This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we’ll take a look at the oddly named hit rom-com ‘Crazy Rich Asians’. We’ll also see what four screen legends: Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen, Diane Keaton and Candice Bergen are up to in their latest film, ‘Bookclub’. We’ll have many fine tunes for you with some 80’s indie faves, new Aussie tracks and classic rock. Don’t
Read moreThe musical is a rare film genre these days with La La Land one of the few recent examples. It seems the broad theatrical acting, cheesy scenarios and often clunky combination of real world drama and song-and-dance fantasy stretches credulity a little too far for the more cynical modern audience. It’s a credit largely to the song writing genius of
Read moreIt will be obvious to anyone who has seen the trailer that Skyscraper is really just a remake of the 1988 Bruce Willis film Die Hard as once again an intrepid, resourceful and apparently indestructible hero battles evil terrorists in a towering building. The hero in this case is security assessor and former FBI agent Will Sawyer (Dwayne ‘The Rock’
Read moreAnyone familiar with the films of New Zealand director Taika Waititi will recognise his idiosyncratic style: low budget and aesthetically minimalist with extremely droll piss-taking humour, absurdist depictions of everyday life and affectionate oddball characters. This is almost the house style for his company, Piki Films and it carries through to their latest effort The Breaker-Upperers which, for about half its
Read moreIt’s been a while since the last dystopian futuristic sci-fi fantasy in which pretty teens are oppressed by a fascist adult state. To satiate fans of that genre we now have The Darkest Minds, an adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s young adult novel. The film takes us into an unspecified future where a strange malady has caused some children to develop
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ CJ tells us all about the Bob Dylan gig from Monday night. Nick will let you know about the latest young adult dystopian sci-fi film adaptation with The Darkest Minds. He’ll also tell you about French comedy/ drama C’est La Vie and MIFF music doco I Used to Be Normal: A Boy Band Fangirl
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