Bina007 Movie Reviews

Bina007 reviews the new soccer doc Diego Maradona by Asif Kapadia – the director behind the hugely successful Aryton Senna and Amy Winehouse docs.  At 10 minutes in we switch to the new film by Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha – Blinded By The Light – the true story about a young Pakistani … Continue reading B007 Ep 144 – Diego Maradona – Blinded By The Light →

Bina007 reviews Paddy Considine’s boxing drama JOURNEYMAN – Todd Haynes’ beautiful children’s adventure story WONDERSTRUCK – and the 1980s Parisian Aids activist drama/love story 120 BPM. Full written reviews can be found at http://www.bina007.com/ [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 movie review website [VOK] More from Bina … Continue reading B007 Ep 143 – Journeyman – Wonderstruck – 120 BPM →

Bina007 reviews five films out in the UK right now.  The first is the superb winner of the Best Foreign Language Oscar, A FANTASTIC WOMAN; at 6m10s in, the equally compelling documentary about Hollywood star and inventor of the concept behind wifi! BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY; at 13m30s, the outstanding Aussie western SWEET COUNTRY; … Continue reading B007 Ep 142 – A Fantastic Woman – Bombshell The Hedy Lamarr Story – Sweet Country – Erase And Forget – You Were Never Really Here →

Bina007 review’s two films out in the UK on February 23rd – the intense, powerful British indie drama DARK RIVER starring Ruth Wilson (The Affair) and Mark Stanley (Game of Thrones) – and at 5m30s, the Tonya Harding biopic starring Margot Robbie (Justice League), Allison Janney (West Wing) and Sebastian Stan (Avengers), I, TONYA. Full … Continue reading B007 Ep 141 – Dark River – I, Tonya →

Three major films out in the UK this week! We start with a review of the new Marvel film Black Panther. At 11m45s, we review the stunningly beautiful Giullermo Del Toro-directed, Oscar-nominated adult fairytale The Shape Of Water. Finally, at 18m10s,  we review the mother-daughter relationship dramedy, Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan, and directed by … Continue reading B007 Ep 140 – Black Panther – The Shape Of Water – Lady Bird →

Bina007 begins by reviewing The Mercy, starring Colin Firth as the round the world yachtsmen Donald Crowhurst in the infamous 1968 Golden Globe race, out in the UK on Feb 9th.  Then at 12 minutes in, she reviews Paul Thomas Anderson’s deliciously slippery melodrama starring an award-nominated Daniel Day-Lewis as a 1950s fashion designer, Lesley … Continue reading B007 Ep 139 – The Mercy – Phantom Thread →

This week I review the fascinating character driven legal drama Roman J Israel Esq. starring an Oscar nominated Denzel Washington and, at 10 minutes in, the superb but tragic World War One drama Journey’s End starring an astonishingly good Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield and Paul Bettany. Both films are out in the UK this weekend. … Continue reading B007 Ep 138 – Roman J Israel Esq – Journey’s End →

Four films to review this week! First up – the political documentary THE FINAL YEAR set in the Obama White House, released in the UK last Friday – second up, the Pentagon Papers drama THE POST starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, also released in the UK last Friday (7m50s). We then move to the Alexander … Continue reading B007 Ep 137 – Last Flag Flying – The Post – Downsizing – The Final Year →

Spoiler free reviews of the superb black comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri starring Frances McDormand (1m); the wartime film about Churchill’s first months as Prime Minister, starring Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour (7m); and last year’s “other” Churchill film starring Brian Cox on the eve of the Normandy landing (15m30s). Full written reviews can be … Continue reading B007 Ep 136 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri – Darkest Hour – Churchill →

Spoiler free reviews of three Awards season contenders: high stakes poker drama Molly’s Game starring Jessica Chastain (45s); the story of the kidnapping of oil heir John Paul Getty III starring Michelle Williams and Christopher Plummer (7m30); and the story of the making of cult classic The Room, directed by and starring James Franco as … Continue reading B007 Ep 135 – Molly’s Game – All The Money In The World – The Disaster Artist →

