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B007 Ep 140 – Black Panther – The Shape Of Water – Lady Bird

Three major films out in the UK this week! We start with a review of the new Marvel film Black Panther. At 11m45s, we review the stunningly beautiful Giullermo Del Toro-directed, Oscar-nominated adult fairytale The Shape Of Water. Finally, at 18m10s,  we review the mother-daughter relationship dramedy, Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan, and directed by Greta Gerwig – both of whom have been Oscar nominated.

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B007 Ep 137 – Last Flag Flying – The Post – Downsizing – The Final Year

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Four films to review this week! First up – the political documentary THE FINAL YEAR set in the Obama White House, released in the UK last Friday – second up, the Pentagon Papers drama THE POST starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, also released in the UK last Friday (7m50s). We then move to the Alexander Payne satire DOWNSIZING starring Matt Damon, released in the UK tomorrow (17m15) – and finish up with Richard Linklater’s drama about Vietnam vets bringing a son home for burial, LAST FLAG FLYING, starring Bryan Cranston and Steve Carell, out in the UK on Friday (23m15sm).

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B007 Ep 136 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri – Darkest Hour – Churchill

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Spoiler free reviews of the superb black comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri starring Frances McDormand (1m); the wartime film about Churchill’s first months as Prime Minister, starring Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour (7m); and last year’s “other” Churchill film starring Brian Cox on the eve of the Normandy landing (15m30s).

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B007 Ep 128 – Their Finest – Brimstone

Today we discuss two movies concerned with putting the feminine perspective at the heart of their story. The first is THEIR FINEST – a British wartime romantic comedy starring Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy. The second is a Western-revenge-thriller starring Dakota Fanning and Guy Pearce called BRIMSTONE.

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B007 Ep 127 – Lion – Planetarium

Two flawed but interesting films at the London Film Festival today – the first is the true life tearjerker LION starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman – the second is the 1930s Parisian drama PLANETARIUM starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp.

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B007 Ep 126 – A Quiet Passion – Certain Women

Today was a gynocentric day at the London Film Festival. Reviews of Terence Davies’ beautiful, witty, tragic Emily Dickinson biopic A QUIET PASSION and Kelly Reichardt’s haunting melancholy triptych CERTAIN WOMEN starring Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams and Laura Dern.

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B007 Ep 125 – Arrival – Paterson – The Birth Of A Nation

In today’s round-up, we discuss the Denis Villeneuve sci-fi movie ARRIVAL starring Amy Adams – the gorgeous Jim Jarmusch directed love story PATERSON starring Adam Driver – and the controversial slave rebellion THE BIRTH OF A NATION starring Nate Parker.

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B007 Ep 124 – Personal Shopper

In this episode we review the Cannes-award winning supernatural thriller PERSONAL SHOPPER starring Kristen Stewart and directed by Olivier Assayas.

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B007 Ep 123 – Manchester By The Sea – Mindhorn – Bleed For This

In this episode we review the superb Oscar-contender tragicomedy MANCHESTER BY THE SEA – the superb British comedy from the creators of The Mighty Boosh, MINDHORN – and the disappointing, cliche ridden boxing drama BLEED FOR THIS.

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B007 Ep 122 – The Handmaiden – Trolls – Toni Erdmann

In today’s recap Bina007 reviews three outstanding films playing at the BFI London Film Festival: Park Chan-Wook’s erotic thriller, THE HANDMAIDEN – the funny, smart heart-warming children’s animated film TROLLS – and the German tragicomedy TONI ERDMANN.  All three were exceptionally good, and dealt with love, although with very different audiences in mind!

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