Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass has built a real following in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Disney Plus among viewers who want their sci-fi to think as hard as it looks. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. With 6,819 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Mia Wasikowska anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Disney Plus.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Alice Through the Looking Glass is worth clearing space for. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Alice Through the Looking Glass through its more ambitious moments. Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter. Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp lead a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. It hit screens in 2016. The world-building is meticulous enough to sustain multiple rewatches, with details early on that only make sense later. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find Alice Through the Looking Glass genuinely rewarding. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Watch for Mia Wasikowska in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.