Bina007 reviews Indian auteur Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s stunning and lavish costume drama Heeramandi, showing on Netflix. It stars Manisha Koirala as the madam Mallikajaan, running an ultra-luxurious house of courtesans in Lahore’s diamond bazaar in 1920’s British ruled India. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s…

Bina007 reviews writer-director Alex Garland’s near-future political dystopian drama, Civil War. It stars Kirsten Dunst and Wagner Moura as journalists travelling by car from New York to Washington DC to interview a fascist president of the USA. Meanwhile, the Western Forces of Texas and California are readying to invade DC and retake the Capitol. …

Bina007 reviews director Sam Taylor-Wood’s biopic of Amy Winehouse, based on a script by Matt Greenhalgh. The film features a stunningly good performance from Marisa Abela as Amy and an equally compelling Jack O’Connell as her vilified husband Blake Fielder-Civil. This film firmly anchors Amy’s story in her love of jazz and her family’s musical her…

Bina007 reviews the latest iteration of Patricia Highsmith’s stunning crime procedural The Talented Mr Ripley. It is written and directed by Steve Zaillian and stars Andrew Scott as Tom, Johnny Flynn as Dickie and Dakota Fanning as Marge. The eight-part miniseries is out on Netflix today. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View …

Bina007 reviews the brave, hilarious, and deeply moving new film Silver Haze, directed by Sacha Polak and starring Vicky Knight. Out in the UK on March 29th. [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 the new Netflix miniseries from Guy Ritchie. It stars Theo James of White Lotus fame as Eddie Horniman, an aristocratic ex-soldier who inherits his family estate only to discover its housing one of the biggest ganga farms in the UK. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina0…

Bina007 reviews the new Sky/Starz historical drama Mary & George. It stars Julianne Moore as Mary Villiers, who groomed her son George (Nicholas Galitzine) to seduce King James I of England. [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 …

Bina007 reviews the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s reboot of the iconic Frank Herbert religio-sci-fi epic. The film excels in spectacle and sound but falls down on performance and narrative choice. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 movie review website [VOK] …

Bina007 reviews British writer-director Sean Durkin’s deeply affecting wrestling drama The Iron Claw. It tells the real life story of the Von Erich family and deals with toxic masculinity and sibling love. This is an award-worthy movie featuring an astonishing performance from Zac Efron. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View t…

Bina007 reviews Daniel Kaluuya’s London-set dystopian drama The Kitchen starring Kano. Then she reviews the urgent documentary The Disappearance of Shere Hite at 5m30s. Note the latter is not appropriate listening for children. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 …

Bina007 reviews Spanish director J A Bayona’s new recreation of the famous 1972 Andes air crash disaster, now showing on Netflix. In doing so, Bina discusses the crash and its aftermath in detail that could be a spoiler, and that some listeners might find disturbing. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on…

Bina007 reviews writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos blistering dark comedy Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly A[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 writer-director Jonathan Glazer’s stunning adaptation of Martin Amis’ novel set in Auschwitz. [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 KingsgravePor Bina007

Bina007 reviews the sequel to the beloved family comedy adventure, Chicken Run. In this stop-motion animation sequel, this time the chickens need to break IN to a nugget factory. [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 Vass…

Bina007 reviews the Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper as the conductor, and Carey Mulligan as his long-suffering wife. [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 Ridley Scott’s Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic military leader and Vanessa Kirby as Empress Josephine. [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 Todd Haynes’ May December starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman. [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 KingsgravePor Bina007

Bina007 reviews David Fincher’s stylish thriller The Killer starring Michael Fassbender. At 3m30s in she reviews Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, A Haunting In Venice, starring Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Kelly Reilly. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The ful…

Bina007 reviews Sofia Coppola’s biopic of Priscilla Presley starring Jacob Elordi as Elvis. [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 KingsgravePor Bina007

Bina007 reviews Alexander Payne’s glorious slow-burn dramedy The Holdovers starring Paul Giamatti before (5m15s) reviewing Christos Nikou’s near-future social satire Fingernails starring Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 movie revie…

