Movies First: Film Reviews & Insights

An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home. Director: Joel Hopkins Writer: Robert Festinger Stars: Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Diane Keaton – (IMDb) RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4673419.rss For more, follow Movies First on Facebook, twitter, Google+, and Spreaker: Facebook - @moviesf...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Dark Tower (Action, Adventure, Fantasy) The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ul...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). American Made (Action, Biography, Comedy) A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s. Director: Doug Liman Writer: Gary Spinelli Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright – (IMDb) RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4673419.rss For more, follow Movies First on Facebook, twitter, Goo...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Promoted for quite some time as one of the big movies of 2017, does 'Valerian and the city of a thousand planets' live up to the hype? (Is it a clue that the title really makes very little sense?) Valerian and The City of A Thousand Planets (Action, Adventure, Fantasy) A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to speci...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Logan Lucky - Steven Soderbergh has had some time away from making movies to focus on some TV projects, but he returns to the director's chair for Logan Lucky, which brings together Channing Tatum and Daniel Craig, among others... Logan Lucky (Comedy, Crime, Drama) Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in Nort...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The latest film to tell some of the story of the very creepy doll Annabelle… Annabelle Creation (Horror, Mystery, Thriller) Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the Dollmaker's possess...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Wall - Imagine a sniper shooting at you, and the only cover available is a pile of rocks, loosely called 'a wall'. That's the starting point for this war movie. The Wall (Drama, Thriller, War) Two American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them. Director: Doug Liman Writer: Dwain Worrell...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Time Of Their Lives. Joan Collins - best remembered for her roles in the super-soaps of the 1980s - joins up with Pauline Collins - best remembered for her role as Shirley Valentine in the 1980s - in this comedy. The Time of Their Lives (Comedy,)) A former Hollywood star enlists the help of a new friend in order to journey from L...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Wind River. The latest vehicle for the very versatile Jeremy Renner. Wind River (Action, Crime, Mystery)) An FBI agent teams with a town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. Director: Taylor Sheridan Writer: Taylor Sheridan Stars: Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones– (I...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Fade to Black. A documentary with a difference, and a distribution model with a difference. After hearing our review, if you want to see the film you can try to arrange a screening in your town at http://www.fadetoblackmovie.com Fade to Black (Documentary) A documentary film about assisted dying in Australia. For more: www.demand.fil...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Trip To Spain. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon pair up again for this third installment in their series of gastronomic journeys. The Trip To Spain (Drama) Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six-part episodic road trip through Spain, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way. Director: Michael Winterbottom Star...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Big Sick. Bad title... Better movie. The Big Sick (Comedy, Romance) Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gordon fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feel...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Atomic Blonde. The prolific Charlize Theron stars in the latest graphic novel to be adapted for the big screen, a rollicking ride set in - of all places - Berlin in 1989. Don't miss the rousing soundtrack! Atomic Blonde (Action, Mystery, Thriller) An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). A Monster Calls, a film with a difference, and some very big names in unexpected roles. A Monster Calls (Drama, Fantasy) A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mother's terminal illness. Director: J.A. Bayona Writers: Patrick Ness (screenplay), Patrick Ness (based upon the novel written by) Stars: Lewis MacDou...

A Ghost Story. A movie that is not will be to everyone's taste. It actually gave Alex the sheets... A Ghost Story (Drama, Fantasy, Romance) In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife. Director: David Lowery Writer: David Lowery Stars: Casey Affleck,...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). War for the Planet of the Apes - How much is too much? This is a question that needs to be asked with this latest movie of the theme. It's the ninth overall and the third in the current series with another in the pipeline. War For The Planet Of The Apes (Action, Drama, Adventure) After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wres...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Dunkirk An early Oscar contender... Dunkirk (Action, Drama, History) Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Director: Christopher Nolan Writer: Christopher Nolan Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard – (IMDb)...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Beguiled. Many people have classified the 2017 cinematic take on the novel by Thomas P. Cullinan as a Drama. Alex files it under a different genre in this edition of Movies First. The Beguiled (Drama) The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls' school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy a...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Baby Driver - It's not every day a film is listed as 'Action. Crime. Music' so how does this unusual combination of ingredients add up? Find out in Baby Driver. Baby Driver (Action, Crime, Music) After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. Director: Ed...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Alex calls it one of the movies of the year! Find out why in this episode of Movies First. Spider-Man: Homecoming (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi) Several months after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). It Comes At Night (Horror, Mystery) Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge. Director: Trey Edward Shults Writer: Trey Edward Shults (screenpla...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). 'First Girl I Loved' - When a teenager has to deal with teen angst and matters of sexuality, life can be very hard. First Girl I Loved (Drama, Romance) Seventeen-year-old Anne just fell in love with Sasha, the most popular girl at her LA public high school. But when Anne tells her best friend Clifton - who has always harbored a secre...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Lady Macbeth - despite the name, it has nothing to do with the Shakespearean 'play that shall not be named', but viewers will quickly understand why once the machinations start. Lady Macbeth (Drama) Set in 19th century rural England, young bride who has been sold into marriage to a middle-aged man discovers an unstoppable desire with...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Monsieur Chocolat is a biopic with a difference, about the first Afro-Cuban circus performer in France, set the the late 1800s. Monsieur Chocolat (French) (Biography, Drama) The rise and fall of the famous clown Chocolat, the first black circus performer who revolutionised the stagnant circus acts and conquered Paris of the Belle Épo...

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). American poet Emily Dickinson struggled for recognition during her lifetime, 'A Quiet Passion' looks at her life, with 'Sex And The City' star Cynthia Nixon in the lead role. A Quiet Passion (Biography, Drama) The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrec...