Episodes

Jan. 9, 2023

1004: Marcel The Shell with Shoes On (Animation, Comedy, Drama) (review)

Episode 1004 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (Animation, Comedy, Drama) Marcel the Shell with Shoes on is an extraordinary original work that has best animated feature at the Oscars written all over...
Jan. 5, 2023

1003 - The Fablemans (Drama) (review)

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Fablemans (Drama) Master filmmaker Steven Spielberg's searing personal memories are illuminated on the big screen in The Fableman's. As the saying goes, the names have been changed, but the...
Jan. 4, 2023

1002: The Best and Worst Movies of 2022

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? In this special episode of Movies First with Alex First, Alex takes a look back at what he considers to be the Worst and Best films of 2022. What will make No.1 on both lists? To listen on your...
Jan. 2, 2023

1001: Blueback (Drama, Family) (Review)

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Blueback (Drama, Family) With a strong environmental message, Blueback is a feel-good story about protecting and saving the reef. Told in flashback, Abby Jackson, Mia Wasikowska, is a marine...
Jan. 1, 2023

1000: A Man Called Otto (Comedy, Drama) (Review)

Answering the big question...should I see these movies? A Man Called Otto (Comedy, Drama) Otto Anderson, Tom Hanks, seems like anything but a nice man. He likes to keep to himself, and is curt to the point of rudeness. In fact, he's known for it....
Dec. 27, 2022

999: The Banshees of Inisherin // Triangle of Sadness // Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Reviews)

Answering the big question...should I see these movies? The Banshees of Inisherin (Comedy, Drama) Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Director...
Dec. 26, 2022

998: Puss In Boots: The Last Wish // The Lost King // Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Reviews)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 998 Answering the big question...should I see these movies? Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Animation, Adventure, Comedy) Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned...
Dec. 20, 2022

997: Avatar: The Way of Water (Action, Adventure, Fantasy) (Review)

Episode 997 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Avatar The Way of Water – Action, Adventure, Fantasy Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was...
Sept. 21, 2022

Ticket To Paradise (Comedy, Romance) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 996 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Ticket to Paradise – Comedy, Romance Their chemistry remains strong. I speak of heavyweights Julia Roberts and George Clooney, who worked together...
Sept. 9, 2022

Both Sides of the Blade; Orphan: First Kill; The Outfit; 3000 Years of Longing; Hit the Road and Tuesday Club (reviewed)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 995 Answering the big question...should I see these movies? Movies reviewed in this episode: Both Sides of the Blade Orphan First Kill The Outfit 3000 Years of Longing Hit the Road Tuesday Club New:...
Sept. 7, 2022

Orphan: First Kill (Crime, Drama, Horror) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 994 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Orphan First Kill – Crime, Drama, Horror Coming 13 years after Isabel Thurman assumed the centerpiece role in Orphan, both she and this prequel have...
Sept. 6, 2022

The Outfit (Crime, Drama, Mystery) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 993 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Outfit – Crime, Drama, Mystery A deceptively clever period crime drama, the outfit is a slow burn mesmerizer set in Chicago in 1956. All the...
Sept. 3, 2022

Three Thousand Years of Longing (Drama, Fantasy, Romance) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 992 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Three Thousand Years of Longing – Drama, Fantasy, Romance Original title: Jaddeh Khaki (Iran) Just what's going on? That question characterizes the...
Sept. 2, 2022

Hit The Road (Drama) (Iran) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 991 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Hit the Road – Drama Original title: Jaddeh Khaki (Iran) Just what's going on? That question characterizes the start of this whimsical family drama,...
Aug. 31, 2022

Tuesday Club (Comedy, Drama, Romance) (Sweden)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 990 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Tuesday Club – Comedy, Dram, Romance Original title: Tisdagsklubben (Sweden) Tuesday Club is a feelgood comedic romantic drama. While the road map is...
Aug. 28, 2022

Blaze (Animation, Crime, Drama) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 989 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Blaze – Animation, Crime, Drama Twelve-year-old Blaze. Julia Savage has always had a vivid imagination. She's particularly fond of her imaginary,...
Aug. 28, 2022

Beast (Adventure, Drama, Horror) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 988 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Beast – Adventure, Drama, Horror Big game poachers wipe out a pride of lions, but one gets away and goes rogue. That's the straightforward plot of...
Aug. 23, 2022

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande; Girl at the Window; Crimes of the Future; Hairspray

First on Film & Entertainment S01E03 Join Alex and his team of movie critic friends as they discuss the latest entertainment and movie news…what should you see, what should you avoid…and of course the inevitable football discussions. Movies...
Aug. 23, 2022

Crimes Of The Future (Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 987 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Crimes Of The Future – Drama, Horror, Sci-Fil Arguably he does body horror better than anyone one. So it's no surprise that David Cronenberg's latest...
Aug. 16, 2022

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (Comedy, Drama) (review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 986 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – Comedy, Drama An uptight, prim and proper middle-aged woman who has had a beige sex life hires a young, fit, handsome...
Aug. 14, 2022

First on Film & Entertainment S01E02 - Nope

First on Film & Entertainment S01E02 Join Alex and his team of movie critic friends as they discuss the latest entertainment and movie news…what should you see, what should you avoid…and of course the inevitable football discussions. Movies...
Aug. 13, 2022

The Conference (Drama, History, War) (Review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 985 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Conference –Drama, History, War It was the 20 January 1942 when high ranking Nazi officials met at a mansion southwest of Berlin to plot what was...
Aug. 12, 2022

First On Film and Entertainment - S01E01 - Bullet Train

First on Film & Entertainment S01E01 Join Alex and his team of movie critic friends as they discuss the latest entertainment and movie news…what should you see, what should you avoid…and of course the inevitable football discussions. New: To...
Aug. 12, 2022

Nope (Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi) (Review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 984 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Nope – Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi Jordan Peele's late latest foray into the horror sci-fi genre is a waste of time and space. It's a senseless,...