This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at French thriller ‘Only the Animals’ and the cinematic return of Studio Ghibli with animated feature ‘Earwig and the Witch’. We’ll have plenty of magnificent tunes for you with brand new releases, more of the best of 2020, indie rock favourites and classic rock from across the decades. Don’t forget
Read moreAustralian drama Penguin Bloom is based on the book by Cameron Bloom about his wife Sam Bloom (Naomi Watts) an active and sporty mother of three boys who was left paralysed from the waist down after a fall from a balcony while on holiday in Thailand. Wheelchair bound, unable to continue her career as a nurse and grieving the loss
Read moreFew things kill the otherworldly mystique of a fantasy or sci-fi film as quickly as an Aussie accent. Rarely has this been more apparent than in the ambitious but hideously clunky and ultimately painful Australian-made alien invasion flick Occupation: Rainfall. Adapted from yet another video game, this awkwardly named film attempts to emulate variously Star Wars, Terminator, Battlestar Galactica and
Read moreThe trailer for Promising Young Woman suggests a violent I Spit On Your Grave-style revenge thriller drenched in garish iridescent colours. One scene aside, however, this is a much less confronting film than that, which is a mixed blessing. On one hand, the film is less thrilling than expected and even a little leisurely. On the other hand, the restrained
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we give our verdict on the Australian box office no.1 film ‘Penguin Bloom’. We also take a look at another new Aussie cinema release, sci-fi adventure ‘Occupation: Rainfall’. There’ll also be plenty of fine music with new releases, more 2020 favourites and indie and classic rock selections from across the decades. Don’t forget our
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we speak to Sally Ingleton, the director of the new Australian documentary about environmental activism, ‘Wild Things’. We’ll also take a look at the much talked-about new drama ‘Promising Young Woman’ and family film ‘Elfkins: Baking a Difference’. There’ll also be plenty of fine music with the latest in indie rock and classic rock
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