Apparently, there’s a footy game on tonight. Too bad everyone will be glued to the radio and ‘Built For Speed’ this Friday night. We have a feast of music this week with a look at some of Wilco’s finest tracks, favourite indie pop of the last 20 years, some skull crunching heavy tunes, new Aussie tracks and much more. On
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we let you know whether the latest ‘Conjuring’ horror movie spin-off, ‘The Nun’ will have you quaking in fear or snoozing. We also take a look at ‘Now Sound: Melbourne’s Listening’ a documentary about the contemporary Melbourne music scene. There’ll be a feast of fine music with a tribute to the late Freddie Mercury
Read moreSpike Lee emerged as a maverick auteur in the 1980’s with films like Do the Right Thing which explored provocative topics usually associated with racial politics in America. He’s been quiet for a few years, at least in terms of high profile feature films but with BlacKkKlansman he makes a powerful return, confronting Trump’s America within the guise of a
Read moreFrench film Ces’t La Vie is supposedly a comedy but works better as a study in workplace chaos. Set amid an elaborate wedding reception in the sprawling gardens of a French chateau, the film sees catering company boss and ring master Max (Jean-Pierre Bacri) desperately try to control an endless stream of disasters. Staff flirt with guests, people suffer food
Read moreSuperfly is not another Marvel Comics insect-themed superhero flick but a remake of the slightly dubious but iconic 1972 blaxploitation crime drama of the same name. It wasn’t exactly a film crying out for a remake but Director X (who is better known for hip hop and r’n’b music videos) has done just that, updating the characters to a contemporary
Read moreThis Friday ‘Built For Speed’ tears up the airways with magnificent new Aussie tunes, indie favourites from across the globe, classic rock and even a foray into the world of hip-hop. On the movie front we’ll take a look at the cinema adaptation of Nick Hornby’s music obsession-themed romantic drama Juliet Naked which stars Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd and Ethan Hawke.
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