The film Churchill often feels as if director Johnathon Teplitzky and writer Alex von Tunzelmann have taken The King’s Speech and replaced King George the Sixth with Winston Churchill. Both films are about a British leader confronting self-doubt and the crushing responsibility to their people in the dark days of the Second World War. Churchill is not a comprehensive biopic
Read moreWe shouldn’t expect much from a Baywatch cinema adaptation and this film certainly lives down to expectations. Often the problem with movies based on TV shows is that the filmmakers try to stuff the TV show’s concept into a generic action comedy template and in the process lose the show’s essence and appeal. It’s the same deal here except that,
Read more1979 was a tumultuous year particularly in the US where the Iran hostage saga, an energy crises and economic and social fragmentation severely dented the nation’s sense of supremacy and led to serious lack of confidence in the political system and the values that had driven the nation since its founding; something upon which Ronald Reagan and corporate America later
Read moreIt’s a movie fest this week on ‘Built For Speed’ as we take a look at two school holiday offerings ‘Despicable Me 3’ and ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul’ and for an older audience we review drama ‘The Promise’. There’s also plenty of great music with new tracks from Babaganouj and Pink Tiles, classics from decades past
Read moreThere’s another Transformers film in our cinemas and this week ‘Built For Speed’ lets you know whether ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ is a radical departure from the previous instalments or the same brain-pummeling experience. We also take a look at the latest Nick Broomfield documentary ‘Whitney: Can I Be Me’ which examines the life of the late Whitney Houston. Also, CJ will
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the first offering from the Dark Universe franchise, a reboot of ‘The Mummy’ which stars Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe. We also review confronting Romanian art-house drama ‘Graduation’. There’s a feast of great music with new tracks from Rolling Blackouts, LCD Soundsystem, Benjamin Booker and many more as well as favourites
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