Movie of the Week

New SF film explores dystopian Cape Town

In ‘The Fix’, a Showmax Original set in an air-poisoned future South Africa, a troubled model...

Venom takes on his creator

In Marvel's ‘The Last Dance’, the symbiote Venom and his host Eddie Brock fight a new...

UFO obsession spirals in new drama

In ‘The Man Who Loved UFOs’, a journalist turns a UFO sighting into a media spectacle.

African odyssey opens European Film Festival

‘Io Capitano’ blends cross-continental stories, merging modern reality with mythic narratives in an epic journey from...

Madness as Joker joins up with Harley

Lady Gaga stars as Harley Quinn in the new sequel, ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’, which can...

Wes Anderson delivers cosmic quirk-fest 

Distinctive style, both visually and in storytelling, define 'Asteroid 'City', writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

Crash land into a robot’s wild adventure

‘The Wild Robot’, voiced by Lupita Nyong’o, takes viewers on a journey of discovery - and...

‘The Showerhead’ draws up SA history

The documentary takes viewers on a journey through SA’s political history, vividly captured in the cartoons...

Beetlejuice comes back
to life

In the sequel, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’, the Deetz family’s daughter inadvertently opens a portal to the afterlife,...

Real-life horror
delivers chills 

‘The Deliverance’ draws inspiration from the true events of the Ammons haunting case.

‘The Blackening’ twists humour and horror

A Juneteenth getaway turns deadly in the satirical horror, where stereotypes are skewered in ‘Scary Movie’...

SA movie premieres at Swiss film fest

‘B(l)ind The Sacrifice’ is inspired by the biblical story of Abraham and Issaac, and explores themes...

Monk solves his
last case

The follow-up movie to the acclaimed comedy series ‘Monk’ features a returning cast, and a final...

Wolverine and Deadpool create delicious chaos

Banter and bloodshed combine for the Marvel Comics Universe's first R-rated movie, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK. (Warning:...

BlackBerry movie rises on Showmax

The comedic docu-drama is inspired by the rise and fall of the iconic BlackBerry mobile phone.

Hearts and humour hit Netflix in ‘Lobola Man’

Chief negotiators, hopeful grooms, and excited makotis come together in this rom-com.

‘Quiet Place’ prequel haunts the viewer

Lupita Nyong'o stars in 'Day One' as a character silently navigating dangerous landscapes in a gripping...