Phoenix FM Film Reviews

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 20 June 2026

This week Mark reviews: Toy Story 5 - Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they’re introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime. Nino - Nino, a young man, explores the streets of Paris to reconnect with the world and himself, after being diagnosed with cancer. Familiar Touch - An Octogenarian woman transitions to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires. I Am Frankelda - Frankelda, a determined 19th Century Mexican writer, journeys into her subconscious to face the monsters she has written about. Guided by a tormented prince, she must restore the balance between fiction and reality before it’s too late.

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 13 June 2026

This week Mark reviews: Disclosure Day - A meteorologist and a cybersecurity expert find themselves at the centre of a movement to expose the government’s cover-up of extraterrestrial secrets. How To Make A Killing - Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, Beckett will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance. No matter how many relatives stand in the way. The Land of Sometimes - Twins Alfie and Elise find a magical Wish Watch on Christmas Eve and are swept by the Wish Collector into the musical Land of Sometimes, where they learn that wishes have consequences.

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 6 June 2026

This week Mark reviews: Masters of the Universe - A young man on Earth discovers a secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet. He must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die - A “Man From The Future” arrives at a diner in Los Angeles, where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence. Blue Moon - In 1943 lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in a bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his groundbreaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 30 May 2026

This week Mark reviews: My Mother’s Wedding - Three sisters return to their home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother. But mother and daughters are forced to revisit the past and confront the future. Free Party: A Folk History - A documentary detailing the largest ever illegal rave in the UK at Castlemorton, the Criminal Justice Bill and the free party movement. Fairyland - A young girl recounts growing up in San Francisco in the 1970s & 80s with her gay father. DJ Ahmet - A 15-year-old Yuruk boy from a remote Macedonian village escape into music amidst parental expectations, societal conservatism, and forbidden love for a promised girl.

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 23 May 2026

This week Mark reviews: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - With the Empire fallen, the fledgling New Republic is trying to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they enlist the help of the Mandalorian bounty hunter and his young apprentice Grogu. One Last Deal - A veteran football agent races to secure a lucrative contract for his star client, as both their careers and lives hang in the balance. The Bride! - In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change.