http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/09/the-grey-movie-review-early-contender-for-best-american-film-of-the-year/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/09/the-grey-movie-review-early-contender-for-best-american-film-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:27:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273597 The Grey, starring Liam Neeson, is a brilliant survival in the wilderness film that makes recent additions to the genre feel like stories about getting lost in the supermarket, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/09/the-grey-movie-review-early-contender-for-best-american-film-of-the-year/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/04/man-on-a-ledge-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/04/man-on-a-ledge-review/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:24:41 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272714 Man on a Ledge, which is caught between imminently forgettable cinema and something greater, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/04/man-on-a-ledge-review/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/04/the-artist-movie-review-delightfully-retro/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/04/the-artist-movie-review-delightfully-retro/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:43:13 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272700 Singin’ in the Rain, Oscars front-runner The Artist follows actors making the transition to audio-enabled cinema. It is a lavish retro delight, writes Luke Buckmaster. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/04/the-artist-movie-review-delightfully-retro/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/30/any-questions-for-ben-movie-review-none-for-ben-plenty-for-working-dog/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/30/any-questions-for-ben-movie-review-none-for-ben-plenty-for-working-dog/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:19:45 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271436 Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/30/any-questions-for-ben-movie-review-none-for-ben-plenty-for-working-dog/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/29/j-edgar-movie-review-how-to-make-a-quality-biopic-co-clint-eastwood/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/29/j-edgar-movie-review-how-to-make-a-quality-biopic-co-clint-eastwood/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:32:18 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271345 Luke Buckmaster discusses how to make a quality biopic and the baggage Hollywood stars bring with them. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/29/j-edgar-movie-review-how-to-make-a-quality-biopic-co-clint-eastwood/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/23/tinker-tailor-solider-spy-movie-review-scrambled-message/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/23/tinker-tailor-solider-spy-movie-review-scrambled-message/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:47:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270272 Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/23/tinker-tailor-solider-spy-movie-review-scrambled-message/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/21/the-darkest-hour-movie-review-vapid-etainment/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/21/the-darkest-hour-movie-review-vapid-etainment/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:40:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270248 Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/21/the-darkest-hour-movie-review-vapid-etainment/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/17/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-movie-review-racy-pacey-gnarly-thrills/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/17/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-movie-review-racy-pacey-gnarly-thrills/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:13:26 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269494 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo to the big screen, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/17/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-movie-review-racy-pacey-gnarly-thrills/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/13/the-descendants-movie-review-more-payne-more-gain-in-art-house-multiplexia/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/13/the-descendants-movie-review-more-payne-more-gain-in-art-house-multiplexia/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:31:50 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=268361 The Descendants, a quaint and deftly handled dramedy about an aggrieved father and his relationship with his two daughters, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/13/the-descendants-movie-review-more-payne-more-gain-in-art-house-multiplexia/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/11/arrietty-movie-review-the-fantastic-forefront-of-hand-drawn-animation/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/11/arrietty-movie-review-the-fantastic-forefront-of-hand-drawn-animation/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:04:05 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267902 Arrietty, is a rich and spirited adaptation of The Borrowers that explores child-like wonders with adult sophistication, writes Luke Buckmaster. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/11/arrietty-movie-review-the-fantastic-forefront-of-hand-drawn-animation/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/06/the-muppets-movie-movie-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/06/the-muppets-movie-movie-review/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:39:18 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267377 Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/01/06/the-muppets-movie-movie-review/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/31/albert-nobbs-movie-review-glenn-close-from-far-away/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/31/albert-nobbs-movie-review-glenn-close-from-far-away/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:51:43 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267167 Luke Buckmaster. