Youth, interrupted – Shannon Holcroft
I’m not a documentary fan. There, I said it. My eyes tend to glaze over when I’m forced to focus on the mating habits of sea lions or the countless sustainable alternatives to dishwashing liquid for an extended period of time. In spite of my prejudices, I went to watch ‘The Interrupters’ with an open...
Salmon Fishing in the… Z z z z…
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has got all the stuff that a good, solid British film should have: a puritanical love triangle (where no one actually does the nasty with anyone – they just sort of look at each other a lot), beautiful sweeping shots of Scottish landscapes and then the obligatory stiff upper-lipped politician...
Top 5 Movies to Watch on a Date… with Michael Klein.
There are some things that will cause an argument in any relationship. One of these is deciding what movie to watch as a couple. Perhaps you’ve encountered this problem; you may have even found a solution. ‘Compromise’ is a word that gets thrown around in such debates, but where is the middle ground when I...
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Alternative Africa Film Festival
If Tim Burton, Table Mountain and a hippo-quagga all got together and had a filmic orgy of epic proportions, the resulting love-child would be The Alternative Africa Film Festival. African. Weird. Awesome. When you think of ‘Alternative African Cinema’, try not to picture a hipster wearing a Madiba shirt, standing outside the Labia smoking organic...
Otelo on Fire – Michael Klein
For the most part South Africans make three different films – the gangster/ crime film, the absurd comedy and the poverty/AIDS film. With this in mind it such a relief to say that Otelo Burning is completely different to so many of its peers, not only in its content, but more importantly in its attitude....
Silent movie to leave you speechless – By Anna Van Dyk
Old Hollywood Glamour. If I have to go to one more 21st with this theme I think I will burn the next Marilyn Monroe paraphernalia I see in Mr Price Home. The real elegance of women with perfectly curled locks and dashing men in debonair suits seems to have become a cheap, tacky brand with...
My One-hundred and One Minutes with Marilyn – By Chaze Matakala
Biopics are hard to do. On most occasions, the film will come off as contrived, with A-list co-starts surrounding a novice, who is meant to give a fresh and believable rendition of some celebrated icon. My Week with Marilyn, however, is the antithesis of this. Michelle Williams thrives as the adored and...
Girl Power – for realzies.
Deviating slightly from the standard, stiff movie review format, it’s not necessary to give a synopsis of The Iron Lady. Being a film about one of the most prominent politicians in history, most people should know about Marguerite Thatcher’s life. However, if you’re looking for the most obvious ‘spoilers’ ever, do a simple Wikipedia search...
Shotties
So, you wore your yellow band, you partied your face off and you drank like a beast (or made out with one, we don’t judge) during O-Week. “Uhm, laaik, now what?” a Smutsman might wonder. Well, other than partying even harder throughout the year, Film Soc members have the chance to actually make a movie....
“Sedentary, dear Watson…”
The setting was perfect: a dark room, heady perfume from the person in front of you, a few giggles – the odd soft whisper. All just foreplay for the main event. Things get moving and before you know it you’re given more toe-curling, gasp-inducing action than you think you can handle and JUST before you...
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