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Monthly Archives: January 2010

What are our Sabbs doing for us?

With Semester 1 now over, I asked all the Sabbatical Officers that were elected into their positions last year: what have they done to meet their manifesto pledges? Below is a sample of some of their pledges and what they’ve…

Where the Wild Things Are – Film Review

Where the Wild Things Are. Photo by Warner Brothers.

This was one of those films that I wanted to see more out of pure astonishment rather than because I actually thought it looked good. The book which this movie is based on is very short and succinct, and I could not fathom how they had managed to take that simple tale and turn it into an hour and half long film.

Sherlock Holmes – Film Review

Jude Law in Sherlock Holmes. Photo by Warner Brothers.

Guy Ritchie is not the obvious director for a re-imagining of the infamous detective, but this is one which works surprisingly well.

Sherlock Holmes – Film Review

Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes. Photo by Warner Brothers.

3/5] Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes makes a welcome change to recent film adaptations of classic novels proving to be less than faithful to their originals (think Dorian Gray). With Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. playing Watson and Holmes rather…

Avatar – Film Review

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I can’t think of another film in recent years that has been as highly anticipated as this: “Avatar” is James Cameron’s long-awaited follow-up to Titanic and proves that we are surely entering a new age of cinema.