Movies First: Film Reviews & Insights

The Current War (Biography, Drama, History)
The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writer: Michael Mitnick
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Powell, Katherine Waterston - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Monos (Adventure, Drama, Thriller)
On a remote mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.
Director: Alejandro Landes
Writers: Alejandro Landes (screenplay), Alexis Dos Santos (screenplay)
Stars: Sofia Buenaventura, Julián Giraldo, Karen Quintero - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Guns Akimbo (Action, Comedy)
A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.
Director: Jason Lei Howden
Writer: Jason Lei Howden
Stars: Samara Weaving, Daniel Radcliffe, Rhys Darby - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (Drama)
Colin hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year. Unfortunately for Colin his position of power in the family is under serious threat from the arrival of his estranged brother David.
Director: Ben Wheatley
Writer: Ben Wheatley (script)
Stars: Neil Maskell, Sura Dohnke, Marvin Maskell - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The Personal History of David Copperfield (Comedy, Drama)
A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.
Director: Armando Iannucci
Writers: Simon Blackwell (screenplay by), Charles Dickens (novel)
Stars: Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Military Wives (Comedy, Drama)
With their partners away serving in Afghanistan, a group of women on the home front form a choir and quickly find themselves at the center of a media sensation and global movement.
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Writers: Rosanne Flynn (Writer), Rachel Tunnard
Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Queen & Slim (Crime, Drama, Romance)
A couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.
Director: Melina Matsoukas
Writers: Lena Waithe (screenplay by), James Frey (story by) 
Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Escape and Evasion (Drama, War)
After his men are killed in Burma. A lone soldier returns home in search of solace. Hiding a dark secret and confronted by an unrelenting journalist, he's forced to face the ghosts of his past one last time.
Director: Storm Ashwood
Writer: Storm Ashwood
Stars: Rena Owen, Firass Dirani, Hugh Sheridan - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Dark Waters (Biography, Drama, History)
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Director: Todd Haynes
Writers: Nathaniel Rich (based on The New York Times magazine article "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" by), Mario Correa (screenplay)  
Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The Way Back (Drama, Sport)
Jack Cunningham was an HS basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Writers: Brad Ingelsby (screenplay), Gavin O'Connor
Stars: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar - (IMDb) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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