Film review: BAD MOMS, from ‘Built For Speed’

In 2011 Bridesmaids set the standard for female raunch comedy. Neatly balancing obscenity and sensitivity the film showed that women behaving badly can be just as funny as men. Bad Moms aims to one-up Bridesmaids by taking those paragons of virtue, responsibility and compliance, namely, mothers and having them gleefully cast off the shackles of both domestic servitude and society’s

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‘Built For Speed’, Playlist, Friday 19th August 2016

Built for Speed – 19th August 2016 THE DESCENDENTS – Victim of me. DM 3 – Far from here. (Aus) CABLE TIES – Same for me. (Aus) COURTNEY BARNETT – Elevator operator. (Aus) LITTLE BIRDY – Summarise. (Aus) GUNS’N’ROSES – Paradise city. GUNS’N’ROSES – Patience. GUNS’N’ROSES – Used to love her. HONEY BLOOD- Killer bangs. DUFFY – Warwick Ave. MY

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 19th August 2016

‘Built For Speed’ explores different ends of the movie spectrum this week with reviews of raunch comedy Bad Moms and the philosophical drama Indignation, a film adapted from the Phillip Roth novel.  There’s plenty of fine music with new Aussie tracks including bands like Cable Ties, some classics and our continuing look at the best songs of the millennium so far. 

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