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 heritage. Controversially, it is kinder to Mitch Winehouse and Fielder-Civil than Asif Kapadia’s 2015 documentary Amy (see episode 98 of this podcast). [...
Apr 13, 2024
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 this episode’s page on Archive.org [ Bina007 ] The full Bina007 movie review website [ VOK ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Apr 04, 2024
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...
Mar 15, 2024
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 [ Bina007 ] The full Bina007 movie review website [ VOK ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Mar 09, 2024
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 Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Mar 05, 2024
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 ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Mar 03, 2024
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 this episode’s page on Archive.org [ Bina007 ] The full Bina007 movie review website [ VOK ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Mar 03, 2024
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 movie review website [ VOK ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Jan 14, 2024
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 Archive.org [ Bina007 ] The full Bina007 movie review website [ VOK ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Jan 04, 2024
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...
Dec 19, 2023
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 Kingsgrave...
Dec 18, 2023
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 Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Dec 15, 2023
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...
Dec 07, 2023
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...
Nov 22, 2023
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 Kingsgrave...
Nov 18, 2023
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 full Bina007 movie review website [ VOK ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Nov 03, 2023
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 Kingsgrave...
Nov 02, 2023
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 review website [ VOK ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Oct 29, 2023
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 ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Oct 21, 2023
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 ] More from Bina at Vassals Of Kingsgrave...
Oct 18, 2023
