Phoenix FM Film Reviews

This week Mark reviews: And Then Come The Nightjars - An unlikely friendship develops between a Devon farmer and a vet who is assigned to cull his precious heard during the foot & mouth epidemic. Apocalypse Clown - When a mysterious technological blackout plunges Ireland into anarchy and chaos, a group of failed washed up clowns are forced to traverse the country for one last shot at their dre...

This week Mark reviews: The Blackening - Seven Black friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not. Fool’s Paradise - A fool for love becomes an accidental celebrity only to lose it all. Mob Land - A sheriff tries to keep the peace when a desperate family man...

This week Mark reviews: Strays - An abandoned dog teams up with other strays to get revenge on his former owner. The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan - D’Artagnan arrives in Paris trying to find his attackers after being left for dead. He aligns himself with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the king, as they fight for the future of France. Book Club: The Next Chapter - A new journey awai...

This week Mark reviews: Haunted Mansion - Single mother Gabbie hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest and a historian to help exorcise her newly bought mansion after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts. Puffin Rock and the New Friends - Following the disappearance of the final Little Egg of the season, Oona and her friends embark on a race against time to try and save it before a big storm hits...

This week Mark reviews: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Four teenage mutated turtle brothers must work to earn the love of New York City while also facing down an army of mutants. Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves - A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic. But things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the w...

This week Mark reviews: The Beanie Bubble - Ty Warner was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women grew his idea into the biggest toy craze in history. Beau Is Afraid - Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home. Baato - Every winter Mikma and her family travel by...

This week Mark reviews: Barbie - Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence. Oppenheimer - The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret - When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings and the beginning of ad...

This week Mark reviews: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part One - Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands. A Kind of Kidnapping - A young, broke couple kidnap a sleazy politician who decides that he can spin the story to his own advantage. Pinocchio A True Story - Young Pinocchio runs away from his genius creator Jepetto accompanied...

This week Mark reviews: Elemental - In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fire-y young woman called Ember realises how much she has in common with go-with-the-flow water guy called Wade. But they are from two different backgrounds. Wham! - Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham! Career, from 1970s best...

This week Mark reviews: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. Hello, Bookstore - In the shadow of the pandemic, a small-town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore. Marcel The Shell With Shoes On - Marcel, a mollusc, is trying to find his family. He enlists the help of a f...

This week Mark reviews: Asteroid City - World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargarzer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955. Stars At Noon - A young American journalist stranded in present day Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, however, that he may be in even greater dang...

This week Mark reviews: Greatest Days - When Rachel wins a competition to see a reunion tour for a band she loved as a teenager, she looks to take her best friends from twenty five years ago. But time has moved on and they have all lost touch. But can one last night listening to the music of their youth rekindle their friendship? Champions - A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the...

This week Mark reviews: Chevalier - Joseph Bologne was the illegitimate son of an African Slave and a French plantation owner. He rose to great heights in French society as composer Chevalier de Saint-Georges, before an ill-fated love affair. Love Without Walls - Forced out of their home to face life on the streets, young lovers Sophie and her singer/songwriter husband Paul must fight to keep thei...

This week Mark reviews: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Miles Morales catapults across the multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-people charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero. Cocaine Bear - An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teenagers converge on a Georgia fores...

This week Mark reviews: The Little Mermaid - A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a Prince. Master Gardener - A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and also pandering to his employer, a wealthy dowager. 1976 - Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her...

This week Mark reviews: Fast X - Dom Toretto and his family are targeted by the vengeful son of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes. Knock At The Cabin - While holidaying at a cabin in the woods, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse. The Inspection - Ellis French, a young, gay Black man rejected by his mother and with fe...

This week Mark reviews: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie - Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease. What’s Love Got To Do With It? - In London, an award-winning film-maker documents her best friend’s journey into an assisted marriage in line...

This week Mark reviews: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own – a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians. Rye Lane - Two youngsters reeling from bad breakups connect during an eventful day in South London. The Amazing Maurice - Maurice is a street-wise but goofy cat, who has the perf...

This week Mark reviews: A Good Person - Allison is involved in a fatal car crash. Her life falls apart due to her involvement in it. However, she finds help in the most unlikely of people. Magic Mike’s Last Dance - After a business deal went bust, Mike Lane leaves Florida and travels to London with a wealthy socialite who gives him an offer he can’t refuse. Much Ado - Hero and Beatrice are cousins...

This week Mark reviews: Missing - After her mother goes missing, June tries to find her from home, using tools available to her online. Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey - After Christopher Robin abandons them, Pooh and Piglet going on a killing spree in the 100 acre woods. M3gan - A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.

This week Mark reviews: Renfield - Renfield, Dracula’s henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them. Loving Highsmith - Based on Patricia Highsmith’s personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, this documentary casts new light on the famous thriller writer’s life. The Cur...

This week Mark reviews: The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Plumber Mario teams up with Princess Peach to save his brother Luigi from the evil Bowser. Air - Sonny Vaccaro is a shoe salesman in the basketball division of Nike. With the department losing players to other sports brands, Sonny decides to pursue the signing of the soon-to-be greatest basketball player of all time: Michael Jordan. Operation F...

This week Mark reviews: Tetris - Businessman Henk Rogers and Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov join forces in the USSR, risking it all in-order to bring Tetris to the world. Breaking - Marine war veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds up a bank. His only demand is he receive the money he is owed. Hellraiser - Riley is struggling with addiction. One day she comes into the possession of a puzzle box. Along...

This week Mark reviews: John Wick: Chapter 4 - John Wick uncovers a path to defeating the High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, he must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe. Infinity Pool - James and Em Foster are enjoying a beach vacation together when a fatal accident exposes the resorts perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and s...

This week Mark reviews: Shazam! Fury of the Gods - Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still trying juggle their teenage life with their superhero alter egos. But when a trio of vengeful Gods arrives on Earth it is up to Shazam and his allies to save the Earth. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody - A biopic about the journey from obscurity to musical stardom for Whitney Houston. L...