You probably won’t recognise some of the films in the top five, which is great news if you were looking for something to watch tonight.
Despite boasting a cast that includes Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Christopher Walken, and Jon Hamm, ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ has come under fire for a variety of reasons.
Plenty of cuss words will be covered during ‘History of Swear Words’, a six-part series launching on Netflix from January 5.
You know Colonel Sanders as that old bloke from the KFC bucket, but ‘A Recipe For Seduction’ wants to introduce you to an altogether different character.
‘Riding with Sugar’ is an important coming-of-age drama, journeying with a refugee much like an African version of Oliver Twist. It’s actually much more than a drama, and blends an array of genres.
If you’re up for some holiday entertainment while you vegetate on the couch, look no further than the top five series of the year.
In 1967, Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa built an island, declared it an independent state, and made himself president. It’s a story Netflix couldn’t overlook.
‘Tiger’, a new two-part, four-hour-long docuseries, promises to shed new light on the golfer’s life. It will also see the woman at the centre of his sex scandal speak about their relationship for the first time.
Zander Tyler, better known as Jack Parow is a rapper, who has become one with South African pop culture. Easily recognisable thanks to his over-sized caps, facial hair and loud outfits, he’s one of the few Afrikaans music artists to crack the international scene.
The widely-acclaimed ‘Dark’ recently wrapped up its third and final season. For those in mourning, this Netflix series may well fill the void.
Spling is hosting a watch party turned movie night festival for ‘Jurassic Park’ on Saturday, November 28, at Go Drive In in Cape Town and online via Showmax from 6:30PM.
Meryl Streep is back in another musical, this time an adaptation of a Tony-nominated Broadway hit.
Despite the band’s success, ‘The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ is the first feature-length film covering the brothers’ rise to superstardom.
‘Rebecca’ tells the tale of Mrs De Winter, a young newlywed who finds herself out of her depth on an imposing family estate following a whirlwind romance. Try as it may, Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s novel is still superior.
In 1971, a man hijacked a plane, was given $200 000 in ransom money, parachuted out of said plane in a black suit, and was never seen again. It remains the only unsolved plane hijacking in US history.
Alright, it’s time to unwind with a few trailers. It’s become something of a Friday tradition, and it sure beats keeping an eye on the actual news.
‘I Am Greta’ serves as an experiential character study, starting with her solo effort and leading to her transatlantic voyage to attend climate conferences in New York City.
Three movies. Three trailers. A few minutes closer to the weekend.
‘Toorbos’ can be interpreted from Afrikaans to English as “Dream Forest”, adapted from a Dalene Matthee novel of the same name set in and around Knysna. ‘Toorbos’ is written and directed by Rene van Rooyen.
The long wait is almost over, and fans of ‘The Crown’ will finally be able to binge-watch season four, starting from Sunday.
Back in September, ESPN announced ‘The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius’, which had been several years in the making. Now it’s under fire for how it portrays the disgraced athlete’s life.
I know we often joke that the past week has felt rather drawn out, but this has to take the cake. Switch off for a moment with a few trailers.
‘Flatland’ is a sprawling and epic adventure crime western from writer-director, Jenna Cato Bass. Her films push cinematic boundaries and are never dull, starting with ‘Love the One You Love’, then ‘High Fantasy’ and now ‘Flatland’.
Halloween may have come and gone, but if you’re still in the mood to be scared stiff then these films should do the trick.
For those of us who don’t play chess, it’s hard to imagine a series about the game being anything but dull. Then, along came ‘The Queen’s Gambit’.
Diehard David Bowie fans aren’t too impressed with the trailer for the upcoming biopic, ‘Stardust’.
‘The Unfamiliar’ is a psychological horror just in time for Halloween from South African director Henk Pretorius. Locally, the versatile director is best known for his comedy films: ‘Bakgat’, ‘Leading Lady’ and ‘Fanie Fourie’s Lobola’.
If you enjoyed the series about two FBI agents tasked with interviewing serial killers to solve open cases, then this documentary along similar lines should be t your liking.
If you’re looking for a high-paced classic disaster flick, critics are ranking ‘Greenland’ among the best in the genre.
The trailer for Netflix’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ was released, and it wasn’t long before critics began to tear into the depiction of working-class struggles in rural America.