Directed by Troll Hunter’s André Øvredal and based on the book series by Alvin Schwartz, teen horror film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a stylishly made but familiar horror flick that turns spooky ‘torch under the face’ campfire tales into an It-style battle between teen nerds and a malevolent supernatural force. The ersatz Losers Club here are
Read moreThe Rambo film franchise began encouragingly in 1982 with First Blood, a convincingly raw and gritty survivalist action movie with Sylvester Stallone memorable as the Vietnam vet John Rambo battling personal demons and Sheriff Brian Dennehy. The sequels saw the quality rapidly nose-dive as Rambo transformed into a ridiculous, mulleted killing-machine who slaughtered his way through nations of evil non-Americans
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two films that (not always for good reasons) are some of the more confronting recent cinema releases: ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ and Irish/ Australia drama ‘Animals’. We’ll also have a feast of fine music for you with more tracks from all-time favourites albums, overlooked tracks of the 2000’s, new Australian
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There are no strings attached when Colin “The Newsman” meets Pinocchio and his friends from the Wonderland Theatre. Check out the podcast and book your tickets for Pinocchio at the Phoenix Theatre in Elwood.
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There are “no strings attached” when Colin “The Newsman” meets Pinocchio and his friends from the Wonderland Theatre. Check out the podcast and book your tickets to Pinocchio at the Phoenix Theatre in Elwood
Read moreAustralia: Wild Top End 3D is a typically brief but superb IMAX documentary celebrating the stunning environment and remarkable wild life of Northern Australia. Written and directed by Emmy-nominated (for Life on the Reef) cinematographer Nicholas Robinson and narrated by the sadly departed indigenous elder and actor, Balang T.E. Lewis (The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith), the film follows the life
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