Jon Favreau appears to be the go-to guy for hyper-real, CGI animated films about anthropomorphised animals. He did a wonderful job with his remake of The Jungle Book, bringing adventure, excitement and moving pathos to Kipling’s story. Now, he helms the re-imagining of much loved Disney classic The Lion King. Unfortunately, while this film has a few remarkable moments it
Read morePart romance, part epic German historical drama, Never Look Away tells a story of personal trauma, artistic expression and self-discovery through the Second World War and its aftermath. Set over a tumultuous 30-year period, the film begins in 1937 as the Nazi program is beginning to have a devastating impact on German society and culture. During this time young Kurt
Read moreIn 2006, Korean director Bong Joon-Ho gained rapturous notices for his inventive monster movie The Host. At the time, I felt that reviews were heaping too much praise on it because it was non-Hollywood genre movie (see also British zombie films) but it still it revealed a skilled and stylish filmmaker who was able to deftly walk the tightrope between
Read moreWith the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing there has been a slew of TV documentaries about this epochal event. It’s unlikely that any of them are as mesmerising as the current cinema release doco simply entitled Apollo 11. Through remarkable archival footage which includes 35 mm film, CCTV and astonishingly clear and vivid 70mm footage recently discovered
Read moreThis 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.
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two films on opposite ends of the movie spectrum: muscle flexing, action high jinks in ‘Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw’ and a historical documentary about a pioneering female filmmaker in ‘Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blache’. We’ll also tell you all about the Alvvays
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