Film review: THE MUMMY, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

The latest incarnation of The Mummy is thankfully not connected to the horror-comic series that featured Brendan Fraser. Instead, this is the first offering from the so-called Dark Universe franchise, a proposed film series in which classic monsters such as The Mummy, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the Invisible Man and Frankenstein’s monster are repackaged for a modern action cinema

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 23rd June 2017

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the first offering from the Dark Universe franchise, a reboot of ‘The Mummy’ which stars Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe.  We also review confronting Romanian art-house drama ‘Graduation’.  There’s a feast of great music with new tracks from Rolling Blackouts, LCD Soundsystem, Benjamin Booker and many more as well as favourites

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 16th June 2017

‘The Mummy’ has been resurrected for the cinema and this week on ‘Built For Speed’ we review the latest version of this often filmed monster tale which stars Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis and Sofia Boutella.  For those wanting something a little more restrained we take a look at art-house drama ‘My Cousin Rachel’ starring Rachel Weisz.  There’s a feast

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