OK, so you gather I’ve been somewhat excited about Christopher Nolan’s new movie Inception. But does it live up to its hype? Answer: Yes. And no. Yes, in that it’s a visually astounding piece of art – parts of Paris rolling up and over itself is a stand-out, and the gravity defying-bits you’ve seen in…
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Bad American remakes of whacky Japanese horror movies aren’t really my thing. (Sequels of re-makes are even worse.) Shutter though, staring Pacey and a blonde Australian, is surprisingly well made. Pacey’s done well for himself since ditching Joey Potter (who wed-up to Tom Cruise – wow) and that loser Dawson (what happened to him, huh?);…
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Caught Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel on tv again last night – a beautiful, gut wrenching and entirely appalling exposition of the confusions and mistakes and misunderstandings that separate us. In light of the xenophobic wrath unfolding in Johannesburg right now, it’s a timely reminder of umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu – our humanity connects us, a person…
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