Episodes

Feb. 3, 2021

Earwig and the Witch (Original title: Âya to majo) (Animation, Family, Fantasy) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 874 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Earwig and the Witch (Animation, Family, Fantasy) Original title: Âya to majo It follows an orphan girl, Earwig, who is adopted by a witch and comes home...
Feb. 3, 2021

Pixie (Comedy, Crime, Thriller) (the @MoviesFirst review

Movies First with Alex First Episode 873 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Pixie (Comedy, Crime, Thriller) To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the...
Jan. 22, 2021

The Marksman (Action, Thriller) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 872 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Marksman (Action, Thriller) A rancher on the Arizona border becomes the unlikely defender of a young Mexican boy desperately fleeing the cartel...
Jan. 20, 2021

Penguin Bloom (Drama) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 870 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Penguin Bloom (Drama) A family takes in an injured Magpie that makes a profound difference in their lives. Director: Glendyn Ivin Writers: Cameron Bloom...
Jan. 20, 2021

Rosie (Drama) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 869 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Rosie (Drama) The story of a mother trying to protect her family after their landlord sells their rented home and they become homeless. Director: Paddy...
Jan. 19, 2021

Ammonite (Biography, Drama, Romance) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 868 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Ammonite (Biography, Drama, Romance) 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea...
Jan. 17, 2021

Shadow In The Cloud (Action, Horror, War) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 867 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Shadow In The Cloud (Action, Horror, War) A female WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on...
Jan. 17, 2021

High Ground (Action, Thriller)(the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 866 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? High Ground (Action, Thriller) In a bid to save the last of his family, Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man, teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down...
Jan. 16, 2021

Music (Drama, Musical) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 865 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Music (Drama, Musical) Zu is newly sober when she receives news that she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister named Music, a young girl on the...
Jan. 15, 2021

Dawn Raid (Biography, Music, Documentary) (the MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 864 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Dawn Raid (Biography, Music, Documentary) From NZ to NYC – The untold story of the music that inspired a generation. Director: Oscar Kightley Writers:...
Jan. 15, 2021

Dreambuilders (Animation, Adventure, Comedy) (Drømmebyggerne (original title) (Denmark) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 863 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Dreambuilders (Animation, Adventure, Comedy) Drømmebyggerne (original title) (Denmark) Dreambuilders centres on Minna, a young girl who misuses her...
Jan. 14, 2021

My Salinger Year (Drama) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 862 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? My Salinger Year (Drama) A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger. Director:...
Jan. 12, 2021

Misbehaviour (Comedy, Drama, History) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 861 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Misbehaviour (Comedy, Drama, History) A group of women hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty competition in London. Director: Philippa...
Jan. 12, 2021

Babyteeth (Drama, Comedy, Music) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 860 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Baby Teeth (Comedy, Drama, Music) Milla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents worst nightmare. Director: Shannon...
Jan. 10, 2021

Dreamland (Drama, Thriller) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 859 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Dreamland (Drama, Thriller) A teenager's adventures as a bounty hunter take an unexpected twist. Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte Writer: Nicolaas Zwart...
Jan. 9, 2021

Corpus Christi (Original title: Boze Cialo) (Drama) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 858 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Corpus Christi (Drama) Original title: Boze Cialo Daniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record...
Jan. 8, 2021

The Translators (Les traducteurs (original title)) (Mystery, Thriller) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 857 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Translators (Mystery, Thriller) Les traducteurs (original title) Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling...
Jan. 7, 2021

RAMS (Adventure, Comedy, Drama) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 856 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? RAMS (Adventure, Comedy, Drama) A decades-long feud between two sheep farming brothers comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks. Director: Jeremy...
Jan. 7, 2021

Cerulean Blue (Comedy, Drama)(the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 855 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Cerulean Blue (Comedy, Drama) An introvert's urgent road trip to reclaim his lost love is derailed when he meets a free-spirited woman who challenges all...
Jan. 7, 2021

In The Name Of The Land (Au nom de la terre (original title) ) (Drama) (the @MoviesFirst review

Movies First with Alex First Episode 854 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? In The Name Of The Land (Drama) Au nom de la terre (original title) Pierre is 25 when he returns from Wyoming to his fiancée and take over the family...
Jan. 6, 2021

After We Collide (Drama, Romance) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? After We Collide (Drama, Romance) Movies First with Alex First Episode 853 Based on the 2014 romance novel of the same name, this follows the love life of two young adults. Director: Roger Kumble...
Jan. 6, 2021

Summerland (Drama, Romance, War) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Summerland (Drama, Romance, War) Movies First with Alex First Episode 852 During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this...
Jan. 6, 2021

Pieces Of A Woman (Drama) (the @MoviesFirst review)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 851 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Pieces Of A Woman (Drama) Movies First with Alex First Episode 851 When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long...
Dec. 27, 2020

The Croods A New Age (the @MoviesFirst review) (Animation, Adventure, Comedy)

Movies First with Alex First Episode 850 Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Croods A New Age (Animation, Adventure, Comedy) The prehistoric family the Croods are challenged by a rival family the Bettermans, who claim to be...