TV & Movies

Robert Pattinson of ‘Twilight’ fame could be the next Batman

A report by Variety on Thursday evening revealed that Robert Pattinson is in the running to play Batman in the upcoming Matt Reeves version of…

Game of Thrones series finale prediction: who kills who for the throne?

This coming Monday, Game of Thrones will come to an end when the season 8 and series finale airs worldwide. After last week’s shocker…

Pokemon Detective Pikachu movie review: twisty, very twisty indeed

Movies based on video games have few successful examples. For me, some flicks the Resident Evil series was a fun watch. Wreck-It Ralph, even…

Avengers: Endgame tops R89.4m at the SA box office in its third week

There’s no denying that Avengers: Endgame has been a hit worldwide, but it’s also fairly popular in South Africa. According to data from Filmfinity,…

What character development? Twitter flames the latest episode of Game of Thrones

As is tradition for the past few weeks, on Mondays Twitter reacts to Game of Thrones. This week’s second-last episode in the eight season-long…

Game of Thrones S8 E5: spoiler-free GIF-only review

The penultimate episode of Game of Thrones Season 8 was intense and upsetting to say the least. One GIF can, in fact, sum it…

‘Avengers: Endgame’ totals R74m in South Africa in just two weeks

Sick of hearing about Endgame? Tough luck, it seems that the news about its ludicrous success is only just beginning. After it dethroned the…

How to keep up with awards season in South Africa

There are plenty of reasons to keep up with Hollywood’s awards season — whether you’re a film buff, a fashion follower, or just someone…

Here are five things to watch on Netflix South Africa this January

It’s that time of year between raging holidays and looming work, so if you’re looking to cram in a bit of relaxation before heading back…

Pitch Perfect lived long enough to see itself become the villain [review]

Pitch Perfect may not actually be perfect. It isn’t original, it isn’t visually stimulating — its soundtrack is good at best, annoying at worst….

Netflix’s low-budget Christmas movies, ranked

There’s something intoxicating about “bad” films — unsubtle films, low-budget ones, empty films that sell nothing bar unexplained concepts like love at first sight…

Last week in trailers: Annihilation, South Africa’s Catching Feelings, David Bowie doc & more

It’s not a good time to release trailers: Star Wars: The Last Jedi just came out, it’s almost Christmas, and everyone is hyper-focussed on taking a much-needed…

Stars Wars: The Last Jedi: frenetic, powerful, a joy to behold

Stars Wars: The Last Jedi does not start well. The exposition plods, the editing jars, and the dialogue feels unnatural. Just as emotional moments…

SA’s box office: There’s no Justice Fatigue

It’s Justice League‘s last week at the top of South Africa’s box office (Star Wars: The Last Jedi is out this Friday) and what a time…

Netflix users watched 1 billion hours of content a week in 2017

Netflix doesn’t like giving out numbers — we still don’t know exactly how many South Africans are on the platform, for example. But the company…

Here’s where South Africans can watch the Golden Globe nominees

The 2018 Golden Globe nominees were announced yesterday, but if you’re a South African reading the list, you may be feeling a little out of…

Last week in trailers: Major sci-fis, good girls gone rogue, and more

There are 16 new trailers this week, and all of them are at least somewhat interesting. So buckle up, because Christmas just came early. Jurassic…

JK Rowling criticised for supporting Johnny Depp

Following over a year of criticism for casting Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series, JK Rowling has come…

MiniMeme Podcast #12: Our favourite TV shows of 2017

Welcome to the last MiniMeme episode of the year! In it, Daniel Mpala and Julia Breakey talk the TV shows that made them happy…

Netflix and Africa: no originals, no offices, but is there promise?

I always tend to forget that Netflix hasn’t been in the streaming game all that long. Although the company itself is 20 years old,…

The taggers of Netflix: the job you probably want, but never knew existed

There are some jobs that go unrecognised by most of us every day. Those who clean our streets is a great example. Those who…

South Africa’s box office: SA ❤️ JL

Did you hear? South Africans and Justice League just spent their third weekend in a row together at the box office. It’s adorable. I’m pretty sure…

7 questions Netflix’s Dark still needs to answer

Spoilers ahead for Dark season one. Netflix’s German sci-fi Dark takes a while to make sense — and then as soon as you start…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV