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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

00:26:47

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 15 November 2025

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2025/11/14

This week Mark reviews:The Running Man - Ben Richards joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by “Hunters” hired to kill them.Belen - A woman hospitalised for pain discovers she is pregnant. After a medical emergency, she faces criminal charges. With support from her attorney and women’s rights advocates, she fights for justice in a landmark case.In Your Dreams - Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their

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00:26:11

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 8 November 2025

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2025/11/07

This week Mark reviews:Anemone - In Northern England, a man heads out on a journey into the woods to reconnect with the estranged hermit brother with whom he shared a complicated past that was altered by life-changing events decades ago.Frankenstein - A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragiccreation.Dragonfly - Seeing the lack of care that her elderly neighbour Elsie is receiving

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00:29:29

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 1 November 2025

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2025/10/31

This week Mark reviews:Bugonia - Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying the planet Earth.The Legend of Ochi - In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.Ballad of a Small Player - When his past and his debts start to catch up with

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00:31:19

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 25 October 2025

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2025/10/23

The week Mark reviews:Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen’s journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he set about to record Born In The USA with the E Street Band.Sketch - When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror - A documentary about a theatre play that evolved into a

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00:33:19

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 18 October 2025

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2025/10/16

This week Mark reviews:The Twits - Two orphans join forces with a family of magical animals to save their city from the powerful Mr and Mrs Twit, the meanest, nastiest, smelliest people in the world.Borley Rectory: The Awakening - As the Bull family move into Borley’s Rectory, they start to experience strange noises and apparitions.Souleymane’s Story - A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare hisstory for a make-or-break interview to secure legal

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00:32:14

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 11 October 2025

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2025/10/09

This week Mark reviews:Tron Ares - A highly sophisticated program called Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission.Good Boy - A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves the most.John Candy: I Like Me - A documentary that explores the life and legacy of iconic funnyman John Candy, who

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00:31:38

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 4 October 2025

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2025/10/03

This week Mark reviews:The Smashing Machine - The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion, Mark Kerr.Play Dirty - A ruthless thief and his expert crew stumble onto the heist of a lifetime.The Lost Bus - A wayward school bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a terrifying inferno.

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00:24:01

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 27 September 2025

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2025/09/26

This week Mark reviews:One Battle After Another - When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own’s daughter.Riff Raff - A former criminal’s ordinary life is turned upside down when his old family shows up for a long-awaited reunion.Elio - Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow

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00:27:45

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 20 September 2025

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2025/09/18

This week Mark reviews:The Glassworker - The life of a young glassblower in training and his relationships over the years, as his land goes through war and strife.Happyend - In near-future Tokyo, the threat of a catastrophic quake looms. Two school friends prank their headmaster before graduation, leading to the school installing a surveillance system.Sovereign - A father and son who identify as Sovereign Citizens, a group of anti-government extremists, find themselves in a standoff with a chief of

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00:27:44

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 13 September 2025

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2025/09/12

This week Mark reviews:The Long Walk - A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as “The Long Walk”, where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot.The Golden Spurtle - In a Scottish Highland village, competitors gather for the World Porridge Championships. It is the final year under the leadership of Chieftain Charlie Miller, a competition which celebrates tradition and community through porridge-making.Bring Her Back - A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual

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00:27:34

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 6 September 2025

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2025/09/05

This week Mark reviews:The Conjuring: Last Rites - Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last case as they try to help the Smurl family rid their house of a demonic force.The Phoenician Scheme - Wealthy businessman Zsa-Zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins. Highest 2 Lowest - When a titan music mogul is targeted

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00:25:52

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 30 August 2025

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2025/08/29

This week Mark reviews:The Thursday Murder Club - Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. But their casual sleuthing takes a turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.The Colors Within - A girl who see’s colours in people’s hearts joins a band with two other people. The Toxic Avenger - A horrible accident transforms downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger.

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00:28:23

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 23 August 2025

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2025/08/22

This week Mark reviews:The Life of Chuck - Who is Chuck Krantz? That’s the question everyone wants to know. The Ceremony - Two troubled migrant workers in a Bradford car wash are dragged into an escalating moral crisis as night falls.Eddington - In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town Sheriff and a Mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico.

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00:27:28

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 16 August 2025

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2025/08/15

This week Mark reviews:The Materialists - A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.Inside - Transferred from juvenile to adult prison, Mel is taken under the wing of both Shepard, Australia’s most despised criminal, and Warren, a soon-to-be-paroled inmate. The paternal triangle that forms between them becomes their undoing.Fixed - Bull, an average, all-round good dog, discovers he is going to be neutered in the morning. He decides

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00:25:53

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 9 August 2025

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2025/08/08

This week Mark reviews:Freakier Friday - Tess and Anna discover that lightning may indeed strike twice as they navigate the myriad challenges that come with two families swapping bodies.The Kingdom - Lesia, a teenager, is taken by a man to a villa where he fugitive father and his men are hiding. As war erupts, leading to death and a chase where father and daughter bond.40 Acres - In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War

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00:28:13

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 2 August 2025

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2025/08/01

This week Mark reviews:The Naked Gun - Following in the footsteps of his bumbling father, Detective Frank Drebin Jr. must solve a murder case to prevent the Police department from shutting down.Final Destination: Bloodlines - Plagued by a recurring violent nightmare, a college student returns home to find the one person who can break the cycle and save her family from the horrific fate that awaits them.Savages - In Borneo, at the edge of the Tropical forest, schoolgirl Keria is given a baby

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00:27:18

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 26 July 2025

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2025/07/25

This week Mark reviews:The Fantastic Four: The First Steps - Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.The Bad Guys 2 - The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals. Gazer - Frankie, a

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00:18:17

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 19 July 2025

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2025/07/18

This week Mark reviews:Smurfs - When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world.Bring Them Down - An Irish shepherding family are thrust into battle on several fronts: Internal strife, hostility within the family, rivalry with another famer. These all take a very dark turn for everyone involved.

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00:29:24

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 12 July 2025

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2025/07/11

This week Mark reviews:Superman - Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way, he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old fashioned.Modigliani: Three Days on the Wing of Madness - Through the streets of World War I Paris, Italian bohemian artist Modigliani attempts to outmaneuver bombs, Policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search for a home for

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00:29:44

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 5 July 2025

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2025/07/04

This week Mark reviews:Jurassic World: Rebirth - Five years after the events of Jurassic World: Dominion, an expedition team braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a ground-breaking medical breakthrough.The Woman in the Yard - A mysterious woman repeatedly appears in a family’s front yard, often delivering chilling warnings and unsettling messages, leaving them to question her identity, motives and potential danger she might pose.The Old Guard

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