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PODCAST

Phoenix FM Film Reviews

Every Saturday afternoon Film Critic & author Mark Searby joins Spencer Carter on Phoenix FM for reviews of the latest films in the cinema, on streaming, DVD/Blu Ray and on-demand.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

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Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 21 September 2024

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2024/09/19

This week Mark reviews:His Three Daughters - Three estranged sisters return to their father’s New York apartment to care for their ailing father. Along the way they try to mend their broken relationship with each other. Bad Boys: Ride or Die - When their late Police Captain gets linked to a drug cartel, wisecracking Miami cops Mike Lowry and Marcus Burnett embark on a dangerous mission to clear his name. Fast Charlie - Charlie Swift is a fixer with a problem: the thug he whacked is missing his

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00:28:35

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 14 September 2024

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2024/09/12

This week Mark reviews:Reawakening - John and Mary’s daughter went missing while she was a child. Fourteen years later she reappears without explanation. Something In The Water - A group of five friends must fight for their lives in open water after a dream wedding turns into a nightmare. In Camera - Aden is a young actor who is constantly being rejecting for roles. After receiving multiple knockbacks, he decides to take it upon himself to find a new part to play.

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00:23:10

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 7 September 2024

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2024/09/06

This week Mark reviews:Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife. Firebrand - Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while he battles abroad. When the King returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own

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00:24:30

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 31 August 2024

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2024/08/30

This week Mark reviews:Touch - Kristofer, now a widower, embarks on a journey to find his first love, who disappeared 50 years ago. The Watched - A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in Western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures. Sasquatch Sunset - A year in the life of a unique family. It captures the daily life of the Sasquatch with a level of detail and rigor that is simply

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00:22:25

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 24 August 2024

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2024/08/22

This week Mark reviews:Kneecap - When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed ‘low life scum’ Naosie and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue. Cuckoo - A 17-year-old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem. The G - A mysterious older woman seeks revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life.

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00:20:53

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 17 August 2024

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2024/08/16

This week Mark reviews:The Union - Mike, a construction worker from New Jersey, is thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart, Roxanne, recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission. Only The River Flows - A Police Chief investigates a series of murders in a riverside town in rural China in the 1990s. An arrest is quickly made, but the strange behaviour of the locals pushes the Policeman further into the mystery. Rosalie - In 1870s France,

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00:23:03

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 10 August 2024

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2024/08/09

This week Mark reviews:The Instigators - Rory and Cobby are robbers who must go on the run when a theft goes wrong. Along for the ride is Rory’s therapist. Boy Kills World - When Boy, a deaf person with a vibrant imagination, watches his family murdered. He vows to seek revenge. He is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death. Tuesday - A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing

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00:27:36

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 3 August 2024

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2024/08/02

This week Mark reviews:Harold and the Purple Crayon - Inside of his book, Harold can make anything come to life just by drawing it with his purple crayon. But when he comes into the physical world, Harold realises he has a lot to learn about real life. Kensuke’s Kingdom - Michael, a young boy who has been shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to life alone. Over time, he feels another presence. Learning that his world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty. IF - A young girl who

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00:30:28

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 27 July 2024

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2024/07/26

This week Mark reviews:Deadpool & Wolverine - Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy. About Dry Grasses - A young teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after four years of mandatory service in a remote village, but is accused of inappropriate contact by two students. After losing hope, a colleague offers him new perspectives on life. I Saw The TV Glow - Two teenagers bond over their love of a

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00:31:57

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 20 July 2024

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2024/07/19

This week Mark reviews:Twisters - Kate Carter is a retired Tornado chaser turned meteorologist. She is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies to better understand tornadoes. Civil War - A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach Washington DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. Chuck Chuck Baby - Helen lives with her ex-husband, his 20-year-old girlfriend

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00:24:28

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 13 July 2024

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2024/07/12

This week Mark reviews:Despicable Me 4 - Gru and family, including baby Gru Jr., are forced to go on the run and assume a new identity after Gru’s school nemesis Maxime Le Mal returns. While living the new life Gru starts to realise that normal is not what they are. Sleep - A young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband’s nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family. Monkey Man - An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the

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00:27:08

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 6 July 2024

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2024/07/05

This week Mark reviews:Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F - Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter’s life is threatened. His old pals Taggart and Rosewood help to uncover a conspiracy that goes right to the heart of the L.A.P.D. The Moor - Claire is approached by the father of her murdered childhood friend to help investigate the haunted moor he believes is his son’s final resting place. Stopmotion - A stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing

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00:33:28

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 29 June 2024

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2024/06/28

This week Mark reviews:Kinds Of Kindness - Three stories revolve around a man who tries to take control of his own life, a policeman whose wife seems like a different person, and a woman who searches for someone with a special ability. Fancy Dance - Following her sister’s disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child’s white parents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact. I Am Celine Dion - This is a journey inside

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00:24:54

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 22 June 2024

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2024/06/21

This week Mark reviews:The Bikeriders - A Midwestern motorcycle club begins as a group of outsiders who are untied by good times, rumbling bikes and their charismatic leader. But things start to go bad when chapters start popping up around the country. The Peasants - 19th Century Poland, Jagna – a peasant woman – creates havoc in the local community when she marries a rich older man. Sleeping Dogs - An ex-homicide detective with memory loss is forced to solve a brutal murder, only to uncover

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00:27:37

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 15 June 2024

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2024/06/14

This week Mark reviews:Inside Out 2 - As Riley becomes a teenager, she develops new emotions including Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui aka boredom. Freud’s Last Session - Towards the end of his life Sigmund Freud invites author C.S. Lewis to debate the existence of God. And his unique relationship with his daughter, and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother. Wilding - Charlie and Isabella decide to rewild their former family farm after years of intensive

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00:24:06

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 8 June 2024

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2024/06/07

This week Mark reviews:The Dead Don’t Hurt - Two pioneers fight for their lives and their love on the American frontier during the Civil War. Lisa Frankenstein - Lisa Frankenstein is a misunderstood teenager. One day she brings back to life a Victorian male and they embark on a murderous journey together to find love, happiness and a few missing body parts. Hit Man - A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city Police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he

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00:24:53

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 1 June 2024

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2024/05/30

This week Mark reviews:You Can Call Me Bill - William Shatner recounts his personal journey over nine decades on Earth, stripping away all the masks he's worn to embody countless characters. Malum - A rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father’s death and a vicious cult. The Beast - Set in the near future, Artificial Intelligence is in control of everyone’s lives and human

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00:28:18

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 25 May 2024

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2024/05/24

This week Mark reviews:Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and subsequent team-up with Mad Max. The Goldfinger - A criminal conspiracy is uncovered when the stock market crashes. The Garfield Movie - After Garfield’s unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.

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00:29:08

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 18 May 2024

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2024/05/17

This week Mark reviews: Hoard - Maria grew up with her mother, who was a hoarder. Years later, after being taken into a foster home, previous resident Michael inspires her to revisit her childhood memories and passions that she has repressed. Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire - Godzilla and Kong face a colossal threat hidden deep within the planet, challenging their very existence and the survival of the human race. Wicked Little Letters - When the people of Littlehampton – including conservative

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00:24:28

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 11 May 2024

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2024/05/10

This week Mark reviews: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and the evolution of apes and humans alike. La Chimera - A group of archaeologists look to the black market to sell historical artifacts. The Promised Land - In 1755, poor soldier Ludvig Kahlen arrives at the barren Jutland moors in Denmark. There he makes it his mission to cultivate the land and

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