On the Rocks – movie review
Much ado about nothing; or a quirky film of substance? My strong inclination about On
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Alex First is a Melbourne based journalist and communications specialist. He contributes to The Blurb on film and theatre.
Four Kids and It – movie review
Kids may find more than adults in the far-fetched children’s fantasy Four Kids and It.
The Secrets We Keep – movie review
Secrets of the past hang over Yuval Adler’s drama, The Secrets We Keep. Maja (Noomi
An American Pickle – movie review
Talk about getting yourself into a pickle. In the decidedly quirky An American Pickle, Herschel
Becky – movie review
A D-grade horror thriller featuring bad acting and a wafer-thin plot, Becky boasts four particularly
Adam – movie review
The sensitive and affecting film Adam takes a close up look at two women from
Slim & I – movie review
Slim Dusty was an Australian icon. No arguments there. He was the first Aussie to
Fatima – movie review
In the opening scene of Fatima, a scared 10-year-old girl has a vision that would
Les Misérables – movie review
In writer-director Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables, cop Stéphane (Damien Bonnard) has just moved to Paris.
God of the Piano – movie review
Not everything is spelt out in writer-director Itay Tal’s drama God of the Piano. In