TV & Movies

Star Trek: Discovery is getting a third season

CBS has confirmed that Star Trek: Discovery is getting a third season, the company announced on Thursday. “The massive success of Star Trek: Discovery’s…

Jean Grey gets very, very angry in new Dark Phoenix trailer

20th Century Fox has dropped the official trailer for Dark Phoenix, an origin story for X-Men’s Jean Grey. The trailer shows a confused and…

Trippin With Skhumba’s shining comedy is plagued by dim filming, dull editing

Showmax mentions in marketing material that its third Original Trippin With Skhumba would be a travel-comedy hybrid, but I’m not totally sure if it…

Detective Pikachu’s second trailer shows off more popular Pokemon

The second trailer for Detective Pikachu has dropped, revealing more about the movie’s plot and showcasing even more Pokemon. These popular Pokemon include Eevee,…

Meme-worthy, eye-raising, tear-jerking highlights from the 2019 Oscars

The 91st Academy Awards, or the 2019 Oscars, took place this weekend in a hostless buzz of meme-worthy, eye-raising and tear-jerking moments. *SPOILERS INCOMING*…

Netflix’s ‘Blood & Water’ will be its second South African Original Series

Netflix has signed a deal to produce its second South African Original Series, Blood & Water. “Blood & Water will be a teen-led drama…

Netflix’s ‘Jessica Jones’, ‘The Punisher’ cancelled as Marvel partnership ends

Netflix has cancelled its two remaining Marvel original series, Jessica Jones and The Punisher. “We are grateful to Marvel for five years of our…

‘It’ movie review: more comedy than horror

The worst part of suspense is when you have no idea what’s coming. Watching characters fumble and fall as they flee what could be…

Last week in trailers: Fifty Shades of Oscar buzz

There were plenty trailers released last week, so to make your weekly catch-up simpler I’ve split them up into very formal categories for you to peruse. Let’s…

SA box office: American Made in Hitman’s shade

Hitman’s Bodyguard has held on to the top spot for the third weekend in a row after a relatively boring week at the movies. Competing with…

Last week in trailers: Mr Robot, bald Vince Vaughn, and talking hormones

The last week in trailers promoted a bald and serious Vince Vaughn, a cartoon about anthropomorphic hormones and a drama about shrinking humans to…

5 Netflix exclusives coming to South Africa this September

It’s (sort of) spring, and what better way to celebrate the beautiful weather than by staying indoors and catching up on all the wonders…

#19YearsLater: Twitter celebrates Harry Potter’s epilogue day

In the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, readers are taken to King’s Cross Station one last time to watch Harry’s son Albus Severus…

Watch: SA sci-fi short ‘Apocalypse Now Now’ evokes District 9, Harry Potter

A short film directed by South African director Michael Matthews has won the prestigious Short of the Week — and it’s got some tongues wagging….

South Africa’s box office: Atomic Blonde can’t take out Hitman

South Africans have proven fickle this week as Atomic Blonde failed to open in the top spot despite homegirl Charlize Theron taking the lead. Instead, the nation went out…

Game of Thrones has quadrupled its viewers since season one

It may feel like Game of Thrones has always been as pervasive as it is today, but the A Song of Ice and Fire adaptation has taken over…

Last week in trailers: Black Mirror, Last Flag Flying & more

Okay, so the heading lies: This isn’t the last week in trailers. This is more like the last five days in trailers, because the…

George R.R. Martin doesn’t have time to watch Game of Thrones

Author of epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire George R.R. Martin is not one of the 10-million US viewers who tune in to watch…

South Africa’s box office: Hitman’s Bodyguard is a hit, man

Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds-led action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard has jumped to the top of the charts this weekend in a spectacular debut. The…

Last week in trailers: sex, demons and Donald Trump

It may be Wednesday, but late is always better than never when it comes to something as important as trailers — including red band…

South Africa’s box office: Son of Bigfoot strong, but Girls Trip stronger

Girls Trip has held on tight to the top spot it won last week, refusing to kneel to competition like Baby Driver (in second) and newcomer Son of…

Last week in trailers: The Crown, Loving Vincent, mother! & more

Ah, the bittersweet feeling of watching trailers never destined for South African theatres. It’s like being on Twitter when a cyclone hits Joburg, or the US holds…

South African Shoppers Tempted With Free Tablets As Windows 10 Deadline Nears

Why Some Apps Feel Like a Digital Comfort Zone

Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel