A Familiar Track: Looking Under the Hood of Owen Trevor's 'Go!'

In part a nostalgic homage to coming-of-age films of another era, Owen Trevor's kinetic take on the sport of competitive go-kart racing is as technically assured as it is, at times, predictable. Yet, as Travis Johnson discovers, this family-friendly dramedy has more depth than its tried-and-true narrative formula might initially suggest.

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The Karate Kid, Western Australia, Richard Roxburgh, coming of age, teenage, queer, 1980s, nostalgia, cars, sport