Bina007 Movie Reviews

After a bit of an intro and some Edgar Wright appreciation, at 2m50s, Bina007 and Kai review Alex Garland’s new immersive, hyper-real Iraqi war film Warfare starring Will Poulter, Kit Connor and Cosmo Jarvis.  It is rated 15 and has a super-intense running time of 95 minutes. Then at 15m45s, they discuss Ryan Coogler’s new … Continue reading B007 Ep 214 – Warfare and S...

Bina007 discusses Brady Corbet’s audacious and stunning film The Brutalist starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pierce, Raffey Cassidy and Joe Alwyn.  This is a spoiler-filled discussion.   [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 at Vassals Of Kingsgrave

Bina007 reviews James Mangold’s frustrating but award-winning Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothee Chalamet. At 5m5s she reviews Halina Reijn’s disappointingly milquetoast drama Babygirl starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson.   [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 fr...

Bina007 reviews  Tim Fehlbaum’s stunning fictional recreation of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics through the eyes of the ABC journalists present. At 6m25s she reviews Justin Kurzel’s equally impressive true crime story set in early 80s America featuring a career best performance from Jude Law.   [MP3] Download or play this episode … Continue reading B007 Ep 211 &...

Bina007 reviews Michael Gracey’s technically audacious and deeply moving biopic of British megastar Robbie Williams. It’s one of the best films of 2024.   [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 at Vassals Of Kingsgrave

Bina007 reviews Jon M Chu’s Wicked: Part I starring Ariana Grande as Glinda The Good Witch and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba aka The Wicked Witch Of The West.   [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 at Vassals Of … Continue reading B007 Ep 209 – Wicked Part&#16...

Bina007 reviews Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington. Spoilers after the end-credits sound-logo.   [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 at Vassals Of Kingsgrave

Bina007 reviews Pedro Almodovar’s euthanasia drama The Room Next Door starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. At 3m34s Bina reviews RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys based on the novel by Colson Whitehead.   [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 readi...

Bina007 reviews Pablo Larrain’s heartbreaking Maria Callas biopic starring Angelina Jolie in a her career-best performance.    [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 at Vassals Of Kingsgrave

Bina007 reviews Luca Guadagnino’s Queer based on the novel by William S Burroughs and starring Daniel Craig, playing heavily against the James Bond stereotype.  At 3m34s Bina reviews the romantic tragicomedy We Live In Time starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.   [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org … Continue reading B007...

Bina007 reviews Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch starring Amy Adams as a frustrated suburban stay-at-home mum who escapes into a fantasy world.  At 4m10s, Bina then reviews Karan Kandharis’s mordantly funny Indian arthouse movie starring Radhika Apte as another bored housewife who also escapes into a fantasy world!   [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View … Conti...

Bina007 reviews Ali Abassi’s fearless new film about the toxic and weirdly paternal relationship between corrupt lawyer Roy Cohn and the young Donald Trump. It features superb performances from Succession’s Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan respectively.   [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 movie &#82...

Bina007 reviews Sean Baker’s new film about a stripper who marries the feckless son of a Russian oligarch. Is it a laugh out loud comedy caper? Is it a serious heartbreaking story of a broken woman? You decide!   [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full … Continue reading B007 Ep 202 – Anora →

Jesse Eisenberg is such an accomplished writer, director and actor that he makes creating a laugh-out loud comedy that is also heartbreaking and profound seem effortless.  His tight 90 minute dramedy A REAL PAIN is one of the stand -out films of this year’s festival.   [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this … Continue reading B007 Ep 201 – A Real Pa...

Bina reviews this accomplished new documentary from directors  Peter Ettedgui (MCQUEEN) and Ian Bonhote. It tells us the story of man who played Superman and was then tragically paralysed when he was thrown from a horse. We come to know his amazing family as they support each other through this catastrophic accident.    [MP3] Download … Continue reading B007 Ep 200 – Super/Man: The Chr...

EMILIA PEREZ is a deeply odd and sporadically successful film from French auteur Jacques Audiard (A PROPHET, DHEEPAN).  It comes to London having won the coveted Cannes Jury Prize and Best Actress for its female cast featuring Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana. It features a story and characters rarely centred on screen.  Some of the … Continue reading B007 Ep 199 – Emilia Perez &#8594...

THE WILD ROBOT is an utterly delightful film – visually stunning, occasionally funny, and deeply moving.  I haven’t felt this invested in an animated film – or this awed by the visuals – in quite some time. Kudos to director Chris Sanders (LILO & STITCH): may this film earn him his well-deserved Oscar.  [MP3] Download … Continue reading B007 Ep 198 – The Wil...

Bina reviews the documentary Endurance about Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to Antartica.  It is directed by the team that brought you Free Solo and Nyad and intercuts the original expedition with a 2022 attempt to discover the shipwreck. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 … Continue reading B007...

Bina reviews Mati Diop’s Berlin Golden Bear winning documentary about the restoration of artefacts looted by French colonists to Benin. [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 at Vassals Of Kingsgrave

Bina reviews Edward Berger’s stunning papal procedural starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini. [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 at Vassals Of Kingsgrave

Bina reviews Alfonso Cuaron’s new TV show based on a best-selling thriller by Renee Knight. It stars Cate Blanchett as a successful middle-aged woman whose perfect life is shattered when a grieving father (Kevin Kline) exposes her affair with his son twenty years prior. The show is out on Apple TV today. [MP3] Download or … Continue reading B007 Ep 194 – Alfonso Cuaron’s&#1...

Bina reviews Steve McQueen’s Blitz which had its world premiere at the London Film Festival. It stars Saoirse Ronan as a working class Londoner who has had to evacuate her young mixed-race son George.  It also has cameos from Stephen Graham, Kathy Burke and Paul Weller. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this … Continue reading B007 Ep 193 – Steve McQueen...

Bina sees flashes of brilliance in Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel, but it overstays its running time and has zero narrative propulsion. Spoiler-free until 8m12s. [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 at Vassals Of Kingsgrave

Bina gives a spoiler-filled review of HBO’s Industry Season 3 by discussing the different character arcs of Yasmin; Harper (7m13s); Eric and Pierpoint (8m17s); Rishi  (10m49s) and Sweetpea (13m04s). [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 at Vassals Of … Continue...

Bina is pleasantly surprised by Blake Lively’s performance in It Ends With Us, directed by Justin Baldoni. At 5m45s Bina discusses Nathan Silver’s unique and whimsical relationship drama Between The Temples starring Jason Schwartzman and the iconic Carol Kane! At 8m54s Bina discusses the deeply human, insightful and courageous documentary Will & Harper. Will Ferrell … Continu...