Shaun De Waal

Shaun de Waal has worked at the Mail & Guardian since 1989. He was literary editor from 1991 to 2006 and chief film critic for 15 years. He is now editor-at-large. Recent publications include Exposure: Queer Fiction, 25 Years of the Mail & Guardian and Not the Movie of the Week.

Voice of the beaver
/ 29 July 2011

Voice of the beaver

What an odd movie <i>The Beaver</i> is. Not just that title, in which most Americans would hear the echo of porno-slang, but also its very idea.