Film review: LOOKING FOR GRACE, from ‘Built For Speed’

Much like the Western Australian outback in which it is largely set, Looking for Grace is disconcertingly empty. A wafer thin plot sees rebellious teen Grace (Odessa Young) steal money from her gormless parents Denise and Dan (Rhada Mitchell and David Wenham) and run away with friend Sapho (Kenya Pearson) presumably to see a hard-core punk band called Dead Dog.

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Film review – PAPER PLANES, from ‘Built For Speed’

The charming Australian film Paper Planes has many of the ingredients usually found in successful Aussie movies: a story of triumph over adversity, larrikin humour and young romance and like recent hits such as Red Dog it deserves to become a family favourite.  Ed Oxenbould, who was so impressive as the conniving younger brother in the excellent TV adaptation of

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