This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at Jennifer Lopez’ latest film, strip club drama ‘Hustlers’ which is based on real events. We’ll also review Australian documentary ‘Eulogy’ which looks at the complex and difficult life of a largely overlooked virtuoso pianist Geoffrey Tozer. We have a feast of fine tunes for you with new Aussie indie
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we review the most talked about movie release of the year, ‘Joker’. Continuing the theme of controversial cinema we’ll review Australian medicinal cannabis documentary ‘Green Light’. There’ll be plenty of great tunes for you with new Aussie and overseas tracks, classic rock and indie rock favourites from across the decades. Don’t forget our comprehensive
Read moreIt’s Friday the 13th, just the time to talk horror movies and this week ‘Built For Speed’ reviews the big horror release ‘It: Chapter 2’. On a slightly different note we also review family drama ‘Farewell’. The ‘Built For Speed’ crew checked out US band Greta Van Fleet at the Forum last week and we’ll tell you all about that
Read morePalm Beach, the new Aussie relationship drama from director Rachel Ward, builds its story around a very familiar template: A group of older middle-aged, upper middle-class friends come together for a weekend where amiable socialising gives way to people venting hidden resentments, revealing past infidelities and lamenting personal disappointments. At the screening, star Bryan brown said the story was inspired
Read moreFor 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
Read moreThe world of late-night TV talk shows has provided fruitful material for ‘behind the scenes’ satires and exposés with comedy classics like The Larry Sanders Show and tele-movies such as The Late Shift. Hosting a talk show appears to be an odd mix of empathy and narcissism in which the host is often a bigger star than the person they’re
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