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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,…

‘Avengers: Endgame’ spoiler-free review: Marvel cleaned up good

Undoubtedly, Avengers: Endgame was (and still is) one of the most anticipated movies in recent cinematic history. Even I, who has seen the movie…

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…

Disney buys 21st Century Fox, now owns even more iconic characters

The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday officially closed a $71-billion deal with 21st Century Fox, and now owns the production company. “This is an…

‘Toy Story 4’ gets its first official spoiler-laden trailer

Disney has finally dropped the first full trailer for Toy Story 4, giving fans a lot of insight into the movie’s plot. If you…

The latest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer leaves Twitter emotional

Marvel has dropped another Avengers: Endgame trailer, just a over a month before the movie premieres. The sombre video features black and white flash…

Hellboy’s ‘red band’ trailer reveals action-packed British-based plot

A new trailer for the upcoming reboot of Hellboy has been released, giving fans a taste of what seems to be an action-packed dark…

Fans are blaming Netflix for ruining ‘The Notebook’s classic emotional ending

It seems Netflix in the UK unknowingly released a version of 2004 romantic drama The Notebook with a different ending to what fans are…

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…

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,…

‘The Lion King’ trailer will give you the feels all over again

In 1994, little known animated movie (/s) The Lion King made its debut and became my (and possibly the entire world’s) favourite flick of…

This ‘Kingsman’ star is playing Elton John in 2019’s Rocketman

Taron Egerton, the lead character in the Kingsman franchise, will be playing Sir Elton John in Rocketman — an upcoming musical about the icon’s…

TWR #124: ‘horrifying’ Oscar Pistorius movie, Google Pixel 2 & more

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, where we talk the past week’s news in all things tech and startups. This week, Hadlee Simons hosts Andy…

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…

Ghost in the Shell official trailer: a shell of its former self?

Paramount Pictures released the official Ghost in the Shell trailer Monday, dismaying many with apparent plot changes and the casting of Scarlett Johansson. The trailer features stunning…

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter movie review

It’s been almost 24 hours since I watched the last instalment in the Resident Evil live action film series, The Final Chapter, and I still…

Power Rangers: it’s almost morphin’ time [Video]

Since the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series kicked off in the early 90s, the franchise has been a household brand. Almost every kid I knew…

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast breaks online viewing records

How do you make a movie trailer that seemingly breaks all records before it? Records that were set by Fifty Shades Darker, no less?…

The Conjuring 2 movie review: nuns have never been this scary

The original Conjuring movie is an absolute masterpiece. Its pacing, story, characters, and effects elevate it above so many other films in the supernatural…

Goosebumps movie review: a fantastic family horror for fans

The Goosebumps series of books played a large part in many a childhood. The books were not only a way of introducing horror to…

The ‘Jurassic World’ trailer gets unleashed, features scary hybrid dino

The world’s most popular dinosaur franchise stomping its way to cinemas like a genetically modified T-Rex is to a pair of screaming tourists. Seriously….

3D SpongeBob SquarePants is either super bizarre or pure blasphemy

When a pirate attacks Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants (with his trusty starfish, squirrel and crab companions) goes on a mission to the world where…

South Africa rejoice: no load shedding scheduled for Sunday, says Eskom

Google Maps now features four new road incident report categories

Google’s Live Caption can officially caption Pixel 4 videos in real time

Here are five SA hardware startups making waves in 2019

Here are the nine startups pitching today at Seedstars Kampala

Mauritian edtech Eco-Warriors wins Seedstars Port Louis

Nintendo’s ‘Ring Fit Adventure’ hits South Africa for R1299

3 (more) phones under R500 that will run WhatsApp in South Africa

Google’s Stadia controller won’t be totally wireless at launch

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m