It’s a packed show on ‘Built For Speed’ this week as CJ reviews the Midnight Oil gig from Monday night and we discuss Oscar winner Katherine Bigelow’s controversial new film ‘Detroit’ and we take a look at the latest offering from ‘Wolf Creek’ director Greg Mclean, ‘Jungle’. There’ll be a feast of fine music with classic tunes from the ‘Detroit’ soundtrack, Midnight Oil
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we speak to Nicholas Maksymow, the director the Russian Resurrection Film Festival which runs from Nov 9-19 about the great program on offer this year. On a slightly different note we take a look at the sequel to a popular raunch comedy and the first salvo in the Christmas movie onslaught, ‘Bad Moms 2’.
Read moreMaudie, which is based on the life of Canadian folk artist Maude Lewis has Oscar written all over it. A moving but often mawkish story of someone battling against the odds, it’s exactly the sort of film the academy rewards. In lead Sally Hawkins case, however, that honour would be deserved. Sallie Hawkins plays Maude a middle-aged woman crippled and
Read moreAmerican Made is the bonkers true story of the man allegedly at the centre of the biggest drug and weapons trafficking operations in the US in the 80’s, TWA pilot Barry Seal (Tom Cruise). According to the film, Seal was busted for importing Cuban cigars into the US by a creepy CIA spook (Domnhall Gleeson) and rather than go to
Read moreBelieve it or not there’s a Marvel superhero film in our cinemas and this week on ‘Built For Speed’ we let you know whether ‘Thor: Ragarok’ is worth your hard-earned. We also take a look at the latest film for the Cohen brothers, this time as script writers with George Clooney directing in ‘Suburbicon’. It’ll be a huge show music-wise
Read moreThis week ‘Built For Speed’ heads into the world of Scandi-noir as we review the cinematic adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s thriller ‘The Snowman’. Slightly less intense is feel-good rom-com ‘Home Again’ starring Reese Witherspoon and ‘Built For Speed’ will let you know if that one’s worth checking out. There’s a feast of fine music with new tracks from Waxahatchee, Lee Baines
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