Bina007 Movie Reviews

An 9 minute spoiler-free movie review of the searing story of a child soldier in a war-torn African country serving under the charismatic Commandant, played by Idris Elba.  The movie, directed by Cary Fukunaga of True Detective fame, is beautifully shot and acted.  It will be available to watch on Netflix on October 16th but deserves … Continue reading B007 Ep 104: Beasts Of No Nation →

An 11 minute review of the historical drama about the 1910s English political movement for women’s right to vote starring Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby) and Helena Bonham Carter. Out in the UK on October 11th and in the USA on October 23rd. A full written review can be found at http://www.bina007.com [MP3] Download … Continue reading B007 Ep 103: Suffragette →

Continuing our commentaries on historical dramas, Bina007 and Beric 175 aka Matthieu give a DVD Commentary of the Oscar winning 1998 Shekhar Kapur film, Elizabeth. Cate Blanchett as the teenage daughter of Henry VIII struggling to establish her rule in a patriarchal world. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org … Continue reading B007 Ep 102: Elizabeth (1998) →

Continuing our journey into 1980s fantasy movies, Bina007 and Beric 175 aka Matthieu give a DVD Commentary of The Neverending Story. This 1984 tells the tale of a bullied schoolboy who discovers a magical book that transports him into Fantasia – a magical land under threat from The Nothing. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly … Continue reading B007 Ep 101: The Neverending Story (1984) DVD Commentary →

Bina007 Movie Reviews reaches its 100th episode with a review of the adorable children’s animated comedy and Despicable Me spin-off movie, Minions. Bina007 is joined by the Vassals of Kingsgrave hosts Amber and Nadine. A full written review can be found at http://www.bina007.com. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org … Continue reading B007 Ep 100: Minions →

In honour of the late Sir Christopher Lee, Bina007 and Beric 175 aka Matthieu give a DVD Commentary of the animated children’s fantasy classic, The Last Unicorn. This 1982 film features a voice cast including Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges and Angela Lansbury and the animators who went on to become Studio Ghibli. [MP3] Download or play … Continue reading B007 Ep 99 – The Last Unicorn (1982) DVD Commentary →

A 14 minute review of the new documentary about jazz-pop singer Amy Winehouse from Asif Kapadia, who made the stunning Ayrton Senna doc, SENNA. The doc features lots of unseen footage of Amy before she was famous and paints a fair, if controversial, picture of a troubled young woman caught in the cross-hairs of addiction, … Continue reading B007 Ep 98 – Amy →

A 10 minute spoiler free review of the indie black comedy Listen Up Philip, starring Jason Schwartzman as an insufferably arrogant novelist Philip, Elizabeth Moss as his long-suffering girlfriend, and Jonathan Pryce as his Philip-Roth like mentor. A full written review can be found at http://www.bina007.com [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page … Continue reading B007 Ep 97 – Listen Up, Philip! →

A 10 minute spoiler free review of Disney’s new live action movie starring George Clooney as a genius inventor who tried to make the world a better place as a young kid. Many years later he teams up with Britt Robertson’s optimistic teenager to go back to Tomorrowland and make things right. A full written review … Continue reading B007 Ep 96: Tomorrowland →

  An 8 minute spoiler free review of Pitch Perfect 2 starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Elizabeth Banks and Hailee Seinfeld.  The musical comedy picks up with the Barden Bella’s banned from defending their American Acapella Championship title unless they can beat the German team at the World Finals. A full written review can be found at … Continue reading B007 Ep 95: Pitch Perfect 2 →