The plots of James Bond films are usually confusing to the point of being irrelevant and just an excuse for bond to go shagging and shooting his way around the globe. Skyfall has its fair share of bedroom gymnastics and killings but it also has greater psychological depth and emotional complexity than just about any Bond film as it forces
Read moreThe Sound of My Voice is like a darker and ultimately less satisfying companion piece to the engaging time travel fantasy Safety Not Guaranteed. In The Sound of My Voice the mysterious person who claims to travel through time is a cult leader named Maggie (Brit Marling – Another Earth) who tells her followers she has returned to our time
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, 30th NOVEMBER 2012 1. ROYAL HEADACHE – Never again. (Aus) 2. THE CHEVELLES – Stardust. (Aus) 3. DADDY COOL – Hi Honey Ho. (Aus) 4. CROW – Railhead. (Aus) 5. THE INNOCENTS – Sooner or later.(Aus) 6. JEFF LANG – You should have waited. (Aus) 7. GOTYE – Somebody that I used to know. (Aus) 8.
Read more2012 may be drawing to a close but – assuming the Mayans are wrong – there’s still plenty happening in the world of movies, music and popular culture and Built For Speed is the place to find out about it. Over the next month we’ll be reviewing the latest film for cinema legend Clint Eastwood, Trouble with the Curve, the adaptation
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we look at one of the biggest films of the year, the latest James Bond movie Skyfall. We’ll give you our opinion of this latest instalment in the Bond saga and tell you all about our favourite Bond films from the past. We also take a look at the intriguing cult drama The Sound of
Read moreDirector Ken Loach is known for his raw, unflinching depictions of working class life. In recent films, though, he’s added quirkier genre elements to the mix. This is certainly true of his latest film The Angels Share which begins as a gritty depiction of petty criminals in Glasgow before transforming into a caper movie with unexpected forays into the world
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