Movie Review: No Other Choice
Screened at Stockholm International Film Festival 2025 One-liner: An entertaining, insightful, thoughtful, timely and well-crafted dark comedy crime drama. No
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Brandon Auret on Why South African Film Needs “Businessmen”, Not Just Filmmakers
From the gritty slums of District 9 to the galactic battlefields of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Brandon Auret has established
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Movie Review: The Sun Rises on Us All
Screened at Stockholm International Film Festival 2025 One-liner: Solid co-leads, thoughtful writing and slow-burning tension steep this melodrama in mystery.
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Movie Review: Now You See Me – Now You Don’t
One-liner: A slick, fun and entertaining return to the franchise’s world of magic, heists and thrills, elevated by a charming
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Indie Spirit Takes Over Cape Town: Inside the 8th South African Independent Film Festival
The popcorn is popping, the red velvet seats of The Labia Theatre are filling up, and the 8th annual South
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Movie Review: The Mastermind
Screened at Stockholm International Film Festival 2025 One-liner: An enigmatic lead and a brazen criminal act drives this uneven yet
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Movie Review: The Smashing Machine
Screened at Stockholm International Film Festival 2025 One-liner: This sports biopic is compelled by a versatile lead performance, a powerful
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Movie Review: Peter Hujar’s Day
Screened at Stockholm International Film Festival 2025 One-liner: This alienating, slow-moving and well-acted time capsule biopic drama remains curious, moody
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Animania Fest’s Big 5 on M-Net Movies 2
This December, you’re in for a bumper holiday extravaganza of animated movies as part of the Animania Festival on M-Net
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Spling’s Top 5: The Best of the 2025 AFDA Graduation Festival
This year’s AFDA graduation film festival featured a wide array of short films that tackled difficult contemporary issues with resourcefulness,
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