Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 27 June 2026

Phoenix FM Film Reviews - 27 June 2026

This week Mark reviews: Supergirl - Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home. Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard - A documentary about the career of comedian Rik Mayall. A Private Life - The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

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.