Sam Mendes’ intense, gruelling World War One drama 1917 is, despite a few contrived moments, one of the most impressively confronting movies of the year. The film draws on classic war dramas such as Saving Private Ryan and Gallipoli as well as the ancient Greek legend of Pheidippides who ran from the town of Marathon to Athens during Greece’s war
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at Golden Globe winner and Oscar hopeful, WW1 drama ‘1917’. We’ll also explore the Oscar nominees list to see which other films are in contention. We also let you know if Guy Ritchie has atoned for his recent disappointing films with his latest effort ‘The Gentlemen’. There’ll be plenty of magnificent
Read moreDespite its late arrival in cinemas in 2019, Portrait of A Lady On Fire was one of the most talked about releases of the year. The attention it’s received is in part due to the fact that it’s simply a quality piece of cinema but also because this meditative art house film is about as far as cinema gets from
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look the much lauded French film ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’. We’ll also let you know about the latest IMAX offering ‘Great Bear Rainforest’. There’s also plenty of fine music with new Aussie tunes, indie and classic rock favourites and a selection of magnificent tracks celebrating their 40th anniversary. Don’t
Read moreLittle Women, directed by Greta Gerwig, is the seventh cinema adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s bestselling semi-autobiographical 1868 novel; the first film version having appeared in 1917. Gerwig’s adaptation, like Gillian Armstrong’s 1994 version, intelligently combines historical fiction, romance, comedy, tragedy and feminism for a very pleasing, if at times slow-moving film. Little Women tells the story of the March
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