After three Jurassic Park movies and one Jurassic World film we pretty much know what to expect: ravenous CGI dinosaurs chasing and chomping on humans. The fifth instalment in what is now a quarter century long franchise adds a couple of new wrinkles but mostly adheres to formula for an underwhelming movie experience. In Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom the dinosaur-infested
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we speak to Greg King from 3WBC’s ‘Movies at Dusk’ and ‘Breakfast with the Motley Crew’ about his recent adventures in New York where he saw Bruce Springsteen’s acclaimed acoustic show at The Walter Kerr Theatre, ‘Springsteen on Broadway’. We’ll also take a look at two new-release Aussie movies, Cohen-esque thriller ‘Brother’s Nest’ and
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we tell you all about the latest reincarnation of Jurassic Park with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. For those wanting fewer scenes of T-Rex eating people we’ll let you know about Leisure Seeker a drama about ageing in contemporary America starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland. There’s many fine tunes to be had on ‘Built For Speed’ with new
Read morePandas 3D continues the fine tradition of IMAX nature documentaries, this time looking at China’s panda preservation program. Narrated by Kristen Bell, the film introduces us to the very cute Qian Qian, a female panda selected for a program designed to help pandas born in captivity transition to the wild in the huge national park known as the Chengdu Panda
Read moreThe Ocean’s 11 etc movies are one of the less likely film franchises. Conceived in the 1960’s as a Vegas lark for the Rat Pack, the concept was resurrected in the 2000’s for George Clooney and a gaggle of his bros to play criminal hepcats ripping off casinos. With Ocean’s 8, the Ocean’s concept, like Doctor Who has reappeared in
Read moreThe road trip drama has long been a convenient cinematic device for forcing warring family members to cohabit and thrash out their issues while imbibing the attractive landscapes through which they travel. The low-key, low-budget film Kodachrome is a familiar road trip redemption story but one that benefits from better-than-average performances. Jason Sudeikis stars as arrogant and once successful record
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