Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Film review: ‘DANGER CLOSE: THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

For the first 15 minutes, Kriv Stenders’ Vietnam war drama Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan seems like a clunky attempt at an Aussie Platoon. We’re introduced to some painfully familiar characters: the intense, bullying veteran soldier, the wide-eyed innocent young grunts, the cocky guys playing cards and guzzling whisky and the pompous, uncaring commanding officer. Quickly, though, this

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 9th August 2019

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the Mindy Kaling-penned talk show comedy/ drama Late Night which stars Kaling and Emma Thompson. We also review Kriv Stenders’ depiction of men at war in Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan. There’ll be plenty of great music with new Aussie releases, classic rock and indie rock favourites.

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