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/31/albert-nobbs-movie-review-glenn-close-from-far-away/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/29/war-horse-movie-review-spielbergs-semi-inspiration-equine/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/29/war-horse-movie-review-spielbergs-semi-inspiration-equine/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:39:10 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267142 Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/29/war-horse-movie-review-spielbergs-semi-inspiration-equine/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/28/hugo-movie-review-scorseses-cinematic-love-letter-trips-the-light-fantastic/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/28/hugo-movie-review-scorseses-cinematic-love-letter-trips-the-light-fantastic/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:08:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267112 Hugo, an inspiring and beautiful love letter to the power and reach of cinema, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/28/hugo-movie-review-scorseses-cinematic-love-letter-trips-the-light-fantastic/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/21/gems-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-junk-from-the-cult-cache-pulgasari-1984-directed-by-a-captive-produced-by-kim-jong-il/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/21/gems-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-junk-from-the-cult-cache-pulgasari-1984-directed-by-a-captive-produced-by-kim-jong-il/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:15:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=266546 Pulgasari, a spectacularly messed-up monster movie, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/21/gems-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-junk-from-the-cult-cache-pulgasari-1984-directed-by-a-captive-produced-by-kim-jong-il/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/15/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-movie-review-entertainment-accomplished/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/15/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-movie-review-entertainment-accomplished/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:01:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265509 Mission: Impossible franchise an almighty boost in this spectacular pulse-pounder that, despite its espionage gadgets, feels awesomely retrograde, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/15/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-movie-review-entertainment-accomplished/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/14/the-irony-lady-movie-review-odious-oscar-bait/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/14/the-irony-lady-movie-review-odious-oscar-bait/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:57:32 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265252 Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/14/the-irony-lady-movie-review-odious-oscar-bait/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/09/another-earth-movie-review-another-all-in-american-indie/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/09/another-earth-movie-review-another-all-in-american-indie/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:28:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264345 Another Earth imagines a planet populated by human doppelgangers. It's a great premise, but it's utterly wasted in this morose low-budget drama, writes Luke Buckmaster. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/09/another-earth-movie-review-another-all-in-american-indie/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/05/the-adventures-of-tintin-movie-review-faithful-but-strangely-soulless/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/05/the-adventures-of-tintin-movie-review-faithful-but-strangely-soulless/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:41:22 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=263479 The Adventures of Tintin -- the first in a trilogy -- is faithful to Hergé’s graphic novels, but suffers from eerily artificial performance capture animation, writes Luke Buckmaster. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/12/05/the-adventures-of-tintin-movie-review-faithful-but-strangely-soulless/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/30/the-ides-of-march-movie-review-voting-for-clooney/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/30/the-ides-of-march-movie-review-voting-for-clooney/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:58:46 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262636 The Ides of March is a thoroughly accessible and compelling take on back room machinations in the lead-in to an important US Democrat primary, writes Luke Buckmaster. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/30/the-ides-of-march-movie-review-voting-for-clooney/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/28/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead-movie-review-bubbling-with-inspiration/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/28/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead-movie-review-bubbling-with-inspiration/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:31:38 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262042 Luke Buckmaster. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/28/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead-movie-review-bubbling-with-inspiration/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/25/x-movie-review-australian-film/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/25/x-movie-review-australian-film/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:19:35 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=261678 Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/25/x-movie-review-australian-film/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/24/the-human-centipede-ii-movie-review-complete-arse-or-gross-out-class/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/24/the-human-centipede-ii-movie-review-complete-arse-or-gross-out-class/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:16:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=261393 The Human Centipede II is vastly better than its disgustingly gratuitous predecessor is faint praise indeed, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/24/the-human-centipede-ii-movie-review-complete-arse-or-gross-out-class/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/23/gems-n-junk-from-the-cult-cache-for-your-height-only-1981/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/23/gems-n-junk-from-the-cult-cache-for-your-height-only-1981/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:18:43 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=261147 For Your Height Only. Luke Buckmaster reaches into the Cult Cache. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/23/gems-n-junk-from-the-cult-cache-for-your-height-only-1981/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/20/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-movie-review-not-for-the-watercooler/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/20/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-movie-review-not-for-the-watercooler/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:20:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=260248 We Need to Talk About Kevin, told using a swirly non-linear structure. But don't get too excited, writes Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2011/11/20/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-movie-review-not-for-the-watercooler/feed/ 0