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Answering the big question...should I see this movie? From Music Into Silence (Documentary, Biography, Music) For the last 23 years, Peter Roberts has had the most unusual job in Australia. He helps people to die. Director: Farshid Akhlaghi (as Farshid Akhlaghipour)Writer: Afshin Soleymani (co-writer) - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episod...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Red Joan (Biography, Drama, Romance)The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy. Director: Trevor NunnWriter: Lindsay ShaperoStars: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bite...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi)Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world. Director: Simon KinbergWriters: John Byrne (story "The Dark Phoenix Saga"), Chris Clarem...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? My Big Gay Italian Wedding (Comedy)Puoi baciare lo sposo (Original Title) (Italian)In this merry movie of matrimony, happily engaged Antonio brings his fiancé Paulo to the exquisite old Italian village of his birth to meet his headstrong parents and reveal his sexuality, setting out on a quest to make a city founded on religious tradition under...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Godzilla II: King of the Monsters (Action, Adventure, Fantasy)The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. Director: Michael DoughertyWriters: Michael Dougherty (screenplay by), Zac...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Brightburn (Horror, Sci-Fi)What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? Director: David YaroveskyWriters: Brian Gunn, Mark GunnStars: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Rocketman (Biography, Drama, Music)A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. Director: Dexter FletcherWriter: Lee Hall (screenplay)Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.b...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Aladdin (Adventure, Comedy, Family)A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. Director: Guy RitchieWriters: John August (screenplay by), Guy Ritchie (screenplay by)Stars: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https:...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Me & My Left Brain (Comedy) (Australian)What happens when you are in love with someone, you don't know how they feel about you, you have a job interview in the morning...and you cannot sleep? Director: Alex LykosWriter: Alex LykosStars: Chantelle Barry, Malcolm Kennard, Natalia Ladyko - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Hustle (Comedy) Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, who team up to take down the men who have wronged them. Director: Chris AddisonWriters: Stanley Shapiro (screenplay by), Paul Henning (screenplay by) Stars: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Tim Blake Nelson - (IMDb) Movies First RS...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? All Is True (Biography, Drama, History) A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare. Director: Kenneth BranaghWriter: Ben EltonStars: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti, Jack Colgrave Hirst - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes on demand from www....

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Pokemon Detective Pikachu (Animation, Action, Adventure) In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective. Director: Rob LettermanWriters: Dan Hernandez (screenplay by), Benji Samit (screenplay by) Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton - (IMDb) Movi...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Poms (Comedy) POMS is a comedy about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community, proving that you're never too old to 'bring it!'Director: Zara HayesWriters: Shane Atkinson, Zara Hayes (story)Stars: Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000 ...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Long Shot (Comedy, Romance) When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly. Director: Jonathan LevineWriters: Dan Sterling (screenplay by), Liz Hannah (screen...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Top End Wedding (Comedy) Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren's mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding. Director: Wayne BlairWriters: Miranda Tapsell, Joshua TylerStars: Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox, Miranda Tapsel...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Thunder Road (Comedy, Drama) A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother. Director: Jim CummingsWriter: Jim CummingsStars: Jim Cummings, Kendal Farr, Nican Robinson - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/movi...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (Comedy, Drama) Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father, but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure. Director: Ken ScottWriters: Romain Puértolas (scree...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Chaperone (Drama) In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City. Director: Michael EnglerWriters: Julian Fellowes (screenplay by), Laura Moriarty (based on the book by)Stars: Miranda Otto, Haley Lu Richardson, Elizabeth McGovern - (IMDb) Mov...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Hummingbird Project (Thriller) A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal. Director: Kim NguyenWriter: Kim NguyenStars: Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast epis...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Gloria Bell (Comedy, Drama, Romance) A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs. Director: Sebastián LelioWriters: Alice Johnson Boher (adapted screenplay), Sebastián Lelio Stars: Sean Astin, Julianne Moore, Alanna Ubach - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000  Stream podcast episodes...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Celeste (Drama, Music) Celeste is a love story set in the tropical splendor of far north Queensland (Australia). It is a story of a family falling apart coming together again and their last chance to keep a decaying world alive. Celeste is a renowned opera diva who retired early for the man she loved to live on a crumbling and beautiful estate...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Avengers: Endgame (Action, Adventure, Fantasy) After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe. Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe RussoWriters: Christopher Markus, Stephen McF...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Kindergarten Teacher (Drama) A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy. Director: Sara ColangeloWriters: Sara Colangelo, Nadav Lapid (based on the screenplay by)Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Ato Blankson-Wood - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:  https://feed...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? The Trouble with You (French) (Comedy, Crime, Drama) En liberté! (original title)A widow discovers that her husband sent an innocent man to jail to cover-up his own crimes. Director: Pierre SalvadoriWriters: Benjamin Charbit (screenplay), Benoît Graffin (original idea) Stars: Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï, Audrey Tautou - (IMDb) Movies First RSS fee...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie?1985 (Drama) BrazilA closeted young man goes home for the holidays and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family. Director: Yen TanWriters: Hutch (story by), Yen Tan (screenplay) Stars: Jamie Chung, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000Stream podcas...