Steadily emerging as one of the most interesting contemporary filmmakers, Alex Garland, who intrigued and unnerved us with his AI thriller Ex Machina, brings us his creepiest film yet, the oddball horror misogyny parable, Men. As anyone who has seen the evil, shiny, puppet-like face in the promo will realise, there’s something decidedly sinister at work in this film. Here,
Read moreJason Reitman seems fascinated with the spiritual emptiness of contemporary America. With Up In The Air he captured the soullessness of corporate America through George Clooney’s Ryan Bingham a man who sacked people for a living and spent his life in the limbo of airports and hotels. With his latest film Men, Women and Children Reitman attempts to articulate the
Read moreThis week on “Built For Speed” we review Ridley Scott’s latest film, biblical epic, Exodus: Gods and Kings. We also take a look at Jason Reitman’s latest examination of modern day spiritual emptiness in Men, Women and Children. There’s plenty of fine music including “Built For Speed” favourites from Radio Birdman and You Am I and new tracks from the likes of
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