Cape Town’s Halloween season is set to get a whole lot darker as the South African Horrorfest returns for its staggering 22nd edition in 2026.…
When author Deon Meyer first envisaged the story that became ‘Blood Safari’ while cruising the Lowveld on a BMW motorcycle decades ago, he had no…
In marking the centenary of Italian satirist Dario Fo, taking on ‘A Woman Alone’ – co-written with Franca Rame – demands an artist willing to…
What happens when you strip away endless pre-production meetings, months of script revisions, and multi-million-pound budgets? You get 48 frantic hours, gallons of coffee, and…
In an era dominated by hyper-saturated green screens, LED volumes, and rubbery digital stunt doubles, audiences have developed an instinct for the uncanny valley. When…
For decades, Barry Ronge was the definitive voice of South African cinema culture. Dominating screens and airwaves across SABC3, M-Net, and Radio 702 alongside his…
For generations of South Africans, the weekend did not properly commence until Barry Ronge had spoken. Whether through his witty, barbed prose in the Sunday…
For the better part of two decades, the narrative surrounding the cinematic experience was a slow descent. First, the rise of carpeted suburban multiplexes trading…
The 13th European Film Festival South Africa returns to cinemas nationwide from 17 to 27 September, presenting a curated 12-film lineup centered on the complexities…
When international prestige television meets indigenous African noir, the temptation is often to dilute the local essence in pursuit of a generic Hollywood sheen. The…