Is Tree of Life a deeply profound statement of man’s relationship with God, the natural world and death or is it just an annoyingly pretentious load of cobblers? Such will be the heated debate following every screening of Terence Malick’s befuddling epic. This is the notoriously non-prolific Malick’s first film in six years and it certainly exudes the writer/ director’s phenomenal and
Read moreThis week Built For Speed reviews director Terrence Malick’s latest brain boggling epic #TreeofLife and classical music drama #Mozart’sSister. There’s also new music from Gillian Welch and the Beastie Boys as well as a feast of hard rockin’ tracks. We’ll also look at what’s happening on TV for the week and gigs for this weekend. Check out Built For Speed,
Read moreOn Built For Speed we enjoy a self-indulgent list so recently we listed our favourite TV comedies. Below are Nick’s top five. 1. CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (2000 – present) Curb Your Enthusiasm depicts the semi-fictionalised daily life of Seinfeld co-creator Larry David. Like all great comic characters Larry is utterly contemptible but also sympathetic. Despite having enormous wealth and success
Read moreWith the 4th of July approaching, Built For Speed plays all American music. We look at some of our favourite US artists, those who celebrate the country and those who critique it including #REM, #BobDylan, #PublicEnemy and #TheReplacements. With school holidays descending upon us we review blockbuster film release #Transformers: Dark of the moon and just for something different, an Australian film,
Read moreLike weddings themselves, wedding movies are big business and the latest wedding-related flick Bridesmaids has already made a bundle in US. The buzz preceding this film was that it took the wedding flick and gave it a raunchy makeover in the vein of The Hangover but this time with women acting disgracefully. While the film has its gross-out moments it’s nowhere
Read moreThis week on Built for Speed we put years of slothful TV watching to good use as we present our totally unbiased guide to the greatest TV comedies of all time. In keeping with the comedy theme we also review the smash hit movie Bridesmaids. There’s also plenty of new music including The Beastie Boys and The Dears and a selection of Built for Speed fave
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