TV & Movies

Google brings Home Alone back to life with new ad

Google has released an ad for its Google Assistant titled Home Alone Again, featuring the original star of the classic Christmas movie Home Alone….

Ghidorah makes Godzilla look like a gecko in new ‘King of the Monsters’ trailer

This new flick really should’ve been called “Godzilla versus King Ghidorah and friends” but King of the Monsters will just have to do. Godzilla:…

Review: Fantastic Beasts and the (cinematic) crimes of Grindelwald

As a huge Potterhead who is well versed in everything Harry Potter, I was quite excited at the prospect of new material from J.K….

South Africa (finally) gets its first locally-made Netflix Original

Netflix has today announced that South Africa will get its first locally-produced and directed Netflix Original in the form of Queen Sono. Starring Pearl…

New ‘Ghost in the Shell’ is coming to Netflix in 2020

Netflix is set to release a new Ghost in the Shell anime in 2020, the company announced in a tweet. Titled Ghost in the…

The first trailer for ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is finally here

It’s finally here. Marvel Studios has today released the first trailer for Avengers 4, along with the movie’s official title: Endgame. The morbid trailer…

The brief timeline of Kevin Hart’s 2019 Oscars Twitter fiasco

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart was supposed to host the 2019 Oscars, but on Friday he stepped down from the role after a slew…

South Africa’s box office: Cars 3 buries The Mummy

Lightning McQueen had one last chance — one last dream — and South Africa refused to let him do it alone. If there’s one…

Last week in trailers: Flatliners sequel & a Groundhog Day horror

It’s the week of the psychological thrillers and comedies, because 2017 is nothing if not an emotional rollercoaster that never seems to end. Please keep…

South Africa’s box office: Wonder Woman is mummified

Despite its record-breaking opening weekend, Wonder Woman has been ousted from number one by none other than critic-underdog The Mummy. The DC blockbuster was only allowed one…

Last week in trailers: Black Panther & more Tom Cruise

Last week saw few new trailers released, and it’s probably for the best because what we got was hardly of a high standard. So if…

10 Wonder Woman facts you might not have known

Wonder Woman has been out for less than a week, but already it has audiences everywhere weak in the knees. But considering it’s the character’s…

Watch them all: the big winners at the 2017 Golden Trailer Awards

If you’re into film and TV but don’t have the time to sit down and watch as much as you would like, then you,…

MiniMeme Podcast #1: why does Netflix kill its good shows?

Welcome to MiniMeme, the podcast brought to you by Burn Media’s junior staff as they tackle the topics that tickle their fancy. This week Julia Breakey…

13 reasons why Sense8 should’ve been renewed

I’m about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. Thursday night, Netflix crept into my house, ate…

South Africa’s box office: Wonder Woman wows watchers

When the country is given the choice between a semi-naked group of lifesavers and Diana Prince kicking ass and taking names, you’ll be glad…

Last week in trailers: Murder on the Putin Express

The last week of trailers brought us a murder mystery, a horror, a car flick, a survival drama, a period piece, a kids film,…

Sequels, reboots and remakes: where does the spiral end?

If you were to visit YouTube, chances are you’ll either see film trailers being played out in ads, listed in the “Trending” section, or…

South Africa’s box office: Pirates hook SA

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (or Dead Men Tell No Tales) has come in first this weekend, ousting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 from its three…

Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios continues his love affair with aliens

Neill Blomkamp has a weird obsession with aliens. The South African director is however pushing the envelope in another way. An experimental short film…

Wonder Woman movie review: it’s imperfect, but it’s enough

Since the 1960s, the world has seen eight Batman movies, eight Superman movies, three Captain America movies, three Iron Man movies, and one Deadpool…

Cannes Film Festival 2017: here are the big winners at the main awards

The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has come to a close, and all the artsiest of the artsy have celebrated their wins, regretted their losses…

Last week in trailers: Winter is (almost) here

While South Africa may be preparing for a cold, dry winter, Hollywood is gearing up for a summer of blockbusters, and, hey, at least that’s…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

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

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel