SECA PANEL PODCAST # 7 2019/2020
Back in the cosy confines of the studio, the panel disseminate the first day of Round 7 matches on the below podcast – just click play.
Read moreFilm review: ‘KNIVES OUT’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
After a lumbering foray into the Star Wars franchise with The Last Jedi, director Rian Johnson returns to what he does best, quirky character-based crime dramas in the flawed but highly enjoyable murder mystery Knives Out. The film plays like an alternate reality Agatha Christie story as a group of suspects (played by a typical all-star cast) gather at a
Read moreFilm review: ‘CHARLIE’S ANGELS’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
Did the world need another Charlie’s Angels remake? After seeing this clumsy and largely charmless cinematic version, the answer will probably be an emphatic ‘no!’. This film, directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Patrick Stewart and Banks herself has eschewed the fun, exciting, vividly-coloured, endearingly silly, sugar-rush style of the Angels films from the
Read moreFilm review: ‘PAIN AND GLORY’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
For nearly 40 years, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s films have intrigued, infuriated and delighted audiences. His provocative but highly personalised subject matter, idiosyncratic style, striking images and ability to draw searing performances from his cast have made his films the arthouse equivalent of event cinema. His latest film, Pain And Glory, the third in a semi-autobiographical trilogy, features most of
Read moreTwo Smokin’ Guns Podcast 1st December 2019
Scotty and Ruttsy present another show of mayhem and madness. We had so much fun and laughs. If you missed it, catchup up right here…
Read moreFilm review: ‘BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
Falling somewhere between Run Fat Boy Run, Muriel’s Wedding and most Rebel Wilson films, comedy/drama Brittany Runs A Marathon is an amiable, subtly subversive but underwhelming story of fat shaming, destructive self-loathing and the mixed blessings of life transformation. Brittany (Jillian Bell) is an irresponsible, partially employed, 28-year-old New York party animal who thinks responsibility, commitment and healthy living are
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