Two decades ago, Guy Ritchie’s quirky, cartoonish but violent British gangster films such as Lock Stock and Two Smokin’ Barrels and Snatch were the cinema equivalent of Britpop to Tarantino’s grunge. Featuring a colourful rogues’ gallery of geezers, hard men and con artists tangled up in convoluted scams, Ritchie’s films were ridiculous froth but still fun. In recent years his
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at Golden Globe winner and Oscar hopeful, WW1 drama ‘1917’. We’ll also explore the Oscar nominees list to see which other films are in contention. We also let you know if Guy Ritchie has atoned for his recent disappointing films with his latest effort ‘The Gentlemen’. There’ll be plenty of magnificent
Read moreWith a guaranteed worldwide audience but also an amazingly finicky, near-fundamentalist fan base, helming a Star Wars film must be a very tantalising and yet daunting prospect for any director. After directing the mostly loved The Force Awakens, JJ Abrams takes back the reins from Rian Johnson who gave us the intriguingly off-beat but ultimately silly, The Last Jedi. With
Read moreThe original Jumanji from 1995 was a minor Gen X pop cultural touchstone. Often resembling a Spielberg film, it combined childhood escapist adventure, over-the-top special effects and the late Robin Williams patented brand of manic performance for a mostly entertaining adventure. Sniffing the Gen X nostalgia dollar and the instant merch potential of a film built around a video game,
Read moreIt’s here folks, this Friday ‘Built For Speed’ will once again provide the perfect complement (and hopefully not antidote) to Christmas Cheer with our Christmas Special. We’ll play a selection of our favourite Christmas tunes and hopefully prove that the Christmas is not a wasteland for rock and pop music. We’ll also keep the film reivews coming as we take
Read moreThis Friday on ‘Built For Speed’ begins a series of specials as we take a look at the music, films and TV of the 2010’s. This week we’ll be playing our favourite tunes from the first half of the decade (roughly 2010-2014) and talking about some of the best and worst movies and TV from the period. We’ll also have
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