This week Mark reviews:

Priscilla - When teenage Priscilla meets Elvis, the man is already a rock and roll superstar. But he becomes someone else entirely unexpected in private moments.

Society of the Snow - The flight of a rugby team crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few Passengers who survive the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments to survive.

One Life - Nicholas Winton looks back at his life when he saved hundreds of Central European children from the Nazis on the eve of World War II.

Phoenix FM film critic Mark Searby joins presenter Spencer Carter to countdown their favourite films of 2023.

This week Mark reviews:

The Boy And The Heron - A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother, ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.

Maestro - Chronicling the lifelong relationship between conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Coh Bernstein.

Ferrari - Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari’s auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.

This week Mark reviews:

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new threat, and Ginger and her team decide to break in.

Passages - A gay couple’s marriage is thrown into crisis when one of them impulsively begins a passionate affair with a young woman.

The Great Escaper - Bernard Jordan escapes from his care home to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.

This Week Mark reviews:

Wonka - With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for it’s chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

May December - Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

A Haunting In Venice - In post-World War II Venice, Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a séance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.

This week Mark Reviews:

Candy Cane Lane - A man is determined to win the neighbourhood’s annual Christmas decorating contest. He makes a pact with an Elf to help him win. But the Elf casts a spell that brings the 12 days of Christmas to life, which brings chaos to the town.

The Mean One - In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy’s parents are murdered and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty green figure in a red Santa suit.

Genie - Bernard is a workaholic who enlists the help of a magical genie in-order to help win his family back before Christmas.

This week Mark reviews:

Napoleon - French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is on a relentless journey to power. However, his addictive and volatile relationship with his wife Josephine might just derail his world domination.

Girl - The curious relationship between a girl and her mother is threatened by the hostile community around them.

The Retirement Plan - When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that put their lives at risk, Ashley turns to her estranged father, who is currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands.

This week Mark reviews:

Saltburn - A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family’s sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.

Santa Claus: The Movie - The legend of Santa Claus is put in jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.

Gran Turismo - Jann Mardenborough plays the computer game Gran Turismo. When he makes it through to the world finals of the game, he is then given a shot at competing in real-life race cars. Along for the ride is a failed former race car driver and an idealistic motorsport executive.

This week Mark reviews:

The Killer - After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose - When famed paranormal psychologist Dr. Nandor Fodor investigates a family’s claim of a talking animal, he uncovers a mysterious web of hidden motives where everyone is a suspect in his relentless pursuit of the truth.

Seaside Special - A documentary about the seaside town of Cromer in Norfolk as it prepares for it’s annual end of pier variety show, which is performed twice a day for three months every summer. Filmed in 2019 and set amongst the backdrop of clashing views within the community about Brexit.

This week Mark reviews:

Bottoms - Two unpopular queer high school students start a fight club to have sex before graduation.

Cobweb - An eight-year-old boy tries to investigate the mysterious knocking sounds that are coming from inside the walls of his house, unveiling a dark secret that his parents have kept hidden from him.

The Royal Hotel - Backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that grows rapidly out of their control.