Ep 31: Blue Jasmine

A 10 minute spoiler-free review of Woody Allen’s superb drama starring Cate Blanchett as the spoiled self-deluding wife of a crooked financier, brought to bankruptcy when he’s arrested.  Forced to live with her working-class sister Ginger, we see Jasmine drinking heavily, talking to herself, while trying to portray herself as a serenely elegant successful woman.  The result is an Oscar-worthy performance of great subtlety and vulnerability.

You can listen to a podcast review of Blue Jasmine here, subscribe to Bina007 Movie Reviews in iTunes here, and read a full written review here.

BLUE JASMINE has a running time of 98 minutes and is rated PG-13 in the USA and

BLUE JASMINE opened in August in the USA, Slovakia, Canada, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Greece, Hungary, Finland and Romania. It is currently on release in Australia, Portugal, Estonia, Iceland, Lithuania, France, South Korea, Russia, Ireland, Turkey and the UK. It opens on October 10th in Argentina and Singapore; on October 17th in Hong Kong; on November 7th in Germany and on December 5th in Italy.

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Ep 30: Diana

A 10 minute review of the new Princess Diana biopic. Naomi Watts portrays a lonely Princess falling in love with a Pakistani heart surgeon in the two years before her death.  The result is a soupy melodrama lacking wit, insight or sympathy.

You can listen to a podcast review of DIANA here, subscribe to Bina007 Movie Reviews in iTunes here, and read a full written review here.

DIANA has a running time of 113 minutes and is rated 12A in the UK for strong language, brief land mine injury and surgical detail.

DIANA is on release in the UK, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland and Poland. It opens on September 26th in Belgium, Denmark, Portugal and Serbia; on October 3rd in France, Italy, Russia and Sweden; on October 10th in Australia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, Estonia and Norway; on October 17th in Hong Kong and Japan; on October 25th in Brazil; on November 1st in the USA; on November 7th in Argentina and Finland; on November 14th in the Netherlands; on November 28th in Greece and Singapore; on December 13th in Spain; on January 9th in Germnany; and on February 6th in Chile.

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Ep 29: In A World…

A 10 minute spoiler free review of Lake Bell’s hilarious debut comedy.  In A World.. sees a young voice artist try to break into the misogynistic world of movie trailer voiceovers, while figuring out her love life.

You can listen to a podcast review of IN A WORLD here, subscribe to Bina007 Movie Reviews in iTunes here, and read a full written review here.

IN A WORLD… has a running time of 90 minutes. It played Sundance 2013, where Lake Bell won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, and Sundance London 2013. It opened earlier this year in the USA and Canada and is currently on release in the UK and Ireland.

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Ep 28: Rush

A 10 minute spoiler-free review of Ron Howard’s Formula One racing drama, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruehl. It’s about the rivalry between Ferrari’s Niki Lauda and Maclaren’s James Hunt during the fateful 1976 season.

You can list to a podcast review of RUSH here, subscribe to Bina007 Movie Reviews in iTunes here, or read a full written review here.

RUSH has a running time of 123 minutes and is rated R in the USA and 15 in the UK.

RUSH is on release in the UK and opens wide in the USA on September 28th. A full release schedule can be found at bina007.com

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Ep 27: The Way Way Back

A 10 minute spoiler-free review of the coming-of-age comedy The Way Way Back starring Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell and Toni Colette.  It’s about a teenage kid who escapes his bullying stepfather and desperate mother by working at a ramshackle waterpark and bonding with his quirky co-workers.

You can list to a podcast review of The Way Way Back here, subscribe to Bina007 Movie Reviews in iTunes here, or read a full written review here.

THE WAY WAY BACK has a running time of 103 minutes and is rated PG-13.

THE WAY WAY BACK played Sundance 2013 and was released earlier this year in the USA, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Israel, New Zealand, Finland, the UK and Ireland. It opens on September 12th in Singapore, on October 2nd in Belgium, on October 3rd in the Netherlands, on October 24th in Germany, on November 15th in Spain, on November 21st in Argentina, on November 27th in France and on December 5th in Italy.

Ep 26: What Maisie Knew

A 10 minute spoiler-free review of the family drama starring Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan as divorcing parents in contemporary New York. The portrait of a sensitive child enduring narcissistic parents is beautifully rendered but fails in its fanciful final act.

You can listen to a podcast review of this film here, read the full written review at Bina007.com,  or subscribe to Bina007 Movie Reviews in iTunes.

WHAT MAISIE KNEW has a running time of 98 minutes as is rated R in the USA and 15 in the UK. The movie played Toronto 2012 and it opened earlier this year in the USA, Taiwan, Germany, Finland and Denmark. It opened this weekend in the UK, Ireland, Greece, the Netherlands and Australia. It is available to view on demand in the UK at Curzon On Demand.

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Ep 25: Pain & Gain

A 10 minute spoiler free review of Michael Bay’s low-budget action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson as real-life muscle-men turned extortionists.  The movie has great energy and fun but is over-long and loses its direction in the final act.

You can listen to a podcast review of the movie here, read a full review at Bina007.com, and subscribe to Bina007 Movie Reviews in iTunes.

PAIN & GAIN has a running time of 129 minutes and is rated R in the USA and 15 in the UK.

PAIN & GAIN was released earlier this year in the USA, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Russia, USA, Canada, Croatia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Romania, Slovenia, Georgia, Mexico, Bosnia, Serbia, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Macedonia, Turkey and Italy. It opened earlier this month in Hungary, Singapore, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Austria, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands and Switzerland, Portugal, Thailand, Brazil and South Africa.  The movie opens on August 30th in Ireland, Poland, Spain and the UK; on September 5th in Denmark; on September 6th in Colombia, Panama and Taiwan; on September 11th in France; on September 12th in Chile and Peru; on September 13th in Cyprus and Sweden; and on September 19th in Argentina.

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