This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two big crime biopics just released in our cinemas. Legend recounts the infamous activities of London’s Kray brothers while Black Mass depicts James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s rein as crime lord of South Boston in the 1970’s. We’ll let you know how they stack up against the gangster classics such as
Read moreThis Friday on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at film that will have music fans salivating. The Wrecking Crew documents the phenomenal contributions of the legendary group of session musos who were behind so many classic pop hits of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. We’ll also here some of the fine music to which they contributed including the
Read moreThe Duke of Burgundy is an intriguing and obtuse film which, from its title, sounds as if it should be some sort of historical costume drama but it’s actually a kind of lesbian 50 Shades of Grey. The slender plot examines the strange sado-masochistic relationship between two women, the young sexually rapacious and obsessive Evelyn (Chiara D’Anna) and her older
Read moreWith The Hunger Games, Divergent and now The Maze Runner series, the dystopian post-apocalyptic teen drama is becoming as much of a fixture in our cinemas as overblown superhero films. This could start to wear thin on audiences particularly those not wedded to the novels on which these films are based but the Maze Runner movies, which have been adapted
Read moreLast Cab to Darwin was originally a stage play by author Reg Cribb who also wrote The Return which became the film Last Train to Freo. Freo was adapted to the big screen by Jeremy Sims in 2006 and stands as one of those infuriating films that is terrific most of the way through then loses it horribly in the
Read moreWith its dangerous mountain climbing scenario and all-star cast, that includes Sam Worthington, Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley, Everest looked certain to be an old school, over-the-top disaster movie. Impressively, though, Everest side-steps the typical disaster movie clichés by adopting a low-key, matter-of-fact approach that provides a less sensational but more intense drama. The film is based on actual events
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