Bina007 reviews director David Leitch’s action comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt before moving onto the sexy sports film Challengers starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist and directed by Luca Guadagnino. Both are on global r

B007 Ep 186 – Heeramandi (TV)

May 5th, 2024

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

B007 Ep 185 – Civil War

Apr 13th, 2024

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 US

B007 Ep 184 – Back To Black

Apr 13th, 2024

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

B007 Ep 183 – Ripley

Apr 4th, 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 e

B007 Ep 182 – Silver Haze

Mar 15th, 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 Arc

B007 Ep 181 – The Gentlemen (TV)

Mar 9th, 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

B007 Ep 180 – Mary and George

Mar 5th, 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

B007 Ep 179 – Dune Part 2

Mar 3rd, 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 directl

B007 Ep 178 – The Iron Claw

Mar 3rd, 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 featurin

B007 Ep 177 – The Kitchen – The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Jan 14th, 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

B007 Ep 176 – Society Of The Snow

Jan 4th, 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

B007 Ep 175 – Poor Things

Dec 19th, 2023

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] T

B007 Ep 174 – The Zone Of Interest

Dec 18th, 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

B007 Ep 173 – Chicken Run 2: The Dawn of the Nugget

Dec 15th, 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

B007 Ep 172 – Bradley Cooper’s Maestro

Dec 7th, 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 Ar

B007 Ep 171 – Ridley Scott’s Napoleon

Nov 22nd, 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

B007 Ep 170 – Todd Haynes’ May December

Nov 18th, 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 fro

B007 Ep 169 – David Fincher’s The Killer and Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting In Venice

Nov 3rd, 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]

B007 Ep 168 – Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla

Nov 2nd, 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] Mor

B007 Ep 167 – Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers – Christos Nikou’s Fingernails

Oct 29th, 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

B007 Ep 166 – Foe – The Pigeon Tunnel

Oct 21st, 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 direc

B007 Ep 165 – Killers Of The Flower Moon

Oct 18th, 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 direct

B007 Ep 164 – NYAD and Anatomy Of A Fall

Oct 17th, 2023

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 [Arc

B007 Ep 163 – Michael Mann’s Ferrari

Oct 9th, 2023

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 [A