Gaia’ is more than an eerie, haunted forest film. It juxtaposes the beauty of the natural world with the fragility of our hi-tech, industrial society
With the growth of South Africa’s film industry, royalties from music licensing is becoming an increasingly viable revenue stream for artists
International streaming service Netflix will invest R900-million in the South African film and television industry, it announced at the 4th Annual South African Investment Conference on Thursday. Four productions will come from the commitment — three local and one international — all to be filmed in South Africa by 2023. Netflix has about 200 million members […]
The Ugandan film, directed by Loukman Ali, teaches that the good thing to do is not always the right thing
In the acclaimed ‘Minari’, now streaming on Showmax, a Korean family start farming and fuming in the Ozarks
Kemi Adetiba’s Netflix miniseries is certainly stylish — but it’s missing the panache of the original
Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese grew up in a village, taught himself to use a camera and has gone on to win prestigious awards at international festivals
Fast-paced and densely structured, a new documentary retrieves Dulcie September from the confines of ‘forgotten apartheid hero’
Thirty-three years since Dulcie September’s assassination, a new documentary hopes to bring her name back into the public consciousness
The fêted This is not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection finally hits national cinemas on 21 May. Director Lemohang Mosese speaks about working with Mary Twala Mhlongo, mothers, and more
Amy Jephta and Ephraim Gordon have written and directed a noir TV series that evokes nostalgia as well as tension and violence
Fancy figuring how a torn-up shoe inspired Sechaba Morojele’s new film? Or sipping cocktails while listening to Tefo Mahola? Whatever your tastes, we’ve got you covered this long weekend
This performative documentary restores the historical record of the ‘great king’ of Mali
The 1990 documentary ‘South African Blues’ offers insight into the effects of exile on Jonas Gwangwa’s psyche
In ‘Rafiki’, director Wanuri Kahiu tells positive stories about queer, black lives. Her success has landed her new film projects in the United States
Industry experts say movie theatres will survive the effects of the lockdown only if more of them start providing an experience viewers can’t replicate at home
Steve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’, part of the ‘Small Axe’ anthology, is an ethereal interlude that takes us inside the blues party bubble
Khulekani Mayisa’s new film, Power to the Purple, is an intensely personal collaborative project
From art exhibitions to film festivals, we’ve got your entertainment covered this weekend to the next
From the virtual Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival to live theatre back on stage at the Baxter in Cape Town, we’ve got you covered
The film interrogates patriarchy, but the baseness of the US means there’s nothing left to send up
Pieter du Plessis’s post-apocalyptic film throws up some interesting questions, but it also needs to work a little harder
Nthato Mokgata’s documentary ‘Vukazithate’, showing online at the National Arts Festival, tells an intimate story of his mentor and maskandi legend, Bhekisenzo “Vukazithathe” Cele
Buhle Ngaba’s ‘Swan Song’, showing online at the virtual National Arts Festival, explores the rawness of heartbreak, and of life
The acclaimed and prolific South African author, whose 1978 book The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena confronted the hardships of apartheid, has died
The spy drama with its kick-ass heroine Queen Sono shows the continent in a new light
South African comedian, writer and director Gilli Apter speaks about how hilarious content requires constant writing and feedback from the comedy community
A look at what was once a landmark on Johannesburg’s horizon and central part of the Egoli story
Why did the movie become a new cultural touchstone for the alt-right?
‘The Game Changers’ is a peculiar trip down the path of athletes on a plant-based diet that has got everyone else in a tizzy
Technology is not necessarily the panacea it’s said to be, de-skilling further the under-skilled
Lee rose through the ranks to become a comics writer — making millions of superhero fans dream of his fantastic universes
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