Jack London’s beloved novel The Call of the Wild has been adapted for the screen numerous times including the 1972 version starring Chuck Heston. The story always seemed perfect material for one of those Wonderful World of Disney Sunday Night specials. Now, with the latest cinema incarnation starring Harrison Ford, this tale of the touching relationship between man and dog
Read moreJane Austen’s comedy of manners, Emma set the template for today’s romantic comedy/dramas and even inspired teen films like Clueless. The latest cinema adaptation of Austen’s much-loved 1815 novel, starring Anna Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn and Bill Nighy, is an enjoyably spirited romp that again reveals why Emma is such an enduring story. Emma Woodhouse is introduced as ‘handsome, clever and
Read moreTerence Mallick’s films can be difficult beasts. Long, visually sumptuous and often involving meditations on the place of humans in the natural environment and the cosmos, they are wondrous and mesmerising for some, painfully dull and pretentious for others. His latest film, the three-hour World War Two drama, A Hidden Life will probably only serve to divide those camps further.
Read moreThis 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
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