The first Scary Movie was a gleefully juvenile parody of 1990’s teen slasher movies such as Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. With its irreverent attitude toward the source material and plethora of obscene sex jokes it was kind edgy for its time. There was, however, no need for even one sequel to Scary Movie but amazingly
Read moreSleepwalk With Me is a gentle but not particularly funny romantic comedy written and directed by and starring This American Life’s Mike Birbiglia. He plays the pudgy, doleful 30-something Matt Pandamiglio, a wanna-be stand-up comedian whose career has advanced to the point of mopping up vomit in a bar. Averse to adult responsibility, he has also spent eight years dodging
Read moreTrance, the latest film from Trainspotting director Danny Boyle is a brain-boggling psychological thriller with more than a passing resemblance to Chris Nolan’s Inception. James McEvoy plays art auctioneer, con-artist and gambling addict, Simon, who steals a priceless painting, Goya’s “Witches Flight”, hoping it will pay off a gambling debt owed to gangster Franck (Vincent Cassel). When the heist goes
Read moreMelissa McCarthy’s foul-mouthed, borderline psychotic performances were highlights of Bridesmaids and This is 40 but in Identity Thief, this routine is looking a bit tired. McCarthy plays a deranged con woman Diana who steals people’s personal information to create fake credit cards which she uses to fund outrageous spending sprees. Her latest victim is Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) a decent
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we reveal our all-time favourite rock vocalists and discuss whether the Herald Sun panel got it right with their list of Australia’s finest singers. We’ll also take a look at the latest instalment in what is disturbingly looking like a GI Joe franchise, GI Joe: Retaliation. We’ll also review the latest film for Trainspotting
Read moreRust and Bone is an unusual French romantic drama about broken people seeking repair and redemption. Unbelievably, the film manages to credibly mix dysfunctional relationships, killer whales, bare-knuckle fighting and amputee sex. Matthias Schoenaerts plays Ali a deadbeat dad and petty thief who just can’t stay out of trouble. Drifting through life he stumbles from one job to another as
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