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‘Black Burns Fast’ is a whimsical love letter to Black girlhood
In a media landscape often criticised for its misrepresentation of Black women and girls, Sandulela Asanda's debut feature, 'Black Burns Fast', emerges as a refreshing…
In Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’, civilisation’s greatest threat comes from within
Christopher Nolan's latest film, 'The Odyssey', transforms an ancient myth into a timely exploration of war, xenophobia, and the internal struggles of its protagonists. Discover…
Guy Ritchie’s ‘In The Grey’ is all plan and no personality
The legendary director’s latest thriller boasts a strong cast and explosive finale but lacks the colourful characters and charm that defined his best work
‘The Drama’: A dark comedy about thought, guilt, and perception
A pre-wedding confession spirals into paranoia and hilarity, as The Drama probes how our hidden thoughts reshape love, trust, and identity.
‘Project Hail Mary‘ finds humour in the void
Ryan Gosling anchors a visually stunning sci-fi epic that blends survival, humour and heart, transforming a lone mission into an unexpected story about connection
A gleefully twisted tale of ambition and survival
Rachel McAdams is a revelation in Sam Raimi’s gleefully twisted tale of ambition, survival and very bad corporate decisions
Marriage is no joke
A thoughtful look at marriage, resentment and reinvention, Bradley Cooper’s latest film lets its characters stumble, flail and quietly evolve
One Battle After Another: The revolution will be cinematic
Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio join forces for a high-stakes, darkly hilarious thriller exploring family, revolution and lingering trauma
Wole Soyinka: The artist captured in a moment long gone
Kola Tubosun has made a documentary about Nigerian creative Wole Soyinka who has just turned 90
Unravelling the intrigue behind political thriller Heart of the Hunter
Film depicts the quest of black men to be present fathers and fight for love when threats emerge
Local film ‘Gaia’ is a psychedelic take on fantasy and horror
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
‘No Time to Die’: James Bond’s not-so-secret mission to save cinema
The release of the new James Bond, film’s favourite super spy, is more significant than ever
Screen Grab: An eastern western, way down South
In the acclaimed ‘Minari’, now streaming on Showmax, a Korean family start farming and fuming in the Ozarks
Review: Nigeria’s ‘King of Boys’ was a smash hit. Does the sequel do it justice?
Kemi Adetiba’s Netflix miniseries is certainly stylish — but it’s missing the panache of the original
Screengrab: ‘Wesens’ has the final weird
In the Afrikaans sci-fi gem on Showmax, found footage reveals an inexplicable object in the Karoo