Film review: THE LITTLE DEATH, from Built For Speed

The Little Death (the title refers to a French euphemism for orgasm) is a quirky, mostly endearing but not always hilarious Aussie comedy written and directed by and starring Josh Lawson.  Through a collection of vignettes that vary from odd to disturbing the film explores the taboo world of sexual fetishes. Lawson plays typical quirky Aussie 30-something nice guy Paul

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Built For Speed, Playlist, Friday 3rd October 2014

 Built For Speed – Playlist – Friday 3rd October 2014 THE DARKNESS – Nothing’s gonna stop us now. BOB MOULD – Tomorrow Morning. PINK TILES – Agony Aunt. (Aus) TEMPLES – Shelter song. KONGOS – Come with me now. THE BLACK CROWES – Remedy. BLACK SABBATH – War Pigs. REM – Sitting still. REM – Perfect Circle. REM – Shaking

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Film review: THE EQUALIZER

The Equalizer is yet another film which revels in a mass-murdering vigilante’s psychopathic behaviour then tries to justify that behaviour by giving it a patina of paternalistic righteousness and by suggesting it’s all necessary to clean up the mean streets.  In other words it’s offensive right-wing clap trap. Based loosely on the 1980’s TV show which starred Edward Woodward as

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Film review: THE INFINITE MAN

Time travel is one of the most tantalising concepts in cinema.  The possibility of exploring uncharted worlds of the future, of re-living cherished moments from the past or even rectifying mistakes, holds an eternal fascination.  Unfortunately, very little of that fascination works its way into the quirky Australian time travel rom-com The Infinite Man.  This low budget film uses the

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Film review: SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For takes us once again into Frank Miller’s hyper-stylised noir fantasy world.  Adapted from Miller’s lauded graphic novel, the film mixes animation and real life action for a film that looks stunning looking but is marred by a rudimentary and often clichéd plot. Co-director’s Miller and Robert Rodriguez don’t seem to know if they

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What’s on “Built For Speed” Friday 3rd October 2014

It’s classic album time once again on “Built For Speed” and this month we return to 1983 for REM’s magnificent debut long-player Murmur.  There’s also a fine selection of more recent music including Temples, Halfway and many more.  On the movie front we take a look at Jennifer Aniston’s latest film Life of Crime and Aussie sex comedy The Little

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