<i>This Means War</i> is an example of what Hollywood refers to as a "high-concept" movie — and what French critics call la haute poppicocquerie.
<i>My Week with Marilyn</i> is a lovely film with plenty of charm, humour, a bittersweet flavour, and a nice feeling of solidly contained Britishness.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> imagines the script conference for formulaic thriller <i>Man on a Ledge</i>.
<em>Margin Call </em>is a striking film about the 2008 crash.
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/ 23 December 2011
In terms of box-office receipts <i>Midnight in Paris</i> is Woody Allen’s biggest hit yet.
<em>Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol</em> is an exercise in American excess.
The charm and nice feelings that <em>New Year’s Eve </em>is supposed to project are smothered in schmaltz.
A variety of writers ruminate on the challenges facing South Africa, offering insights and advice that the government is unlikely to heed.
When <b>Shaun de Waal</b> told a friend he’d enjoyed <i>Puss in Boots</i>, he was told his critical sensibility had obviously decayed.
When first I saw there was a movie coming up called <em>Platteland,</em> starring Steve Hofmeyr, I made a mental note: Miss it.