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/literaryminded/2010/05/26/guest-review-raili-simojoki-on-benjamin-laws-the-family-law/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/05/26/guest-review-raili-simojoki-on-benjamin-laws-the-family-law/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 02:06:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=141375 Raili Simojoki reviews Australian writer Benjamin Law's debut book -- an enjoyable, easy-reading collection of essays about his eccentric yet endearing family.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/05/26/guest-review-raili-simojoki-on-benjamin-laws-the-family-law/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/05/23/exile-on-main-street-one-album-to-rule-them-all/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/05/23/exile-on-main-street-one-album-to-rule-them-all/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 23:43:53 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=140579 Exile is the album he or she should excavate, says Tim Dunlop: it's a master class in rock n’ roll.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/05/23/exile-on-main-street-one-album-to-rule-them-all/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/04/28/don-delillos-point-omega/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/04/28/don-delillos-point-omega/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:03:37 +0000 Angela Meyer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134096 Angela Meyer.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/04/28/don-delillos-point-omega/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/apr/17/christopher-hitchens-re-reads-animal-farm http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/apr/17/christopher-hitchens-re-reads-animal-farm#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:22:08 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=133402 Christopher Hitchens re-reads George Orwell's timeless dystopian novel Animal Farm: 65 years on, there's still a lot to learn from a pen of power-hungry pigs.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/apr/17/christopher-hitchens-re-reads-animal-farm/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/19/jbt/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/19/jbt/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:49:29 +0000 Tim Dunlop http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=131527 Tim Dunlop, but it has its moments and will sell a motza anyway.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/19/jbt/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/12/cash-crossing-over/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/12/cash-crossing-over/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:04:51 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129970 Tim Dunlop looks at the latest (and hopefully final) posthumous release from country legend Johnny Cash. It's a decent album, but it's time to say "thanks for the memories", and let this be the end.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/12/cash-crossing-over/feed/ 0 http://www.avhub.com.au/NewsArticle.aspx?MagazineID=4&NewsArticleID=1603 http://www.avhub.com.au/NewsArticle.aspx?MagazineID=4&NewsArticleID=1603#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:26:15 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129972 AVHub -- provided you don't mind dorky glasses, and don't watch while drunk.]]> http://www.avhub.com.au/NewsArticle.aspx?MagazineID=4&NewsArticleID=1603/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/08/getting-right-with-god/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/08/getting-right-with-god/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:27:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129036 Tim Dunlop. The addition of musicians like Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris and Julie Miller is just the icing on the cake.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/04/08/getting-right-with-god/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/03/14/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-movie-review-amusing-it-might-be-real-wtf-entertainment/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/03/14/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-movie-review-amusing-it-might-be-real-wtf-entertainment/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:31:41 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=123006 The Men Who Stare at Goats is a window into a strange-but-we-swear-it’s-sort-of-true world, where soldiers control minds, run through walls and telepathically murder animals. WTF? asks Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/03/14/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-movie-review-amusing-it-might-be-real-wtf-entertainment/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/03/10/dear-john-movie-review-prescription-necessary/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/03/10/dear-john-movie-review-prescription-necessary/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:03:14 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=122041 Dear John? So bad it's sent our film reviewer Luke Buckmaster off to the GP for a cure. Must have been an allergic reaction to all that cheese...]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/03/10/dear-john-movie-review-prescription-necessary/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/02/09/david-carlins-our-father-who-wasnt-there/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/02/09/david-carlins-our-father-who-wasnt-there/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:15:31 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115584 Angela Meyer.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/02/09/david-carlins-our-father-who-wasnt-there/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/02/09/valentines-day-film-review-too-many-celebs-not-enough-smarts/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/02/09/valentines-day-film-review-too-many-celebs-not-enough-smarts/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:53:19 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115174 Valentine's Day is a smaltzy, dramatically inept rom-com with an unaccountably large array of characters played by an ensemble of underperforming celebs, says Luke Buckmaster. There are better ways to spend Feb 14.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/02/09/valentines-day-film-review-too-many-celebs-not-enough-smarts/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/02/08/steel-yourself/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/02/08/steel-yourself/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:58:36 +0000 Tim Dunlop http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114923 Tim Dunlop. