The Personal History of David Copperfield – movie review
A ripping yarn and a grand adventure, The Personal History of David Copperfield delighted me.
Alex First
Alex First is a Melbourne based journalist and communications specialist. He contributes to The Blurb on film and theatre.
The Current War – movie review
The Current War concerns the development of the electric light. But that prosaic premise belies
Interlude in Prague – movie review
What a clever idea. Take a huge musical figure and add an element of intrigue
The Assistant – movie review
The despicable nature of workplace harassment comes into sharp focus in The Assistant, a thinly-veiled
Endings, Beginnings (Foxtel on Demand) – movie review
Navigating a romantic entanglement can be difficult enough. But when it comes to two –
Frida: Viva La Vida – movie review
Pain informed the work of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954), who’s best known
Butt Boy – movie review
The starting point for the truly horrible Butt Boy is a guy in a bad
Hearts and Bones – movie review
A photographer who suffers from PTSD befriends a hardworking Sudanese man with a secret traumatic
Midnight Family (Docplay) – movie review
In Midnight Family, the audience become front seat passengers riding along with the Ochoa family
On Chesil Beach – movie review
On Chesil Beach introduces elements of theatre into a period drama about the relationship between