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Final Fantasy XIV is getting its own live-action TV series

Production company Hivemind and Sony Pictures Television on Thursday announced the upcoming development of a live-action series based on the game Final Fantasy XIV….

Spotify shares your data when you pre-save albums, report reveals

A report by Billboard on Thursday revealed that Spotify shares user data with music labels when users pre-save music, effectively giving the companies access…

The Office will leave Netflix in 2021 for NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service

Hit comedy series The Office will ditch Netflix and move to NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service come 2021, the latter announced on Tuesday. “The Office…

8 awesome wallpaper websites to kit our your PC and smartphone

Finding wallpapers for your smartphone or PC can sure be a chore. And if you don’t know where to look, the process is a…

Toy Story 4 review: an emotive, charming classic

Apprehensive that a fourth movie in a classic Pixar franchise was pushing it, I went into watching Toy Story 4 with a considerably skeptical eye….

Avengers: Endgame is getting a post-credits scene next week

A report by Screen Rant on Wednesday revealed that Avengers: Endgame will head back to cinemas with a new post-credits scene. “If you stay and…

Avengers: Endgame passed R100m mark in SA Box Office this weekend

Disney on Tuesday revealed that Avengers: Endgame passed the R100 million mark in the local South African Box Office this past weekend. The movie…

South African talent litters Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther soundtrack

Last night, Kendrick Lamar dropped the track list for the curated Black Panther soundtrack he produced and South Africans couldn’t be more excited. Black Panther The…

MultiChoice drops ANN7 amid Icasa investigation

MultiChoice announced today that it will not be renewing the contract of the 24-hour news channel ANN7. The contract expires in August. CEO Calvo Mawela said…

Social data suggests the 2018 Grammy Awards may have got it wrong

To say not everyone is happy about the winners at the 2018 Grammy Awards would be an understatement. In fact, based on commentary from…

SA’s box office: Maze Runner fells Jumanji

The final film in the Maze Runner trilogy has ousted Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle from its four-week reign at the top. The Dylan O’Brien-led The Death Cure has proved a…

Last week in trailers: John Boyega, Nicolas Cage, and Andre the Giant walk into a bar

Every year, advertisers spend millions of dollars to premiere their content during the US’s ultra-popular Super Bowl. The massive event, scheduled for 4 February,…

South Africans binged Netflix’s weirdest shows in 2017

A lot of people like to make kooky jokes about how their country is “weird”, and that “only people here like to do this slightly strange…

Maze Runner: The Death Cure takes you on a zombified tour of Cape Town

There are a lot of reasons to be excited for Maze Runner: The Death Cure: it closes out the Maze Runner trilogy, it features…

SA’s box office: it’s still a jungle out there

It’s the third week of 2018, and South Africa is still enamoured by Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan’s stint as modern…

Last week in trailers: The Handmaid’s Tale, Tomb Raider, Queer Eye, and more

If the real world is getting you down — and that 50l water limit in Cape Town even more so — then here’s a…

5 heckin’ good subreddits for dog lovers

I’m more of a cat person, but how can you not like dogs? Between their goofy antics and loyalty, there’s plenty to like about most…

Watch: Casey Neistat’s latest vlog is a mini love letter to Cape Town

We’ve seen a slew of celebrities hitting Cape Town’s shores this holiday season, and vlog pioneer Casey Neistat was no exception. The New York-based…

This movie is free to torrent on The Pirate Bay, thanks to its creators

Torrenting, in the case of Hollywood, is the thing that shall not be named. It’s the downfall of the movie industry, and killer of…

Watch: Sassy Namibia invites Americans to visit its ‘shithole’ country

They say no publicity is bad publicity, and they may be right in the case of Namibia. This week marked the second time the…

21 times Google Arts tried to match selfies with artwork (but kinda failed)

Bless Google‘s little heart. It tries so hard to not be evil, but still develops AI that pretends it knows what it’s doing (and…

South Africa’s box office: The Commuter arrives at number two

It’s box office time again! This week, things haven’t changed all that much at the top of the standings. So if you’re one for…

These were the biggest movies in Southern Africa in 2017

Hollywood did not have a great 2017. During the US summer blockbuster season, South Africa took a 17% drop in revenue from 2016. The…

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