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/02/08/steel-yourself/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/02/05/precious-film-review-outstanding-feats-of-acting/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/02/05/precious-film-review-outstanding-feats-of-acting/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:57:51 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114505 Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/02/05/precious-film-review-outstanding-feats-of-acting/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/02/02/eleanor-cattons-the-rehearsal/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/02/02/eleanor-cattons-the-rehearsal/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:10:55 +0000 Angela Meyer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=113956 The Rehearsal requires a bit of audience participation: the reader is all the roles, all the characters and all the actors, says Angela Meyer.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2010/02/02/eleanor-cattons-the-rehearsal/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/02/01/dan-sultan/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/02/01/dan-sultan/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:00:52 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=113180 Tim Dunlop. His latest album has all the right ingredients to be a huge commercial success.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/02/01/dan-sultan/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/01/29/tom-waits-and-waits-and-waits/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/01/29/tom-waits-and-waits-and-waits/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:43:23 +0000 Tim Dunlop http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=112764 that voice! ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/01/29/tom-waits-and-waits-and-waits/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/01/18/bran-nue-dae-a-missed-opportunity/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/01/18/bran-nue-dae-a-missed-opportunity/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:06:36 +0000 Tim Dunlop http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=110407 Bran Nue Dae has all the ingredients to be a blockbuster, says Tim Dunlop, but is wasted with a half-arsed production that tells its story badly and seriously buggers up nearly every song in the repertoire.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/01/18/bran-nue-dae-a-missed-opportunity/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/12/22/sherlock-holmes-film-review-a-case-of-shambolic-sleuthery/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/12/22/sherlock-holmes-film-review-a-case-of-shambolic-sleuthery/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:44:38 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107622 Sherlock Holmes feels like a Choose Your Own Adventure that doesn’t work out quite right, and, worst of all, it bores, says Luke Buckmaster.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/12/22/sherlock-holmes-film-review-a-case-of-shambolic-sleuthery/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/18/rundles-friday-book-review-why-you-are-australian/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/18/rundles-friday-book-review-why-you-are-australian/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:29:47 +0000 Guy Rundle http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=106979 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/18/rundles-friday-book-review-why-you-are-australian/feed/ 18 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/12/12/avatar-film-review-blockbustepic/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/12/12/avatar-film-review-blockbustepic/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:25:07 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105377 Luke Buckmaster reviews the new uber-blockbuster from mega-minded director James Cameron: gorgeously atmospheric and orgies-for-eyeballs good looking. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/12/12/avatar-film-review-blockbustepic/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/04/rundles-friday-book-review-fishing-in-utopia/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/04/rundles-friday-book-review-fishing-in-utopia/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:25:24 +0000 Guy Rundle http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=103327 Fishing In Utopia - Sweden and the Future That Disappeared serves as a prism for the political questions we face. ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/04/rundles-friday-book-review-fishing-in-utopia/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/23/dear-guy-rundle-being-an-immigrant-doesn%e2%80%99t-disqualify-me-from-debating-aussie-identity/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/23/dear-guy-rundle-being-an-immigrant-doesn%e2%80%99t-disqualify-me-from-debating-aussie-identity/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:33:41 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=100217 Tim Soutphommasane cranks up the Cold Chisel, cracks open a VB and responds to Guy Rundle's critique of his new book, Reclaiming Patriotism.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/23/dear-guy-rundle-being-an-immigrant-doesn%e2%80%99t-disqualify-me-from-debating-aussie-identity/feed/ 9 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/11/20/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-film-review-only-for-twi-hards/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/11/20/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-film-review-only-for-twi-hards/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:20:14 +0000 Luke Buckmaster http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=100178 Luke Buckmaster has one word to describe the second installment of the Twilight films: lame. New Moon is a cheesy soap opera jazzed up by a half-assed supernatural twist.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/11/20/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-film-review-only-for-twi-hards/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/rundles-friday-book-review-reclaiming-patriotism/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/rundles-friday-book-review-reclaiming-patriotism/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Guy Rundle http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/rundles-friday-book-review-reclaiming-patriotism/ Reclaiming Patriotism: nation building for Australian progressives, writes Guy Rundle.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/rundles-friday-book-review-reclaiming-patriotism/feed/ 5