This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we give our verdict on Ricky Gervais latest effort David Brent: Life on the Road. We also review Tom Hanks’ latest film Hologram For a King. There’s plenty of great music with favourite tracks old and new from Australia and overseas. We continue our look at the best songs of the millennium so far,
Read moreLove and Friendship is the deceptive title of writer director Whit Stillman’s delightfully acerbic adaptation of Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan. Anchored by a sensational performance from the delectable Kate Beckinsale, Love and Friendship is a delightfully witty and acidic take on 18th century drawing room comedies. Kate plays the seductive, razor-tongued home wrecker Lady Susan Vernon who, after becoming
Read moreLights out is a clichéd but tightly-directed horror film that makes very effective use of well-timed jump scares and better than average performances to create an entertaining spook-fest. An extended trailer for this film was shown before The Conjuring 2 which may have given the impression that the two films were linked. Apart from the fact that The Conjuring 2
Read moreWith their emphasis on cgi spectacle and their failure to reproduce the wonderful indelible characters and philosophical story lines that made the TV series (particularly the original and the Next Generation) such a success, the Star Trek reboot films have often been an empty experience. The latest instalment in the series, Star Trek: Beyond is much the same although a
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 26th August 2016 RADIO BIRDMAN – New race. (Aus) DALLAS CRANE – Dirty hearts. (Aus) MARLON WILLIAMS – Hello Miss Lonesome. (Aus) CASH SAVAGE – Bareknuckle bruiser. (Aus) THE PIXIES – Debaser. GUNS’N’ROSES – You could be mine. SIMPLE MINDS – Waterfront. THE SIGHTS – Be more like normal. BRIGHT EYES – Another travelling song. DIAMOND
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 19th August 2016 THE DESCENDENTS – Victim of me. DM 3 – Far from here. (Aus) CABLE TIES – Same for me. (Aus) COURTNEY BARNETT – Elevator operator. (Aus) LITTLE BIRDY – Summarise. (Aus) GUNS’N’ROSES – Paradise city. GUNS’N’ROSES – Patience. GUNS’N’ROSES – Used to love her. HONEY BLOOD- Killer bangs. DUFFY – Warwick Ave. MY
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