With Coriolanus, Ralph Fiennes (as star and director) updates Shakespeare’s tale of war, betrayal and vengeance in ancient Rome to the present day. The title character is an angry, bald-headed Roman General who is very adept at annihilating enemies but not so good at dealing with people. His successes in battle see him lured into politics but his volatile manner
Read moreThis film is going to have a lot of reviewers saying “maybe I’m getting old… but”. Project X is a wild celebration – with only a hint of reflection – of teen culture gone crazy. The basic plot reads like standard teen movie fare but the excesses of this film make the teen movies of 80’s and 90’s seem like
Read moreGone is a mystery thriller that comes perilously close to being a complete turkey. With a nod to Silence of the Lambs the film stars Amanda Seyfried as a traumatized young woman who claims to have been abducted by a psychopath years ago and who now thinks her sister has been snatched by the same man. The film almost strings
Read moreKiller Elite is a Jason Statham film and just hearing that should tell you what 90% of this film is like: the laconic stubbly-faced and stubbly-headed Statham beating and shooting the crap out any gormless, incompetent thug or rival assassin who crosses his path. With its name cast, which includes Robert De Niro and Clive Owen and its very loose
Read moreDon’t take the kids to this one. Tyrannosaur has nothing to do with dinosaurs or special effects, this is a brutal English working class drama about domestic violence and pathological self-loathing. This depressing yet utterly engrossing story may even beat Snow Town for its depiction of dysfunctional, disenfranchised people. Go-to guy for intense middle-aged hard men, Peter Mullan plays Joseph
Read moreThis week on Built for Speed we look at the brutal British drama Tyrannosaur and over the top action flick The Killer Elite. We also conduct our infamous annual Oscars post mortem. There’s plenty of great music with new tracks from Woollen Kits and The Kills as well as plenty of old favourites. Don’t forget our preview of upcoming of gigs and
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