If the public was voting for the Oscars, it’s clear that Natalie Portman would be a shoo-in for best actress.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> thinks <i>Black Swan</i> is undeniably a powerfully and even painfully engrossing film.
The auteur theory developed by French critics in the late 1950s and early 1960s is often misunderstood.
It comes about 50 minutes into the movie: the moment at which <i>The Tourist</i> begins to fall apart writes <b>Shaun de Waal</b>.
By now the new <i>Harry Potter</i> flick or half-flick is on our screens, and the animated superhero romp <i>Megamind</i> is too.
"The superhero movie will never be the same," trumpets the poster for <em>Megamind</em>.
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/ 10 December 2010
Oh, the travails of a movie page! In some weeks, there are two or three movies that could make a lead review, whether Movie of the Week or Not.
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/ 7 December 2010
Shaun de Waal looks at a trio of books dealing with visual arts and photography, revealing different ways of representing our inner and outer worlds.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> thinks <i>Spud</i> is not quite the movie of the week.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews the historical movie, <em>Coco and Igor</em>.
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/ 18 November 2010
Who’s the greatest living American fiction writer? Shaun de Waal surveys three new novels.
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/ 18 November 2010
In his new book, Stephen Watson is wielding the critic’s scalpel rather than the poet’s quill.
<strong>Shaun de Waal</strong> reviews the dark drama <i>Clapham Junction</i>
MOVIES OF THE WEEK: <strong>Shaun de Waal</strong> reviews four movies showing at Ster Kinekor’s Pride Films festival.
<strong>Shaun de Waal</strong> gives a list of films to see at the Out in Africa festival.
A film short, <i>A Kind of Language</i>, is a free adaptation of his work, existing alongside it.
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <i>Ondine</i>, starring Colin Farrel.
Not quite the movie of the week: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <i>Long Street</i>.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <b>Telling Times: Living and Writing</b> 1950-2008 by Nadine Gordimer.
Not quite the movie of the week: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <i>The Importance of Being Ernest</i>.
Shaun de Waal recalls how the <i>M&G</i> took a stand against the state’s intention to muzzle the media 25 years ago.
This book reflects 25 years of history in newsprint, writes editor <b>Shaun de Waal<b>.
Not Quite The Movie Of The Week: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <em>Antichrist</em>.
Two seasoned journalists consider what it takes to report “a world we can never fully understand”.
An exhibition in Cape Town stages the “bodilyness” of gay men, spurring delight as well as some reservations, writes <b>Shaun de Waal</b>.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <strong>Shaun de Waal</strong> reviews <em>The Twilight Saga: Eclipse</em>.
Every week, the <i>M&G</i> chooses one great song that says something about what it means to be South African.
Charles Van Onselen’s book looks into the stories of social bandits in the time before the discovery of gold in South Africa.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews the latest DVD releases for you to enjoy at home during winter.
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <em>Shaun de Waal</em> reviews <em>The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus</em>.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews new books released this week, from biographies to conspiracy theories
AMERICAN MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</em>, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.