With its limited setting, World War One drama, Journey’s End betrays its stage origins but still manages to be an intense and gripping if grim examination of the horror of the trench warfare. Based on the RC Sherif’s 1930 play, the film depicts a small ragged company of British soldiers on the frontline trenches of France in 1918. Led by
Read moreFollowing the utterly enchanting Harry Potter film adaptations, the purported prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which focused on Ministry of Magic Zoologist and beast wrangler Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) was a disappointment. With a meandering plot, over-use of cgi and characters who ranged from unengaging to outright annoying, the film was confusing and dull. The sequel Fantastic Beasts:
Read moreBased on the combined biographies of author Nic Sheff and his father David, Beautiful Boy potently depicts Nick’s descent into methamphetamine addiction. Rising star Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name, Ladybird) plays Nic, an intelligent aspiring writer who, as a teenager, is still trying to come to terms with his father David’s (Steve Carell) break-up with his mother Vicki
Read moreAfter ‘Built For Speed’s’ unavoidable absence from your airwaves last week we’re ready to unleash a jam-packed show. We’ll take a look at films on opposite ends of the quality spectrum, ‘Lean on Pete’ and ‘Mortal Engines’. Tune in on Friday night to find out which end of that spectrum they occupy. We’ll also tell you about some kids’ holiday viewing with films like
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at films on opposite ends of the quality spectrum, ‘Lean on Pete’ and ‘Mortal Engines’. Where does each film sit? Tune in on Friday night to find out. We’ll also tell you about some kids’ holiday viewing with films like ‘The Grinch’. There’ll be a feast of magnificent tunes including new Aussie indie releases,
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at gritty crime drama ‘Widows’ (is it one of the year’s best films as some have said?) and something slightly different, the latest cinema version of ‘Robin Hood’. We have plenty of magnificent tunes for you with indie rock from across the decades, new Aussie tracks and classic rock. We also
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