I haven’t seen Gareth Evans’ (the Welsh film director not the former Labor politician) first Raid film -a martial arts epic set in a Jakarta apartment building over-run by ferocious criminals – but as far as I’m aware it is not essential to have seen that film to follow the plot of the sequel The Raid 2: Berandal. The Raid
Read morePaul W.S. Anderson creates guilty pleasure cinema. Like Roland Emmerich and Michael Bay, Anderson concocts ludicrous, trashy, over-the-top films that infuriate critics and delight the multiplex crowds. His latest film the historical, romantic, action piece Pompeii may be his loopiest effort yet. When deciding to make a film about the destruction of the city of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius in
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we take a look at the latest incarnation of Frankenstein’s monster in the action/ horror film I Frankenstein. We also cast a critical eye over the TV guide and the plethora of fine and not so fine shows on offer. There’s plenty of great music with new tracks from Sun God Replica and J
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 21st March 2014 YOU AM I – What I don’t know about you. (Aus) BARRENCE WHITFIELD AND THE SAVAGES – The Corner Man. STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS – Lariat. LEANNE KINGWELL – Slingshot. (Aus) MY BLOODY VALENTINE – When you sleep. THE POSIES – My Big Mouth. JELLYFISH – The King is
Read moreBased on the non-fiction book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, Monuments Men dramatises the time during World War Two when art critics invaded Germany. Throughout the war, the Nazis had stolen copious art treasures including Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child, from galleries and private collections across Europe. For what are purported in
Read moreYoung adult literature has recently become the scourge of film critics with horrendous adaptations of Stephanie Myers’ Twilight series and The Host as well as the lamentable big screen versions of Cassandra Clare’s first Mortal Instruments fable. Despite fleeting moments of genuine entertainment and deliberate amusement, Vampire Academy maintains the dismal standard. Vampire Academy revolves around Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch)
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