TV & Film

The Great Gatsby

avatar By , published on 25 May 2013 12:00 am
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I will start off firstly by admitting my bias in the review of this film: The Great Gatsby is my favourite book. Everything about it has me entranced; I’m taken …

Chasing Ice: An interview with James Balog

avatar By , published on 23 May 2013 12:00 am
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For around 30 years, James Balog has been breaking ground in the photographic expression of the relationship between humans and nature. One of his more recent projects, the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), …

Star Trek Into Darkness

avatar By , published on 13 May 2013 12:00 am
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There is something about myself that I have been hiding for years, but I’m finally going to admit. I first realised it when I was small child, that I was …

Iron Man 3

avatar By , published on 5 May 2013 12:00 am
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Before I walked into Iron Man 3, I commented to a friend that I was glad I was getting out of the house and seeing a movie as I wanted …

A Late Quartet

avatar By , published on 24 April 2013 12:00 am
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The other day, I was talking to a musicologist friend of mine about The Beatles. We listened to some of the more artistic tunes and we agreed that it was …

Take a chance on Trance

avatar By , published on 18 April 2013 12:00 am
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This month, I have decided to review a film in honour of Easter: just as I reviewed Shall We Dance with the Christmas holidays in mind, and The Cabin In The …

Good Vibrations

avatar By , published on 15 April 2013 12:00 am
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Good Vibrations is in part about something that was an important part of my youth, but now just makes me sound old – the record store. Every city of a …

Village at the End of the World

avatar By , published on 8 April 2013 12:00 am
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Regardless of the underlying motives, the decision to leave home is a pivotal one in the life of any young person. But for Lars, a teenager in a remote Greenlandic …

Roger Ebert

avatar By , published on 5 April 2013 08:36 am

Roger Ebert died on Thursday the 4th of April, at the age of 70. For all intents and purposes, he was American film criticism. For many members of the public, …

Essay: The Exorcist

avatar By , published on 27 March 2013 12:00 am
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In lieu a review this week, I present this essay on a cinema classic. Since its original release in 1973, The Exorcist has been continually popular, influencing the public consciousness …