Them's Fightin' Words https://slicktiger.co.za/ The Anti-Christ Of South African Blogs Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:51:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 21959644 The End? https://slicktiger.co.za/2015/10/16/the-end/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2015/10/16/the-end/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:10:40 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10197 I walk down the flickering hallways of this old junkyard spaceship, the dust-cover control panels long dead, snatches of Frank Sinatra playing ‘Stormy Weather’ while the flies and spiders get along together. In places, I find the inch-deep clawmarks he left. I run my fingers along them, remembering his paws the size of your head, […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2015/10/16/the-end/feed/ 2 10197 Movie Review: Mistaken For Strangers https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/20/movie-review-mistaken-for-strangers/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/20/movie-review-mistaken-for-strangers/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10193 I went into Mistaken For Strangers with pretty high expectations because critics have rated it really highly and I’d read a bit about the premise for it and I was instantly intrigued to watch it. This is partly because the film is about the band The National, who I know very little about despite having […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/20/movie-review-mistaken-for-strangers/feed/ 1 10193 The Ghanian Movie Industry Delivers Another Gem https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/19/the-ghanian-movie-industry-delivers-another-gem/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/19/the-ghanian-movie-industry-delivers-another-gem/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10186 You guys might remember awhile back I posted a trailer for the Ghanian movie 2016, which was a mind-blowing combination of horrendous CGI, gratuitous violence and insanely bad acting. Well, it turns out that the Ghanians have been at it again with B14 1 & 2. If the trailer is anything to go by, this […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/19/the-ghanian-movie-industry-delivers-another-gem/feed/ 0 10186 Escape Monday: With A Whole Lot Of Bullshit https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/18/escape-monday-with-a-whole-lot-of-bullshit/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/18/escape-monday-with-a-whole-lot-of-bullshit/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10183 Firstly, a disclaimer. I am writing this post from the future and sending it back in time in an effort to maintain my perfect record of posting every day last week. Another disclaimer, I am writing using a lot of italics to over-dramatise what is otherwise a fairly normal and barely worth reading sentence and […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/18/escape-monday-with-a-whole-lot-of-bullshit/feed/ 0 10183 Friday LOLZ – A Welcome Return Of Extreme Whatthefuck?! https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/15/friday-lolz-a-welcome-return-of-extreme-whatthefuck/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/15/friday-lolz-a-welcome-return-of-extreme-whatthefuck/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:45:59 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10180 It’s been a long time since my last Friday LOLZ post, which is great news because it means I’ve been storing up all the unspeakably weird shit I’ve found specially for you guys! Feels good to be back posting my regular features again after the long dry spell I’ve suffered. In fact, this is the […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/15/friday-lolz-a-welcome-return-of-extreme-whatthefuck/feed/ 0 10180 The Tiger Hits The Boileroom, Mayhem Ensues https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/14/the-tiger-hits-the-boileroom-mayhem-ensues/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/14/the-tiger-hits-the-boileroom-mayhem-ensues/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:01:58 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10140 It takes a special kind of maniac to decide to strike out alone to a place he’s never been, drink with total strangers in the middle of the week and rock out to bands he only discovered a month ago. Conventional wisdom would say rather stay at home, put the kettle on and watch Friends […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/14/the-tiger-hits-the-boileroom-mayhem-ensues/feed/ 0 10140 A Literal “Night” At A Literal “Museum” With Literally, “Alcohol” https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/13/a-literal-night-at-a-literal-museum-with-literally-alcohol-2/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/13/a-literal-night-at-a-literal-museum-with-literally-alcohol-2/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:29:54 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10130 If you live in a first world country, they let you do things that defy belief if you come from a third world country. Sure, you live in a Nanny State, but in return they let you do fun things like drink in public. Drink in public?! For real? As in, walk down the street […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/13/a-literal-night-at-a-literal-museum-with-literally-alcohol-2/feed/ 0 10130 To J-Rab On The Cub’s First Birthday https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/12/to-j-rab-on-the-cubs-first-birthday/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/12/to-j-rab-on-the-cubs-first-birthday/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10116 I changed my mind about this post. I was going to write it to our little girl, apologise to her about the way things turned out but really, she’s just a tiny baby, exactly one year old today and blissfully oblivious of what’s going on. The person I really want to write to is you […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/12/to-j-rab-on-the-cubs-first-birthday/feed/ 0 10116 Escape Monday: With Alt-J’s New Video https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/11/escape-monday-with-alt-js-new-video/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/11/escape-monday-with-alt-js-new-video/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:13:52 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10111 I know I’ve said it before, but there’s something about this band that resonates deeply inside me. Their songs and videos are incredible, dark and light constantly swirling, caught in an endless tango. There’s a yearning in their music, a quiet desperation, a caged animal underneath it all gnawing at the bars in the dead […]

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]]> https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/11/escape-monday-with-alt-js-new-video/feed/ 0 10111 Twickenham Charna https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/08/twickenham-charna/ https://slicktiger.co.za/2014/08/08/twickenham-charna/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 https://slicktiger.co.za/?p=10108 Day 1 in London. J-Rab, The Cub and I shuffle exhausted through Border Control and 40 minutes later finally present our passports and are granted access to the United Kingdom. At that exact point we should have stopped for a family selfy. I can see the shot so clearly in my head, J-Rab and I […]

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