Category Archives: Culture

In which PJK rants and riffs about popular culture and things Zeitgesity.

Content Sponge #6

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Phil

Shaun Micallef and Kat Stewart are Mr and Mrs Murder Reading back over these Content Sponges, I have to admit the horrible truth. My television tastes are middle-aged, middlebrow, slightly left of centre. However, lest it be assumed that I … Continue reading →

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Content Sponge #5

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Phil

Get ready to rise, people of Paris! Hail Zeitgeisters, here are some foreshortened, compressed and encapsulated reviews of films that I have glommed and ingested in the last two weeks. SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED Darius (Aubrey Plaza) is an intern at … Continue reading →

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Content Sponge #4

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Phil

So Zeitgeisters, I finally got some time to catch up with a number of shows that have been consuming memory on my Korean Teevo.  Here are my reviews.   Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War (Nine Network) Despite its naff title this … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Prometheus (2012)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Phil

Prometheus (2012), US, 124 mins Director: Ridley Scott Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba Rating: 2/5 A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey … Continue reading →

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Content Sponge #3

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Phil

Welcome to the third of my semi-regular Content Sponge! posts where I write about the telly, films and (sometimes) books I have ingested lately. TELEVISION Doctor Who (Seasons 1-4) I have deeply disliked Matt Smith as the latest Doctor and his poorly … Continue reading →

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Content Sponge #2

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Phil

Welcome to the second of my semi-regular Content Sponge! posts where I write about the telly, films and books I have ingested lately. HOMELAND (2012) I have seen the first couple of episodes and feel perhaps this was overly hyped … Continue reading →

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Glad All Over

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Phil

I was watching CAREER OPPORTUNITIES at 4.30 this morning. Avid readers of my every word (I’m looking at you cyberstalker fangirl) will recall I wrote of this forgotten 1991 John Hughes penned and produced flick in my other blog. And … Continue reading →

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Content Sponge #1

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Phil

Isn’t the last day of the year a fine time for beginning things? Content Sponge! with its superfluous exclamation mark will be an ambiguously titled semi-regular feature on this ‘blog. It will be less about the happiness of sea sponges … Continue reading →

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Things I Learnt This Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Phil

So here are some loosely assembled thoughts I have had and observations what I made over this Yuletide season, my friends. I like Christmas. I’m an Atheist, but I still enjoy the celebration. (Stay your keyboards, all those who would … Continue reading →

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Send Her Victorious

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Phil

“I think we need a new national anthem,” my brother stated as we drove away from our parents’ place last night. I’ve known my brother (who declines to be named in my ‘blog so “my brother” he shall remain) for … Continue reading →

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