Bina007 reviews Garth Davis’ sci-fi dystopian relationship drama, Foe, starring Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan, and at 4m40s, Errol Morris’ documentary interview with Cold War spy novelist John Le Carre. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 movie review website [VOK…

Bina007 reviews Martin Scorsese’s epic true crime drama about a space of racially motivated murders in Osage County in the 1920s and 30s, starring Leonardo di Caprio, Robert de Niro and Lily Gladstone. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 movie review website [VOK]…

Bina007 reviews the underdog sports documentary NYAD, starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster and (5m25s) the Palme D’Or winning crime-courtroom drama Anatomy Of A Fall starring Sandra Hueller. [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 f…

Bina007 reviews Michael Mann’s (HEAT, THE INSIDER) forthcoming biopic FERRARI starring Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari, Penelope Cruz as his wife Laura and Shailene Woodley as his mistress Lina Lardi. [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…

Bina007 reviews Richard Linklater (SCHOOL OF ROCK)’s forthcoming super sexy hilariously funny HIT MAN starring Glen Powell (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) as an undercover cop who falls for his mark. [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 Bin…

Bina007 reviews Jeff Nichols’ stunning film about a motorcycle gang in late 60s and early 70s Chicago starring Elvis’ Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer. [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 O…

Bina007 reviews Emerald Fennell’s darkly comic social satire Saltburn, starring Richard E Grant, Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan, Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan. [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 Gareth Edwards new sci-fi action film pitting man against AI. Spoilers after 8m. [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 KingsgravePor Bina007

Bina007 reviews Golda – a surprisingly good film about the 1973 Yom Kippur war from the perspective of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. At 8m55s Bina reviews Michael Winterbottom’s excellent new historical thriller Shoshana, set in 1930s Tel Aviv, about two idealistic lovers compromised by politics. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [A…

Bina007 reviews the new action thriller with a social conscience from Tamil cinema wunderkind Atlee, starring Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and cameos from Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt. [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 the stylish revenge thriller starring Nic Cage, Sympathy for the Devil; the meh live action – animated comedy Strays (3m20s); and the sadly fan-servicey Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (5m35s). [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 movie review…

Bina007 reviews the sadly dull Jason Statham action film Meg 2: The Trench and (at 4 minutes in) the surprisingly brilliant Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. [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 Kin…

Bina007 reviews the surprisingly good third and final instalment in Antoine Fuqua’s action franchise, starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. [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 the stunningly good debut feature Past Lives; and the dull “comedy” Afire (6m). [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 KingsgravePor Bina007

Bina007 reviews the uplifting Bollywood sports movie Ghoomer; the Indian political documentary While We Watched (5m); and the French drama Lie With Me (9m14s). [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 the desperately moving trans doc Kokomo City; the darkly comic murder mystery Medusa Deluxe (3m20s); the dystopian bleak comedy Corner Office (7m10s) and the gay teen rom-com Red, White & Royal Blue (10m). [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] The full Bina007 movie …

Bina007 reviews the Asian-American buddy comedy Joy Ride; the indie dramedy You Hurt My Feelings (4m45s); and the stunning Italian coming-of-age drama L’Immensita (6m35s). [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 …

Bina007 reviews Karan Johar’s latest multi-generational Bollywood dramedy starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly [Archive] View this episode’s page on Archive.org [Bina007] https://archive.org/details/B007Ep149RockyAurRaniThe full Bina007 movie review website [VOK] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave…

Bina007 starts by reviewing Mark Cousins’ film essay on Alfred Hitchcock. The review of The Beanie Bubble starts at 3 mins 30 secs. [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 Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece, Oppenheimer. [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 KingsgravePor Bina007

Barbie (32s); Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (8m). Next episode: Oppenheimer. [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 KingsgravePor Bina007

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2m); Pretty Red Dress (11m); and Asteroid City (14m30). [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 KingsgravePor Bina007

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 British kid growing up in 1980s Luton who escap…

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 [Bina0…

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; at 20m, the…

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 written revie…

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…

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 Manv…

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. Full written reviews…

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 Payne satire DOWNSIZING starring Matt Damon, …