What lengths would you go to, to protect the ones you love? This is a question poised and then beautifully answered in Bianca Schmitz, Diane Vermooten and Shane Vermooten’s Bypass. Dr Lisa Cooper (Natalie Becker) one of the country’s top surgeons, is the mother of young Sam (Joel Brown), who is in desperate need ofContinue reading “[Film Review]: Bypass is A Brilliant Local Medical Thriller with Heart”
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Autumn 2015: Distressed (Denim) x Duster (Jacket)
I have all these ideas in my head of what I wish I dressed like. I wish my wardrobe was made of great (read: good cut, better fit) pairs of jeans and beautiful outerwear – blazers, waterfall jackets, parkas, trench coats. I don’t know where I would be going in all these clothes, since campusContinue reading “Autumn 2015: Distressed (Denim) x Duster (Jacket)”
[Music]: Click to Play – Songs from Around the Web
One of the biggest reasons I spend so much time on the internet “doing nothing”, is that I get carried away clicking on all the links within the posts.I forget how I ended up on a page, because I was led there by a series of “read more” links…and then I forget what I wasContinue reading “[Music]: Click to Play – Songs from Around the Web”
[Movie Review]: Between Friends
Anytime I hear that a 100% locally-produced movie is going onto the cinema circuit, I get excited. I want to see South African movies getting as much love at the box office as American and European ones: we have just as much talent, and our stories deserve to be told on the big screen. ThisContinue reading “[Movie Review]: Between Friends”
Review: ISO are Experimenting with a New Sound on their latest EP, "PASSAGES"
A few months ago, I reviewed ISO’s latest EP for VARSITY. The review hasn’t been published, so I thought I’d share it here. Local music lovers know ISO (formerly known as “Isochronous”) as a rock band from Pretoria with four albums a number of local tours and a performance as the opening act for TwoContinue reading “Review: ISO are Experimenting with a New Sound on their latest EP, "PASSAGES"”
DVD Review: Pad Na Jou Hart
Huisgenoot Running time: 111 minutes Starring: Ivan Botha, Donnalee Roberts, Marius Weyers Director: Jaco Smit The variety and standard of films produced locally over the past four years or so has been quite impressive. Examples such as Jozi, Bakgat, Otelo Burning, Material, Hoofmeisie, Fanie Fourie’s Lobola, Copposites and many others are a testament to theContinue reading “DVD Review: Pad Na Jou Hart”
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