Sorry to go all Jerry Seinfeld but what is the deal with these weird films set in the back of limo’s. First, there was nightmarish French freak-fest Holy Motors and now David Cronenberg’s bizarre dystopian limo odyssey Cosmopolis. Set in a surreal, Kafkaesque New York, Cosmopolis sees Wall Street titan, Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) creeping through grid-locked traffic in his
Read moreWith a title like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter you would be forgiven for expecting either an iconoclastic satire of the great emancipator, one of the most revered figures in US history or an over the top Evil Dead style action horror film. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong on both counts as this film is neither exciting nor funny and is really
Read moreThis week on Built for Speed we venture back into the eerie mists of time to a period when dinosaurs or at least creatures with mullets, perms and flouro clothes ruled the earth, the 1980’s. In true Built for Speed tradition, though, there’ll be none of the horrible mainstream drivel that polluted commercial radio airwaves during that disturbing decade but
Read moreWith its clunky dialogue and outrageously implausible story, Step Up 4 (yes 4) Miami Heat is every bit as ridiculous as a cynical ageing film reviewer might hope. Despite touting itself as up to the minute high energy teen entertainment, it’s basically a Pat boon or Elvis movie about kids puttin’ on a show but tricked up with techno, hip
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, 3RD AUG 2012 1. TPOH – I’m an adult now. 2. QUEEN – Stone Cold Crazy. 3. INSTITUT POLAIRE – We cant’t wait no more. (Aus) 4. SHERRY RICH – Hopeful heart. (Aus) 5. WEEZER – Buddy Holly. 6. BILLY BRAGG – Greetings to the new brunette. 7. RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS – Give it away.
Read moreNext to a live-in poltergeist, bad neighbours are our worst suburban nightmare. Whether they’re blasting obnoxious music to all hours of the night, throwing violent drunken parties or using the neighbourhood as their personal garbage dump, abhorrent neighbours can turn the secure, tranquil oasis of home into a living hell. The King is Dead explores this scenario in all its
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