm (1989) on steroids in the new Australian psychological horror Dangerous Animals. Jai Courtney is positively...
Alex First
Jun 16, 20252 min read


Materialists (M) - 117 minutes
How difficult is it to find the perfect match, the person you are prepared to commit to for the rest of your life? If you buy into the...
Alex First
Jun 12, 20252 min read


Karate Kid: Legends (PG) – 94 minutes
I had put to the back of my mind how much I really enjoyed the original Karate Kid movies, dating back to the start of the franchise in...
Alex First
Jun 8, 20252 min read


EL 47 - 110 minutes (centrepiece event of the Spanish Film Festival)
Based on truth, EL 47 is the story of an unlikely “revolutionary” who changed the face of Barcelona. His name is Manola Vital (Eduard...
Alex First
May 30, 20253 min read


Bring Her Back (MA) – 104 minutes
Talk to Me marked “them” as a pair to be watched. I speak of twins Danny and Michael Philippou for whom that supernatural horror marked...
Alex First
May 29, 20253 min read


Beating Hearts (MA) - 161 minutes
Romeo and Juliet on steroids with a decided twist. That is what you get when you see one of the most stunning films of the year. It...
Alex First
May 25, 20252 min read


Lilo & Stitch (PG) – 108 minutes
In keeping with Disney’s want of late, Lilo and Stitch is a heartwarming live action version of the animated feature that was released in...
Alex First
May 23, 20253 min read


The Surfer (MA) - 103 minutes
An Australian-based psychologically thriller with Nicholas Cage in the lead role, it is about a man on the outer trying to reclaim his...
Alex First
May 21, 20253 min read


The Wedding Banquet (M) – 104 minutes
A delightful crowd pleaser, The Wedding Banquet is a reworking of a movie of the same name, co-written and directed by Ang Lee, which was...
Alex First
May 20, 20252 min read


Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (M) – 169 minutes
I have enjoyed and largely appreciated the Tom Cruise-led Mission: Impossible franchise, which now extends to eight movies (dating back...
Alex First
May 16, 20252 min read


La Cocina (MA) - 139 minutes
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Such goes the popular proverb. That may be the case for those working in the sweat...
Alex First
May 9, 20253 min read
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