Dirty Grandpa should not be confused with the similar sounding Jackass movie Bad Grandpa. This would do a disservice to the atrocious Bad Grandpa as astonishingly, Dirty Grandpa is even worse. This embarrassingly awful road trip comedy is little more than a procession of staggeringly unfunny and moronic gags barely held together by an inane and clichéd plot. Somehow Robert
Read moreMuch like the Western Australian outback in which it is largely set, Looking for Grace is disconcertingly empty. A wafer thin plot sees rebellious teen Grace (Odessa Young) steal money from her gormless parents Denise and Dan (Rhada Mitchell and David Wenham) and run away with friend Sapho (Kenya Pearson) presumably to see a hard-core punk band called Dead Dog.
Read moreThe Danish Girl sensitively depicts the life of Danish landscape painter Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) and his transition from male to female through gender reassignment. Einar was married to painter Gerda (Alicia Vikander) but came to the realisation that he felt more comfortable as a woman. In the mid-1920’s he underwent the first gender reassignment surgery and became Lili. While
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we play all Australian music with classic tunes from across the decades and plenty of current indie rock. On the movie front we’ll review the new Australian film Looking for Grace and the disturbingly titled Dirty Grandpa which, believe it or not, stars Robert de Niro and Zach Efron. Don’t forget our regular preview
Read moreSince the superb Jackie Brown, Quentin Tarantino’s films haven’t been entirely convincing. Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained all had inventive, exciting and funny moments but the storylines were an unsatisfying jumble of ideas tainted by questionable morality. Tarantino’s latest film, The Hateful Eight, is an improvement but still suffers some of the same problems; there’s a number of
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 22nd January 2016 THE BEASTIE BOYS – Shake your rump. VELVET CRUSH – Atmosphere. THE LIQUOR GIANTS – Bastanchury Park. SLEATER KINNEY – Things you say. NIRVANA – In bloom. COURTNEY BARNETT – Pickles from the jar. (Aus) LEFTFIELD (WITH AFRIKA BAMBAATAA) – Africa shox. NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS – Dream on. LED ZEPPELIN –
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