Built For Speed – Playlist – Friday 3rd October 2014 THE DARKNESS – Nothing’s gonna stop us now. BOB MOULD – Tomorrow Morning. PINK TILES – Agony Aunt. (Aus) TEMPLES – Shelter song. KONGOS – Come with me now. THE BLACK CROWES – Remedy. BLACK SABBATH – War Pigs. REM – Sitting still. REM – Perfect Circle. REM – Shaking
Read moreThe Equalizer is yet another film which revels in a mass-murdering vigilante’s psychopathic behaviour then tries to justify that behaviour by giving it a patina of paternalistic righteousness and by suggesting it’s all necessary to clean up the mean streets. In other words it’s offensive right-wing clap trap. Based loosely on the 1980’s TV show which starred Edward Woodward as
Read moreTime travel is one of the most tantalising concepts in cinema. The possibility of exploring uncharted worlds of the future, of re-living cherished moments from the past or even rectifying mistakes, holds an eternal fascination. Unfortunately, very little of that fascination works its way into the quirky Australian time travel rom-com The Infinite Man. This low budget film uses the
Read moreSin City: A Dame To Kill For takes us once again into Frank Miller’s hyper-stylised noir fantasy world. Adapted from Miller’s lauded graphic novel, the film mixes animation and real life action for a film that looks stunning looking but is marred by a rudimentary and often clichéd plot. Co-director’s Miller and Robert Rodriguez don’t seem to know if they
Read moreIt’s classic album time once again on “Built For Speed” and this month we return to 1983 for REM’s magnificent debut long-player Murmur. There’s also a fine selection of more recent music including Temples, Halfway and many more. On the movie front we take a look at Jennifer Aniston’s latest film Life of Crime and Aussie sex comedy The Little
Read moreThis week on “Built For Speed” we review the latest TV to film adaptation as Denzel Washington replaces Edward Woodward in ultra-violent action film The Equalizer. We also take a look at the quirky Aussie time travel rom-com The Infinite Man. There’s plenty of fine music with a selection of favourites from the last five years including Wilco, some of
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