TV & Movies

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is SA’s biggest movie this week

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was Southern Africa’s biggest movie this past weekend, according to data from Ster Kinekor. The new…

What to watch on Showmax and Netflix this February

They call February the month of love, but while some think of the perfect date as dining al fresco beneath a moonlit sky, others…

6 big trailers and ads from the 2019 Super Bowl

On Sunday, the 53rd edition of the Super Bowl took place in Atlanta, USA, and as the American sporting tradition dictates, a number of…

Ben Affleck will hang up his Batman boots before the 2021 reboot

The next Batman movie will not see Ben Affleck reprise his role as the Dark Knight, a report published on Thursday revealed. According to…

Netflix working on its own Resident Evil series, report suggests

Netflix is working on a Resident Evil series, according to a report by entertainment publication Deadline. The site revealed that Netflix has plans to…

The original ‘Ghostbusters’ is getting a sequel 36 years later

A sequel to the original 1984 Ghostbusters movie is officially in the works, according to a report. Entertainment Weekly exclusively revealed the movie in…

This ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ teaser is turning Marvel fans into analysts

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures on Wednesday dropped a new teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home, setting up fans for a European based…

#NoConfederate: Game of Thrones shares limelight with protest

Last week, HBO announced a new series to be headed by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss. Currently dubbed Confederate, the show is set to…

Last week in trailers: Matt Damon, Pennywise & other scary white guys

Comic-Con Christmas is over. We ate all the food at once, and now it’s Boxing Day and the only leftovers are our aunt’s under-cooked…

Dunkirk movie review: made of the Reich stuff

The early months of World War Two were known as the phoney war for good reason, as Germany took Poland without Warsaw’s allies (Britain…

South Africa’s box office: Valerian bombs as the kids have their say

It was the last weekend of public school holidays, and South Africa’s children were not going back to school until they had assured their…

Last week in trailers: it’s Comic-Con Christmas, baby

Some weeks, absolutely no interesting trailers get released and building this roundup feels futile. Other weeks, there are so many trailers I wonder if…

American Horror Story season seven now has a title

Ryan Murphy has announced the title of the next American Horror Story season: Cult. AHS: CULT — Ryan Murphy (@MrRPMurphy) July 21, 2017 Murphy has kept…

Christopher Nolan labels Netflix ‘mindless’, the internet responds

Christopher Nolan has come out in defense of theatrical distributions ahead of his latest film Dunkirk‘s release. In an interview with IndieWire, the director called Netflix’s distribution policy…

South Africa’s Box Office: Despicable Me 3 climbs over Spider-Man to first

In the summer of blockbusters, you win or you die. And Spider-Man: Homecoming did not win. It was the move that shocked the nation: after allowing the…

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review: empty, colourful fun

Details around Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets have been kept so secretive you’d be mistaken for thinking it was the next…

Lots of people stopped watching porn for Game of Thrones’ season premiere

Game of Thrones aired its season premiere Sunday night to a record 10.1-million viewers, stealing PornHub visitors away from their usual Sunday night me-time. The company…

How to survive Game of Thrones season as an ex-fan

Back in 2011, Game of Thrones and I got on swimmingly. But as the seasons went on, we slowly drifted apart. I can’t say if it…

Twitter reacts to first female Doctor Who

Jodie Whittaker has been named the first female Doctor in popular British series Doctor Who, and people have opinions about it. From “this alien can’t…

Last week in trailers: A Wrinkle in Time, The Dark Tower & Mary Poppins Returns

Disney’s D23 expo last week meant a ton of content for convention-goers’ eyes only (that included an Incredibles 2 teaser and Avengers: Infinity War footage). But patience is a…

The Emmys consistently celebrates boring television: a 2017 list

Every year I hold my breath, expecting the television academy — those responsible for the Emmys — to make right its errors of the…

7de Lol: We rank South Africa’s soapie extras

The last time I watched 7de Laan was back in 2007 when I was trying to improve my Afrikaans. Felicity was paralysed, Neville was alive, and…

South Africa’s box office: Spider-Man swings into first

Spider-Man: Homecoming (review) came swinging into first this weekend — but as an ultra-popular franchise, and the only big budget to debut, that was never going…

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