In this episode Bina007 is joined by fellow Vassal of Kingsgrave, Patrick, to discuss The Last Jedi, replete with spoilers. She then reviews the arthouse comedy Brigsby Bear (also starring Mark Hamill!) (32m) and the Boston marathon bombing film, Stronger (35m). Full written reviews can be found at http://www.bina007.com [MP3] Download or play this episode directly … Continue reading B007 Ep 134 – Star Wars The Last Jedi – Brigsby Bear – Stronger →

Bina007 reviews four films currently on release in UK cinemas and on streaming services – the insightful and provocative doc about game hunting, Trophy (3m45) – the beautifully acted gay teen coming of age drama, Beach Rats (10m45) – the indulgent philosophical arthouse film Manifesto (16m30) starring Cate Blanchett – and the absolutely delightful old-fashioned … Continue reading B007 Ep 133 – Trophy – Beach Rats – Manifesto – Lost In Paris →

In this week’s episode Bina007 reviews the political comedy about tennis champion Billie Jean King’s Battle Of The Sexes against Bobby Riggs (2m30); the DC Comics ensemble action movie Justice League (8m30); as well as two re-releases starring Gloria Grahame, timed to coincide with the release of Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, the nasty … Continue reading B007 – Ep 132 – Battle Of The Sexes – Justice League – The Big Heat – In A Lonely Place →

Bina007 reviews two of this week’s new UK releases – the indie crime thriller Good Time (2m45) and the Mississippi set racial drama Mudbound (8m15) – as well as two major films that are still playing – Murder On The Orient Express (16m30) – and Paddington 2 (25m15). She’s helped out on the latter by … Continue reading B007 Ep 131 – Good Time – Mudbound – Murder On The Orient Express – Paddington 2 →

Bina007 reviews three of this week’s UK cinema releases – Sean Baker’s beautifully acted, award worthy social drama The Florida Project – a relationship drama about the menage a trois that created the comic book character Wonder Woman – and finally an intellectual austere sci-fi movie about a near future where grieving people can buy … Continue reading B007 Ep 130 – The Florida Project – Professor Marston and the Wonder Women – Marjorie Prime →

A short spoiler-free review of the latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DOCTOR STRANGE, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Strange, Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One and Mads Mikkelsen as the evil villain. Full written reviews can be found at http://www.bina007.com [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full … Continue reading B007 Ep 129 – Marvel’s Doctor Strange →

Today we discuss two movies concerned with putting the feminine perspective at the heart of their story. The first is THEIR FINEST – a British wartime romantic comedy starring Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy. The second is a Western-revenge-thriller starring Dakota Fanning and Guy Pearce called BRIMSTONE. Full written reviews can be found at http://www.bina007.com … Continue reading B007 Ep 128 – Their Finest – Brimstone →

Two flawed but interesting films at the London Film Festival today – the first is the true life tearjerker LION starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman – the second is the 1930s Parisian drama PLANETARIUM starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp. Full written reviews can be found at http://www.bina007.com [MP3] Download or play this episode directly … Continue reading B007 Ep 127 – Lion – Planetarium →

Today was a gynocentric day at the London Film Festival. Reviews of Terence Davies’ beautiful, witty, tragic Emily Dickinson biopic A QUIET PASSION and Kelly Reichardt’s haunting melancholy triptych CERTAIN WOMEN starring Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams and Laura Dern. Full written reviews can be found at http://www.bina007.com [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this … Continue reading B007 Ep 126 – A Quiet Passion – Certain Women →

In today’s round-up, we discuss the Denis Villeneuve sci-fi movie ARRIVAL starring Amy Adams – the gorgeous Jim Jarmusch directed love story PATERSON starring Adam Driver – and the controversial slave rebellion THE BIRTH OF A NATION starring Nate Parker. Full written reviews can be found at http://www.bina007.com [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View … Continue reading B007 Ep 125 – Arrival – Paterson – The Birth Of A Nation →