Film review: IT FOLLOWS, from ‘Built For Speed’

Combining supernatural scares with a touch of the dark, hypnotic mood of Jonathon Glazer’s Under The Skin, the sinister melancholia of Let The Right One In, the grim suburbia of John Carpenter’s Halloween and the sexualised teen world of Larry Clark’s films, the creepy, atmospheric It Follows manages to connect low budget art house cinema with classic teen horror. Impressively,

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 1st May 2015

This week ‘Built For Speed’ reviews superhero blockbuster The Avengers: Age of Ultron as well as a film with a slightly smaller profile and budget, horror film It Follows.  There’s a feast of fine music with a focus on Australia this week with the likes of Royal Headache, Megan Washington and Spiderbait.  Don’t forget our regular preview of gigs and

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 24th April 2015

This Friday on ‘Built For Speed’ it’s a guitar frenzy as we play a raucous selection of tracks from our favourite axemen and women.  Rock legends, metal gods and indie rock guitar heroes will obliterate your radio speakers with an onslaught of fret board mayhem.  There’ll be a brief respite as we look at two fine new films: the Ben Stiller comedy/

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