There have been two terrific films this year that have featured worlds populated by talking and mostly unified animals. The first was the completely computer animated Zootopia, the second is the largely computer generated remake of The Jungle Book. With this latest adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s famous stories, Director John Favreau has captured something very special and his film, in
Read moreSuper heroes being taken to task by the US government over the collateral damage of their battles with pompous villains… haven’t we seen this before? Yes, the vague plot outline for Captain America Civil War does recall Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice but unlike that loud, murky-looking DC Comics adaptation, the Marvel film is actually a lot of fun.
Read moreThis week, ‘Built For Speed’ takes a look at the latest film for superstar actor and some time poet Russell Crowe, The Nice Guys, a (sort of) buddy cop crime drama in which Russ stars opposite Ryan Gosling. We’ll also review new Australian film Is This the Real Life which stars Puberty Blues alumni Sean Keenan and Charlotte Best. Also, this
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we exclusively play the music of one of the most influential bands of the last 35 years, REM. We’ll play REM classics and rarities from each phase of their astonishing career. Also, what would another week be without an ear-pummelling big screen Marvel comics adaptation and this Friday we give you our take on
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we give our verdict on the critically acclaimed remake of The Jungle Book. We also take a look at Tina Fey’s latest film, war-time comedy/ drama Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. There’s a feast of great music with new tracks from Sheer Mag, Weezer and many others as well as classics from The Velvet Underground. We
Read moreMidnight Special, the latest film from Mud and Take Shelter director Jeff Nichols concerns a young boy with what appears to be psychic powers. While watching this film audience members will feel like they have psychic powers due to the strange sensation they will experience of having seen much of this film before. To reveal which films Midnight Special resembles
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