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Vita and Virginia (Biography, Drama, Romance) (UK)The fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf. Director: Chanya ButtonWriters: Eileen Atkins, Virginia Woolf (letters) Stars: Elizabeth Debicki, Gemma Arterton, Emerald Fennell - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Strea...

Where Hands Touch (Drama, Romance, War) (UK)A rites of passage story of a bi-racial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany. Director: Amma AsanteWriter: Amma AsanteStars: Amandla Stenberg, Abbie Cornish, Christopher Eccleston - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com /moviesfirst  (mobile friendly).  Subsc...

The Interpreter (Comedy, Drama) (Slovakia)80-year-old Ali Ungar comes across a book by a former SS officer describing his wartime activities in Slovakia. He realises his parents were executed by him. He sets out to take revenge but... Director: Martin SulíkWriters: Marek Lescák, Martin SulíkStars: Jirí Menzel, Peter Simonischek, Zuzana Mauréry - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaph...

I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (Documentary)'I Used to be Normal - A Boyband Fangirl Story' is the surprising coming of age story of four diverse women who have had their lives dramatically changed by their love of a boyband - Backstreet Boys, One Direction, Take That and The Beatles. Director: Jessica Leski - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 S...

Answering the big question...should I see this movie? Overlord (Action, Horror, Mystery)The story of two American soldiers behind enemy lines on D Day. Director: Julius AveryWriters: Billy Ray (screenplay by), Mark L. Smith (screenplay by) Stars: Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on deman...

Hunter Killer (Action, Thriller)An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general. Director: Donovan MarshWriters: Arne Schmidt (screenplay by) (as Arne L. Schmidt), Jamie Moss (screenplay by) Stars: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000...

Charming (Animation, Comedy, Family)Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming. Director: Ross VenokurWriter: Ross VenokurStars: Demi Lovato, Wilmer Valderrama, Sia - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com /moviesfirst  (mobile friendly).  Subscribe, rate and review Mo...

Three Identical Strangers (Documentary, Biography, Drama)In 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. Then they discover why. Director: Tim WardleStars: Silvi Alzetta-Reali, Eddy Galland, Ron Guttman - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from w...

An Interview with God (Drama, Mystery)An up-and-coming journalist finds his world and faith increasingly challenged when he's granted the interview of a lifetime - with someone who claims to be God. Director: Perry LangWriter: Ken AguadoStars: Brenton Thwaites, David Strathairn, Yael Grobglas - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on dema...

Halloween (Horror, Thriller)Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Director: David Gordon GreenWriters: David Gordon Green (screenplay), Danny McBride (screenplay) Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   htt...

Ghost Stories (Drama, Horror)Skeptical professor Phillip Goodman embarks on a trip to the terrifying after finding a file with details of three unexplained cases of apparitions. Directors: Jeremy Dyson, Andy NymanWriters: Jeremy Dyson, Andy NymanStars: Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on d...

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (Adventure, Comedy. Family)Two young friends find a magic book that brings a ventriloquist's dummy to life. Director: Ari SandelWriters: Rob Lieber (screenplay by), Rob Lieber (story by) Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www....

Book Week (Comedy)A jaded high school English teacher is forced to re-evaluate his life when his novel is passed over for one of his students. Director: Heath DavisWriter: Heath DavisStars: Toby Schmitz, Maya Stange, Nicholas Hope - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com /moviesfirst  (mobile friendly).  Subscr...

Donbass (Germany) (Drama)In eastern Ukraine, society begins to degrade as the effects of propaganda and manipulation begin to surface in this post-truth era. Director: Sergey LoznitsaWriter: Sergey LoznitsaStars: Valeriu Andriutã, Natalya Buzko, Evgeny Chistyakov - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm /BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com /movie...

Fahrenheit 11/9 (Documentary)Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald J. Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements. Director: Michael MooreWriter: Michael MooreStars: Roger Ailes, Brooke Baldwin, Ashleigh Banfield - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT719794600...

Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist. (Documentary)The first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles - and her legacy. Director: Lorna TuckerStars: Christina Hendricks, Kate Moss, André Leon Talley - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on deman...

Beautiful Boy (Biography, Drama)Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. Director: Felix Van GroeningenWriters: Luke Davies (screenplay by), Felix Van Groeningen (screenplay by) Stars: Steve Carell, Timot...

In Like Flynn (Action)The biopic depicts Flynn's roust-about early life in Australia, before he became an internationally famed celebrity. In those days he was an adventurer, opium smuggler, gambler, street fighter, womanizer, and gold prospector. The film, based on Flynn's early autobiography "Beam Ends," was written for the screen by Large and Luke Flynn, who found the inspiration as a result of...

Wajib (France) (Drama)A father and his estranged son must come together to hand deliver his daughter's wedding invitations to each guest as per local Palestinian custom, in this rousing family drama from Annemarie Jacir (When I Saw You).Director: Annemarie JacirWriter: Annemarie JacirStars: Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Tarik Kopty - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT719...

A Star Is Born (2018) (Drama, Music, Romance)A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. Director: Bradley CooperWriters: Eric Roth (screenplay by), Bradley Cooper (screenplay by) Stars: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast ep...

Bad Times at the El Royale (Mystery, Thriller)Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption - before everything goes to hell. Director: Drew GoddardWriter: Drew GoddardStars: Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   h...

First Man (Biography, Drama, History)A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.Director: Damien ChazelleWriters: Josh Singer (screenplay by), James R. Hansen (based on the book by)Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone...

Venom (Action, Horror, Sci-Fi)When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego "Venom" to save his life. Director: Ruben FleischerWriters: Jeff Pinkner (screenplay by), Scott Rosenberg (screenplay by) Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand fr...

The Seagull (Drama)In the early 20th century, an aging actress and her lover visit the estate of her elderly brother. Director: Michael MayerWriters: Anton Chekhov (play), Stephen Karam (screenplay)Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Zegen - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT7197946000 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com /moviesfirst  (mobile...

A Prayer Before Dawn (Action, Biography, Crime)The true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom. Director: Jean-Stéphane SauvaireWriters: Jonathan Hirschbein (screenplay), Nick Saltrese (screenwriter)Stars: Joe Cole, Pornchanok Mabklang, Vithaya Pansringarm - (IMDb) Movies First RSS feed:   https:/...