Movies First: Film Reviews & Insights

Dolittle (Adventure, Comedy, Family) A physician discovers that he can talk to animals. Director: Stephen Gaghan Writers: Stephen Gaghan (screenplay by), Dan Gregor (screenplay by) Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/movies-first-f...

Just Mercy (Drama) World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Writers: Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham Stars: Marcus A. Griffin Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sp...

Bad Boys for Life (Action, Comedy, Drama) The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are back together for one last ride in the highly anticipated Bad Boys for Life. Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah Writers: Chris Bremner (screenplay), Peter Craig (screenplay)  Stars: Will Smith, Alexander Ludwig, Vanessa Hudgens - For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Become...

True History of the Kelly Gang (Biography, Crime, Drama) Based on Peter Carey's novel. The story of Australian bush-ranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s. Director: Justin Kurzel Writers: Peter Carey (novel), Shaun Grant (screenplay) Stars: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy...

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (Animation, Adventure, Comedy) When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her. Directors: Will Becher, Richard Phelan Writers: Jon Brown, Mark Burton (story by) Stars: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Chris Morrell - (...

My Spy (Action, Comedy, Family) A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family. Director: Peter Segal Writers: Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber Stars: Dave Bautista, Kristen Schaal, Greg Bryk - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sp...

1917 (Drama, War) Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers' brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap. Director: Sam Mendes Writers: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays - (IMDb) For information regard...

GO! (Family) Jack is trying to win a Go-karts race by learning how to drive from the girl of his dreams Director: Owen Trevor Writer: Steve Worland Stars: Frances O'Connor, Richard Roxburgh, Dan Wyllie - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/movies-first-film-reviews-insights--2648009/support...

The Biggest Little Farm (Documentary) Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles. Director: John Chester Writers: John Chester, Mark Monroe Stars: John Chester, Molly Chester, Matthew Pilachowski - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spre...

Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love (Documentary, Biography, Music) An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. Director: Nick Broomfield Stars: Nick Broomfield, Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen - IMDB For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie?   Jojo Rabbit (Comedy, Drama, War) A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Director: Taika Waititi Writers: Taika Waititi (screenplay), Christine Leunens (novel) Stars: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com...

Jumanji: The Next Level (Action, Adventure, Comedy) In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world's most dangerous game. Director: Jake Kasdan Writers: Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner  Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart - (I...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie?   The Gentlemen (Action, Crime) A British drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires. Director: Guy Ritchie Writers: Guy Ritchie (screenplay by), Guy Ritchie (story by) | 2 more credits » Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery - (IMDb)        Movies First RSS feed:  https...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie?   Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Action, Adventure, Fantasy) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (original title)   The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. Director: J.J. Abrams Writers: Chris Terrio (screenplay by), J.J. Abrams (screenplay by)   Stars: Adam Driver, Daisy...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie?   Cats (Comedy, Drama, Family)   A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Director: Tom Hooper Writers: T.S. Eliot (poetry collection "Old Possum's Books of Practical Cats"), Lee Hall (screenplay) | 2 more credits » Stars: Taylor Swift, Francesca H...

The Truth (Drama)   La vérité (original title) A stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine, against the backdrop of Catherine's latest role in a sci-fi picture as a mother who never grows old. Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda (screenplay) Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke - (IMDb)        Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaph...

Portrait of A Lady On Fire (Drama, Romance) Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (original title) On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman. Director: Céline Sciamma Writer: Céline Sciamma (screenplay) Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami - (IMDb)        Movies First RSS feed:  https:/...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie?   Sorry We Missed You (Drama) Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation. Director: Ken Loach Writer: Paul Laverty Stars: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood,...

Movies First with Alex First Episode 719Black Christmas (Horror, Mystery, Thriller)  A group of female students are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young sorority pledges discover that the killer is part of an underground college conspiracy. Director: Sophia TakalWriters: Sophia Takal, April WolfeStars: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue - (IMDb)     ...

Movies First with Alex First Episode 718Machine (Documentary)  If machines can be smarter than people, is humanity really anything special? Director: Justin KrookWriters: James Maclurcan (as James McFay), Luke MazzaferroStars: Nick Bostrom, Rodney Brooks, Eugenia Kuyda - (IMDb)       Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bites...

Movies First with Alex First Episode 717Playing with Fire (Comedy, Family)  A crew of rugged firefighters meets their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids. Director: Andy FickmanWriters: Dan Ewen, Matt LiebermanStars: John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo - (IMDb)       Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes on demand f...

Movies First Episode 716Koko: A Red Dog Story (Biography, Comedy)  An ordinary dog, whose good fortune and ability to connect with people, catapults him to fame. Directors: Aaron McCann, Dominic Pearce Writers: Aaron McCann, Dominic Pearce Stars: Jason Isaacs, Felix Williamson, Sarah Woods - (IMDb)       Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes on...

Movies First 715Ask Dr. Ruth (Documentary, Biography)  Charting the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist. Director: Ryan WhiteStars: Susan Brown, Jonathan Capehart, Ari Einleger - (IMDb)      Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/moviesfirst (mob...

Movies First 714The Addams Family (2019) (Animation, Comedy, Family)  The eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families. Directors: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon Writers: Matt Lieberman (screenplay by), Charles Addams (based on characters created b...

Movies First with Alex First 713Where’s My Roy Cohn? (Documentary)  Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump. Director: Matt TyrnauerStars: Ken Auletta, Roy M. Cohn, Joseph McCarthy - (IMDb)      Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podca...