Shain Germaner, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/shain-germaner/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Shain Germaner, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/shain-germaner/ 32 32 REVIEW: DISTRICT 9 https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/08/25/review-district-9/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/08/25/review-district-9/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/08/25/review-district-9/ An excellent action film that really highlights South Africa’s talent, but a few glaring flaws prevent it from achieving true greatness.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/08/25/review-district-9/feed/ 0 REVIEW: MILK: https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/04/22/review-milk/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/04/22/review-milk/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/04/22/review-milk/ Sean Penn recreates himself in this loving, well-directed tribute to the first openly gay man elected to public office in the US.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/04/22/review-milk/feed/ 0 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/04/13/4-months-3-weeks-2-days/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/04/13/4-months-3-weeks-2-days/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/04/13/4-months-3-weeks-2-days/ While occasionally frustrating and difficult to watch, this Romanian award-winner proves to be a brilliant character study.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/03/05/review-watchmen/feed/ 0 REVIEW: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/02/25/review-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/02/25/review-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/02/25/review-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button/ This Oscar-winning film is engrossing, but the emotional effect is dampened by sheer length and a few weak plot points.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/02/04/review-doubt/feed/ 0 REVIEW: FROST/NIXON https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/01/29/review-frostnixon/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/01/29/review-frostnixon/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/01/29/review-frostnixon/ Oscar buzz has surrounded director Ron Howard's latest docu-drama and its lead actors, but can it compete with the other films in the Best Picture category?

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