Film Review: Noah, Or Two Hams In A Fountain

Film Review: Noah, Or Two Hams In A Fountain

By ALAN SWERDLOW   Noah / Directed by Darren Aronofsky / PG13   So it seems that Noah was the first eco-warrior, fighting for both animal and vegetal rights, and was a most probable vegan to boot.  So far, so good – director Aronofsky is hardly...
Music Review: Indigo Girls – Beauty Queen Sister

Music Review: Indigo Girls – Beauty Queen Sister

By BRUCE DENNILL   It’s necessary, for some reason, for Indigo Girls to head into obscure corners of the Internet in order to check of the duo has brought out a new album, even though all of their 11 studio releases – including this one – have charted in the top...
Film Review: Non-Stop, Or Po-faced Panto

Film Review: Non-Stop, Or Po-faced Panto

By ALAN SWERDLOW   Non-Stop/Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra/PG13   Hack: Someone producing dull, unoriginal work. Kneed: That sharp jab in the kidneys that you feel when sitting in an airline seat, initiated by the guy behind, who – though short –...
Book Review: Mark Gevisser – Lost And Found In Johannesburg

Book Review: Mark Gevisser – Lost And Found In Johannesburg

By BRUCE DENNILL   Mark Gevisser has done something quite substantial with this book. It’s an intellectual treatise that reads like a relaxed memoir, and examination of the difficulties involved in coming to terms with both his homosexuality and the changing...
Book Review: Louis Giglio – I Am Not But I Know I Am

Book Review: Louis Giglio – I Am Not But I Know I Am

By BRUCE DENNILL   Pastor, writer and music label head Louis Giglio is driven by a calling to minister to young people, with college-age kids the major focus of The Passion Movement, which he founded. Much of Giglio’s reputation is based on his ability to take...