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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.
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Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 13 September 2025
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 6 September 2025
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 30 August 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Thursday Murder Club - Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. But their casual sleuthing…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 23 August 2025
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 16 August 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Materialists - A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 9 August 2025
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 2 August 2025
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 26 July 2025
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 19 July 2025
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 12 July 2025
This week Mark reviews: Superman - Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 5 July 2025
This week Mark reviews: Jurassic World: Rebirth - Five years after the events of Jurassic World: Dominion, an expedition team braves isolated equatorial…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 28 June 2025
This week Mark reviews: F1: The Movie - A Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor and team up with a younger driver. Black Dog - Released from…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 21 June 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Last Journey - Renowned Swedish TV-duo Filip and Fredrik embark on a trip to France, aiming to rekindle the zest for life of…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 14 June 2025
This week Mark reviews: Tornado - A Japanese puppeteers’ daughter gets caught up with criminals when their show crosses paths with a crime gang, led by…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 7 June 2025
This week Mark reviews: Ballerina - An assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organisation sets out to seek revenge after her father’s death…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 31 May 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Ballad of Wallis Island - An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 24 May 2025
This week Mark reviews: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning - Ethan Hunt and the IMF team race against time to find the Entity, a rogue artificial…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 17 May 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Marching Band - Acclaimed orchestra conductor Thibaut has Leukemia and needs a bone marrow donor. Learning he was adopted, he finds…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 10 May 2025
This week Mark reviews: Riefenstahl - Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 3 May 2025
This week Mark reviews: Thunderbolts* - After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must embark on a dangerous…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 26 April 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Accountant 2 - Christian Wolff applies his brilliant mind and illegal methods to reconstruct the unsolved puzzle of a Treasury…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 19 April 2025
This week Mark reviews: Sinners - Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 12 April 2025
This week Mark reviews: G20 - Terrorists take over the G20 summit. US President Sutton brings her military experience to defend her family, company, and the…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 5 April 2025
This week Mark reviews: A Minecraft Movie - Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 29 March 2025
This week Mark reviews: Novocaine - When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, Nathan Caine, a man incapable of feeling physical pain, turns his rare condition…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 22 March 2025
This week Mark reviews: Snow White - A princess joins forces with seven dwarfs to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother the Evil Queen. Santosh -…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 15 March 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Electric State - An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 8 March 2025
This week Mark reviews: Mickey 17 - A disposable employee is sent on a human expedition to colonize an ice world. After Mickey dies, he is regenerated with…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 1 March 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Last Showgirl - Shelly is a season showgirl in Las Vegas, who must plan for her future when her show is abruptly closed after a…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 22 February 2025
This week Mark reviews: I’m Still Here - Brazil, 1971: a country in the tightening grip of military dictatorship. A Mother is forced to reinvent herself when…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 15 February 2025
This week Mark reviews: Captain America: Brave New World - Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 8 February 2025
This week Mark reviews: September 5 - During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 1 February 2025
This week Mark reviews: Saturday Night - At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a troupe of young comedians and writers changed the face of US TV forever. However…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 25 January 2025
This week Mark reviews: The Brutalist - When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 18 January 2025
This week Mark reviews: A Complete Unknown - At the Newport Folk Festival in 1975, a young Bob Dylan shakes up his act by going electric and siring rock as the…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 11 January 2025
This week Mark reviews: Maria - Maria Callas, the world’s greatest Opera singer, is in her final days. However, she wants to give one last performance. Get…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 4 January 2025
This week Mark reviews: Nosferatu - In 19th Century Germany, Solicitor Thomas Hutter is sent to meet Count Orlok as he seeks to purchase a property in London…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - Favourite films of 2024
It's that time of year again. Phoenix FM presenter Spencer Carter and film critic Mark Searby discuss their favourite films of 2024. Will Spencer's choices…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 21 December 2024
This week Mark reviews: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Gromit becomes concerned that Wallace has become over-dependent on his inventions, which proves…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 14 December 2024
This week Mark reviews: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 7 December 2024
This week Mark reviews: That Christmas - A snow blizzard hits a Suffolk seaside town, setting off entwined tales of family, friends, love and loneliness – and…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 30 November 2024
This week Mark reviews: Moana 2 - After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 23 November 2024
This week Mark reviews: Wicked – Part 1 - Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 16 November 2024
This week Mark reviews: Gladiator II - After his home is conquered by tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 9 November 2024
This week Mark reviews: Paddington In Peru - When Aunt Lucy goes missing from the Home for Retired Bears, Paddington and the Brown family fly to Peru and set…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 2 November 2024
This week Mark reviews: Anora - Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 26 October 2024
This week Mark reviews: Longlegs - In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end this terrifying…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 19 October 2024
This week Mark reviews: The Apprentice - Charting the rise of a young Donald Trump and his real estate business in the 1970s and 80s in New York, and showing…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 12 October 2024
This week Mark reviews: Transformers One - Optimus Prime and Megatron, as former friends, bonded like brothers. Their relationship ultimately changes…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 5 October 2024
This week Mark reviews: Joker: Folie A Deux - Arthur Fleck is institutionalized at Arkham, awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 28 September 2024
This week Mark reviews: The Outrun - After living life on the edge in London, Rona returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands (where she grew up)…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 21 September 2024
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 14 September 2024
This week Mark reviews: Reawakening - John and Mary’s daughter went missing while she was a child. Fourteen years later she reappears without explanation…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 7 September 2024
This week Mark reviews: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 31 August 2024
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 24 August 2024
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 17 August 2024
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 10 August 2024
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 3 August 2024
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…
Phoenix FM Film ReviewsPhoenix FM Film Reviews - 27 July 2024
This week Mark reviews: Deadpool & Wolverine - Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth Deadpool. They team up to…