You may have blissfully entertained the notion that the brain-pummelling Marvel superhero movies had ended with the encouragingly titled Avengers: Endgame. You would, however, be wrong… so wrong. Folks, believe it or not, there’s several lifetimes of these films yet to come. The latest is the unremarkable Natasha Romanov spin-off Black Widow which was largely filmed in Australia. Rather than
Read moreCate Shortland’s latest film, Berlin Syndrome may have young travellers reconsidering that planned European backpacking holiday. Here, Teresa Palmer plays Clare, a troubled and reserved young Australian woman backpacking in Berlin. After spending a night with a seemingly nice young German teacher, Andi (Max Riemelt) at his isolated apartment, she awakes the next morning to find he has locked her
Read moreLore is an Australian-German co-production directed by Cate Shortland who burst onto the scene in 2004 with her debut feature Somersault. Shot in Germany and spoken almost entirely in German, Lore is based on one of the stories from the Rachel Seiffert novel The Dark Room. The film is set in Germany in 1945 just as the Nazi regime is
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we return to more art house fare with reviews of Cate Shortland’s World War 2 drama “Lore” and the long awaited adaptation of the Jack Kerouac classic “On the Road” which stars Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Riley. There’s also plenty of new music from The Vaccines, Jeff the Brotherhood and Alabama Shakes.
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