Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut, a remake of ‘A Star is Born’, is being showered with plaudits and Oscar buzz. Is it any good you ask, get the official word from ‘Built For Speed’ this Friday. We’ll also let you know about Aussie bikie movie ‘1%’ which stars Underbelly’s Matt Nable. It’s been 25 since Pearl Jam’s ‘Vs’ album was released
Read moreThe Nun is the latest spin-off from the Conjuring supernatural horror movie series. The two Conjuring films themselves were thrilling, intense and unnerving spookfests but the spin-offs to date, such as Annabelle, have been underwhelming. Unfortunately, despite some extravagant set-pieces, The Nun is also a disappointment. Set in the 1950’s, the film sees Jesuit Priest, Father Burke (Demian Birchir) despatched
Read moreApart from a general awareness that he was a renowned fashion designer I knew almost nothing about Alexander McQueen prior to the documentary simply entitled McQueen. The film provides fascinating insights into McQueen’s life and career revealing him to be a brilliant but deeply troubled, maverick artist. Lee Alexander McQueen was a rebellious but artistically-inspired lad who left school with
Read moreBased on the Nick Hornby novel, the low-key but quirkily charming Juliet, Naked is, like many Nick Hornby stories, a gentle but insightful examination of romance and middle-aged male music obsession. Rose Byrne stars as Annie, a woman living in an English seaside town with her Media Studies lecturer boyfriend Duncan (Chris O’Dowd). Their relationship has been largely built around
Read moreA Simple Favour from Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is an intriguing, mildly intoxicating and mostly successful attempt to transplant a classic film noir scenario to contemporary sunlit suburbia. Built around modern female anxieties, the film stars Anna Kendrick as nerdy, buttoned-down Stepford wife-like widower Stephanie. She tries to present herself as the ultimate in committed and resourceful mothers through her
Read moreThis week ‘Built For Speed’ goes slightly animal as we take a look at heist movie ‘American Animals’ and the story of boy meets dog in pre-historic drama ‘Alpha’. There’s also many fine tunes with new Aussie releases, indie rock from across the decades including our centrepiece, a focus on American bands of the 90’s who flew just under the
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