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Up, up and away: this blog has moved
Luke BuckmasterJan 23, 2014
Crikey has launched a new culture website -- and this blog has moved.
Bad Grandpa movie review: low, low, low-art
Luke BuckmasterNov 15, 2013
Bad Grandpa, from Jackass alumni Jeff Termaine and Johnny Knoxville, isn't exactly high-art. But who cares?
The Counselor: Ridley Scott breaks bad on the Tex-Mex border
Luke BuckmasterNov 5, 2013
Veteran Ridley Scott adapts an off-the-wall screenplay from esteemed novelist Cormac McCarthy, and the results are nothing if not audacious.
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Thor: The Dark World movie review: a superhero craptastrophy
Luke BuckmasterOct 29, 20137 Comments
In some circles superhero movies have a bad name. Want to know why? Go see Thor: The Dark World.
Captain Phillips movie review: bus stops, billboards and HMS Hanks
Luke BuckmasterOct 29, 20135 Comments
Paul Greengrass' breathlessly intense drama Captain Phillips is being marketed as a Tom Hanks movie. What impact does that have on the film's quasi-documentary grasp of realism?
About Time movie review: less rom-com, more tick-tock?
Luke BuckmasterOct 20, 20133 Comments
English writer/director Richard Curtis' new movie -- a sweet-toothed time travel rom-com starring Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams -- poses several interesting questions, and answers almost none of them.
Prisoners movie review: trapped in a maze of moral murkiness
Luke BuckmasterOct 19, 20131 Comment
Studio-produced Hollywood mystery-thrillers don't get a great deal better (or bleaker) than director Denis Villeneuve's enthralling film about a search for two abducted young girls.
Win a double pass to About Time
Luke BuckmasterOct 18, 2013
Writer/director Richard Curtis' time travel rom-com About Time is now playing in Australian cinemas. Cinetology has 10 in-season passes to give away, valid nation-wide.
‘Where the fuck were you?’ Interview with John Landis, director of The Blues Brothers & Three Amigos!
Luke BuckmasterOct 16, 20131 Comment
On the subject of business in Hollywood, veteran John Landis -- director of classics such as The Blues Brothers, Three Amigos! and Animal House -- pulls no punches.
Rush movie review: pole position for Ron Howard, the invisible auteur
Luke BuckmasterOct 9, 2013
Capturing the sensational long-running stoush between Formula 1 racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, Ron Howard has directed one of his most entertaining movies in years.
Gravity movie review: a new space odyssey
Luke BuckmasterOct 4, 20133 Comments
Prepare to return your jaw to its upright position. Alfonso Cuarón's space-set drama -- starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock -- is a sight to behold.
The Best Offer movie review: the finer points of fakery
Luke BuckmasterOct 3, 2013
Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore directs a perfectly cast Geoffrey Rush in this gloomy and deceptive film set in the industry of high-end art dealing.
Stories We Tell movie review: basking in narrative confusion
Luke BuckmasterSep 26, 20131 Comment
In its own modest way, Sarah Polley's debut documentary feature about her family is a sophisticated and beguiling work.
Mood Indigo movie review: don’t cry for me, I’m already dead
Luke BuckmasterSep 20, 20132 Comments
Michel Gondry is celebrated for odd films and visual flair, but his work has never felt pretentious or inaccessible. Until now.
So, Harvey Weinstein is coming to Australia. Here’s 5 things he can do to help us out
Luke BuckmasterSep 18, 20133 Comments
Legendary studio mogul Harvey "Scissorhands" Weinstein is coming to Australia. Here are five ways he can help the Australian film industry.
Blue Jasmine movie review: dramatic masterclass c/o Woody Allen and Cate Blanchett
Luke BuckmasterSep 15, 20133 Comments
A late-period masterstroke from the ever prolific Woody Allen offers many things, including one of Cate Blanchett's finest performances.
The Rocket movie review: explosive melancholia
Luke BuckmasterSep 11, 2013
Australia's nomination for best foreign language film for the 2014 Oscars is a quaint and beautifully balanced Laos-set drama.