Sleepwalk With Me is a gentle but not particularly funny romantic comedy written and directed by and starring This American Life’s Mike Birbiglia. He plays the pudgy, doleful 30-something Matt Pandamiglio, a wanna-be stand-up comedian whose career has advanced to the point of mopping up vomit in a bar. Averse to adult responsibility, he has also spent eight years dodging
Read moreTrance, the latest film from Trainspotting director Danny Boyle is a brain-boggling psychological thriller with more than a passing resemblance to Chris Nolan’s Inception. James McEvoy plays art auctioneer, con-artist and gambling addict, Simon, who steals a priceless painting, Goya’s “Witches Flight”, hoping it will pay off a gambling debt owed to gangster Franck (Vincent Cassel). When the heist goes
Read moreMelissa McCarthy’s foul-mouthed, borderline psychotic performances were highlights of Bridesmaids and This is 40 but in Identity Thief, this routine is looking a bit tired. McCarthy plays a deranged con woman Diana who steals people’s personal information to create fake credit cards which she uses to fund outrageous spending sprees. Her latest victim is Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) a decent
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we reveal our all-time favourite rock vocalists and discuss whether the Herald Sun panel got it right with their list of Australia’s finest singers. We’ll also take a look at the latest instalment in what is disturbingly looking like a GI Joe franchise, GI Joe: Retaliation. We’ll also review the latest film for Trainspotting
Read moreFeel like cranking up some heavy blues on a Sunday arvo without having to leave home? Select your weapon of choice (Jack Daniels, a can of Carlton, a stubby of Broo premium lager or even a wee glass of the finest shiraz from your cellar), cut up a few bits of cheese and grab a packet of crackers and settle
Read moreEach week on Radio Ga Ga we invent a “special theme” and make our music choices based on that theme which gives us a great broad spectrum of music eras to choose from. This weeks theme will feature bands who were named after songs by other artists. Think of Australia’s own JET or POWDERFINGER, named after the Wings song “Jet”
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