There’s a new movie version of Robin Hood about every 20 years and after the Errol Flynn classic they’ve become progressively sillier. Perhaps we’ve hit the nadir because it’s hard to imagine a version (Mel Brooks deliberately silly Robin Hood: Men in Tights aside) being more ridiculous than the latest one simply entitled Robin Hood. This film, from director Otto
Read moreEven by superhero film standards the latest DC offering, Aquaman is ludicrous. With its convoluted plot, ridiculous characters, strange casting and outrageously over-the-top visuals, Aquaman is a little like the dream – or perhaps nightmare – someone might have after consuming a dodgy pizza before bed time but that’s not to say this garish, lumbering monstrosity of a film doesn’t
Read moreHi to all our listeners. We hope you enjoyed the ‘Built For Speed End of Year Spectacular’. In case, you missed it, there’s a repeat this Friday 4th Jan from 8-10pm. Here are CJ and Nick’s picks for best, worst, most overrated and underrated films of 2018. CJ Best Movies for 2018 My Generation American Animals Bohemian Rhapsody Three Billboards
Read moreYes folks that time has arrived once again, not the festive season but self-indulgent list season and for self-indulgence there’s nothing better than the ‘Built for Speed – End of Year Spectacular’. We’ll regale you with our best, worst, most overrated and most underrated films of 2018, we’ll tell you our favourite albums of 2018 and our best and worst TV shows
Read moreYou’re tired, stressed, grumpy…it must be Christmas time. The only way to deal with the Christmas frenzy is to listen to the ‘Built For Speed’ Christmas special this Friday on 88.3 Southern FM. We’ll play our favourite Christmas tunes – you won’t believe some of the artists who have recorded Christmas songs – and we’ll review the much talked about
Read moreRestrained true crime drama The Old Man and The Gun is purportedly Robert Redford’s last film as an actor. It seems appropriate that it’s a meditation on ageing and the forces that defined a person’s life. This is apparently a true story based on the life of bank robber Forrest Tucker who, in 1981, led a trio of elderly crooks
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