Film review: ‘Asteroid City’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

A screen drenched in pastel colours, oddly symmetrical compositions that recall childhood dioramas, zany off-kilter characters and obtuse dialogue, yes, it’s time for another Wes Anderson film. Some adore the droll humour, the oblique storylines, the monotone voices and the blank faces staring at the camera that typify his movies. Others, like myself, admire his visual artistry and maverick spirit

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Film review: ‘TALK TO ME’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

Australian supernatural horror film, Talk To Me is a surprisingly effective variation on the old teens messing with the Ouija board concept. Here, Instead of a Ouija board, it’s a mysterious ceramic hand that, when held, causes people to have strange disturbing visions, including seeing partly decomposed dead people. Unwisely fiddling with this apparent magic is the troubled teen Mia

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