TV & Movies

We saw ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and here’s what you should know

We attended the Avengers: Endgame screening last night, in a packed, cramped little theatre at the V&A Waterfront. Armed with just enough popcorn to…

Game of Thrones S8 E2: spoiler-free GIF-only review

This week’s episode of Game of Thrones was much like the first; somewhat slow, forcibly funny and heavy with call backs to the show’s…

Game of Thrones’ Season 8 premiere was pirated over 54m times in one day

A report by analytics company MUSO (via TorrentFreak) has revealed that the first episode of Game of Thrones season eight was illegally pirated over…

Latest Dark Phoenix trailer teases the ‘unstable power’ of Jean Grey

The third official trailer for Dark Phoenix dropped on Wednesday, giving us all a glimpse of the moment Jean Grey came into contact with…

Beyonce drops new ‘Homecoming’ album alongside Netflix documentary

Beyonce has dropped a new live album alongside the release of her Homecoming documentary on Netflix. The star tweeted the news on Wednesday, sending…

Mama K’s Team 4 is Netflix’s first Original animation written and produced in Africa

Netflix on Tuesday announced its first Original African animated series Mama K’s Team 4. “Mama K’s Team 4 tells the story of four teen…

Ahead of Endgame, Google adds Avengers-themed Playmojis to Pixel smartphones

In honour of the fast approaching Avengers: Endgame movie, Google has released a small collection of new Playmoji AR characters modelled on members of…

Kevin Spacey responds to sexual misconduct allegations, comes out

Actor Anthony Rapp (Rent, Star Trek: Discovery) has accused Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, House of Cards) of making sexual advances on him when he was 14 years…

Thor: Ragnarok review: Not Like Other Superhero Movies

As films set in the DC Universe take themselves ever more seriously, Marvel is taking risks in the other direction. DC’s Batman v Superman…

Uber’s Sexual Harassment: The Movie is on its way

In February this year, Uber was rocked with a sexual harassment scandal that resulted in the eventual resignation of founder Travis Kalanick as CEO —…

SA’s box office: Geostorm tops charts, because we love chaos

In South Africa right now, Durban is trying to rebuild after a deadly storm. Joburg was just hit with hail, floods, and fires. Cape Town is…

Last week in trailers: Black Panther, Jean-Claude Van Damme & more

You may have missed it, but last week happened. There was a Monday, in which many were upset about the state of their lives, a Wednesday, in…

Happy Death Day review: a fun, trashy comedy-thriller

Most people are afraid of death. Most people would tell you they don’t want to be murdered. Not by anyone, but especially not by…

Russian trolls studied House of Cards to sow discontent

There are plenty of shows that centre on the US government: The West Wing, Commander in Chief, Veep, Madam Secretary, even Parks and Recreation. But when it came to learning…

Netflix really wants to make ‘binge racing’ a thing

You’ve heard of binge watching. Now get ready for Netflix’s manipulation of your competitive side with a term it’s super eager to coin: binge racing. Binge…

The 9 best sitcoms of the decade

The nature of sitcoms means that, like soap operas, most can continue on and on until they’ve lost all hope and heart and humour….

10 things we learnt at Netflix South Africa event

Netflix has been available in South Africa since January 2016, as part of a wider expansion on the part of the service. So we…

Everyone is making fun of the Han Solo movie title

It’s inevitable that if you drag something out long enough and don’t deliver the goods, people are going to be left unsatisfied — and that’s just what director Ron…

SA’s box office: Blade Runner 2049, and some movie facts

You know that relatable feeling where you have to write about something because it’s a series and a thing you do every week but…

7 found-footage horrors to watch on Halloween

With Halloween just around the corner, I decided to brave the terrifying landscape of “found-footage” horror films so that you, the reader, can truly…

Netflix announces pricing in rand for South Africa [Update]

Update, 18 October 2017: Netflix has since clarified the pricing in an interview with Memeburn, saying that they are indeed transitioning to local currency….

Last week in trailers: Stranger Things, Star Wars & more

Star Wars: The Last Jedi had its official trailer release last week, and no major blockbusters were willing to compete with that screen time. The result? A week…

Twitter suspends Rose McGowan after speaking against Weinstein Co.

Actress Rose McGowan, who has been using her Twitter account to speak out against Hollywood production studio The Weinstein Company, has had her account…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel