The Fast and the Furious films have always been ludicrous but the latest instalment Furious 7 is as implausible and ridiculous as a Michael Bay film. Never have so many bad guys with machine guns shot so inaccurately, never have so many people survived savage beatings, back-breaking falls, missile attacks and car wrecks that would pulverise a normal human being.
Read moreThis week ‘Built For Speed’ reviews superhero blockbuster The Avengers: Age of Ultron as well as a film with a slightly smaller profile and budget, horror film It Follows. There’s a feast of fine music with a focus on Australia this week with the likes of Royal Headache, Megan Washington and Spiderbait. Don’t forget our regular preview of gigs and
Read moreThis Friday on ‘Built For Speed’ it’s a guitar frenzy as we play a raucous selection of tracks from our favourite axemen and women. Rock legends, metal gods and indie rock guitar heroes will obliterate your radio speakers with an onslaught of fret board mayhem. There’ll be a brief respite as we look at two fine new films: the Ben Stiller comedy/
Read moreSlow moving, superbly shot, awash with psychological, religious and political symbolism, misery guts Russian drama Leviathan inevitably evokes comparisons with classic Russian art-house cinema such as the works of Andre Tarkovsky. Consequently, it is the sort of film over which many critics will gush while some audience members will scratch their heads and wonder what the fuss was about. Leviathan
Read moreJuvenile his films certainly are but will Ferrell has an almost magical ability to leave otherwise mature adults rolling on the floor with laughter at his emotionally overwrought man-child antics. The magic isn’t quite there, however, in his latest farce Get Hard. A ludicrous plot, uninspired jokes, cringe-worthy stereotypes and not quite enough Ferrell insanity render Get Hard a disappointing
Read moreThe IMAX documentary Rocky Mountain Express details the development of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 1800’s, a massive project that was and still is vital to Canada’s development as a nation. The film describes how the erratic but ingenious railway entrepreneur William Van Horne sort a path through the treacherous Rocky and Selkirk mountain ranges that would allow
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