Ostensibly a biopic of notorious former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding, I, Tonya is a sharp if at times overly quirky satire on the perverse culture of American celebrity as well as a disturbing expose of what, according the film, was a life of tragic abuse. In an already lauded performance Margot Robbie plays Harding as an emotionally damaged self-confessed
Read moreIt’s movie awards season and there’s plenty of fine films around at the moment. This week ‘Built For Speed’ gives you the official opinion on two of them: Oscar hopeful ‘I, Tonya’ starring Margot Robbie and Warwick Thornton’s confronting new drama ‘Sweet Country’. Also, it’s a special music feast this week as we countdown our all-time favourite rock vocalists and
Read moreThis week ‘Built For Speed’ takes a look at one of the most acclaimed new cinema releases Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’. Keeping in line with the sci-fi fantasy theme we’ll also review Japanese animated film ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’. In our Summer Movie Guide, we’ll let you know about other cinematic treats currently screening. There’s also a feast of
Read moreAs we head into movie award season there are some powerhouse dramas hitting our cinema screens. This week ‘Built For Speed’ takes a look at two historical dramas involving political crises and war: ‘The Post’ which recalls the Pentagon Papers scandal and ‘Darkest Hour’ which depicts Winston Churchill’s tumultuous time as British Prime Minister in the early part of the
Read moreBuilt for Speed – End of Year Spectacular – 29th December 2017 SHEER MAG – What you want. BEACHES – Settle down. (Aus) THE PINK TILES – For Tomorrow. (Aus) T F S – Lose the baby. (Aus) CASH SAVAGE AND THE LAST DRINKS – Run with the dogs. (Aus) GANG OF YOUTHS – The deepest sighs, the frankest shadows.
Read moreFor many, the Star Wars films have been the most anticipated cinematic events of recent years. While The Force Awakens and Rogue One were legitimately strong intergalactic action films they earned much of their praise by paying adequate fan service to the revered original trilogy and by being nothing like the reviled prequels. The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson
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