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Donatella du Plessis

Donatella du Plessis

Donatella lives above a garage in Johannesburg, South Africa with a laptop and 2500 books. When she's not reading, writing or teaching French and English, she's wishing for a cat, a steampunk coffee maker and a time machine to the Victorian era.

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    Film Review – Lizzie (2018)

    by Donatella du Plessis December 21, 2018
    by Donatella du Plessis December 21, 2018

    Lizzie Borden comes in and out of fashion whenever feminism or unsolved murders do. While it’s not particularly feminist to bash in the heads of two defenseless people with an axe, director Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie is…

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    ‘Gladiator 2’ is the Stupidest Idea that Ridley Scott Has Ever Had

    by Donatella du Plessis November 14, 2018
    by Donatella du Plessis November 14, 2018

    There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it, and any more than a whisper, and it would vanish; it was so fragile. And I fear that it will not survive…

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    11 Oscar Categories that Should Have Been Created for ‘The Return of the King’

    by Donatella du Plessis October 14, 2018
    by Donatella du Plessis October 14, 2018

    The Return of the King turns fifteen later this year. In celebration of this great occasion, let’s imagine eleven new Oscar categories, both serious and irreverent, that could have been created for the glorious final chapter…

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    The New ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ Trailer Fills Me with Dread and Displeasure

    by Donatella du Plessis September 19, 2018
    by Donatella du Plessis September 19, 2018

    The new The Girl in the Spider’s Web trailer has dropped. It’s sloppy, unschooled and throws into sharp relief every weakness that the impeccable first trailer succeeded in concealing. Here are the most immediate problems. Point…

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    Film Review – Woman Walks Ahead (2018)

    by Donatella du Plessis September 13, 2018
    by Donatella du Plessis September 13, 2018

    Breathtaking cinematography and fine acting cannot save Woman Walks Ahead from a silly, underdeveloped script. It turns what could have been a great film into an average one. The following review will be spoiler free. Synopsis Directed…

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    Film Review – King Lear (2018)

    by Donatella du Plessis September 1, 2018
    by Donatella du Plessis September 1, 2018

    Anthony Hopkins is King Lear in this stylish and invigorating adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic. Produced by Amazon Prime and directed by Richard Eyre, King Lear is a highly original film with a brilliant cast, but never quite succeeds…

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