David O. Russell’s latest film Silver Linings Playbook, has been lauded by a number of critics but the praise seems excessive given the way the film lurches awkwardly between gritty indie movie and formula rom com. Much like As Good As It Gets, this film mixes themes of mental illness and redemption with romantic comedy. Unfortunately, it lacks the assurance,
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, 1ST FEBRUARY 2013 SEX PISTOLS – EMI. BAND OF HORSES – NW Apt. THE BRONX – Ribcage. PIL – Annalisa. ZZ TOP – Tush. JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS – I love rock’n’roll. MOTLEY CRUE – Kick-start my heart. RICHARD HAWLEY – Tonight the streets are ours. MIKAL CRONIN – Again and again. THE BOAT PEOPLE – Awkward
Read moreWhat starts as a an air crash thriller with Denzel Washington seemingly the heroic pilot, turns into a searing drama about guilt, responsibility, faith, fate and the vice-like grip of alcoholism. Denzel plays the highly experienced airline pilot “Whip” Whittaker who finds himself flying a malfunctioning plane that looks set to nose-dive into the earth. After he pulls an astonishing
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we look at two confronting new release movies Quentin Tarantino’s blaxploitation western Django Unchained and air crash drama Flight. We’ll also let you know about the Richard Hawley gig at the Hi Fi bar this week. This Thursday is also the 57th birthday for one John Lydon and we’ll here some classic pistols and
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, 25th JANUARY 2013 ALL TRACKS ARE BY AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS 1. BORED – Little Suzie. 2. RADIO BIRDMAN – What gives. 3. YOU AM I – Mr Milk. 4. TAME IMPALA – Solitude is bliss. 5. AC/DC – Let there be rock. 6. AUSTIN FLOYD – Black silver. 7. COSMIC PSYCHOS – Quarter to three. 8. LASH
Read moreFrom Where’s Poppa to Psycho, the overbearing and intrusive mother and her henpecked son have, for decades, been staples of Hollywood films. Similarly, the volatile pairing of the miserable uptight businessman and the irresponsible immature nut has been the basis of many road trip comedies. Guilt Trip tries to combine these subgenres but the comic potential of this union has
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