This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two new Australian films, the cinema adaptation of the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries in ‘Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears’ and Leigh Whannell’s reimagining of HG Wells ‘The Invisible Man’. There’ll be many fine tunes with new tracks from Archers of Loaf and the Strokes, new Aussie indie
Read moreBased on real events, legal drama Dark Waters starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins is a potent and vital (if occasionally clichéd) David and Goliath story that resonates with today’s ever-increasing concerns about the liveability of our environment. The film exposes some of the sinister chemicals that fill the modern world and the powerful corporate forces that put
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the confronting drama ‘Honey Boy’ starring Shia LaBeouf and based on his experiences as a child actor. We’ll also let you know how the latest version of ‘The Call of the Wild’ which stars Harrison Ford, stacks up. We’ll have a feast of fine tunes for you with new
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the latest cinema adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ which stars Anna Taylor-Joy and Bill Nighy. We’ll also let you know about Mel Gibson’s latest film the unusual historical drama ‘The Professor and the Madman’ which also stars Sean Penn. There’ll be many fine tunes with new Aussie and overseas
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two visually distinct films with Terrence Malick’s latest, the World War 2 drama ‘A Hidden Life’ and sci-fi horror ‘The Colour Out of Space’ which stars our old buddy Nicolas Cage. We also speak to Hudson Sowada, Festival Director for the Fantastic Film Festival Australia who’ll let us know
Read moreFred Rogers, the host of the American children’s educational TV show Mr Rogers’ Neighbourhood (amongst others) is a much-loved pop cultural icon in the US but isn’t particularly well known to Australian audiences. After seeing the film, A Beautiful Day in The Neighbourhood, which stars Tom Hanks as Mr Rogers and is based on real events in Roger’s life, viewers
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