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REVIEW: Ted Bundy: Falling For a Killer – A look through a much-needed female lens

by Zainab Patel | May 22, 2020 | REVIEWS

The multiple retellings about this notorious serial killer who kidnapped, raped, mutilated and terrorised so many is told differently for the first time, shining the light on the people most impacted by his reign of terror.  (more…)

REVIEW: Hidden Figures – An untold story about three black women who developed NASA’s space programme

by Palesa Mofokeng | May 21, 2020 | REVIEWS

The movie Hidden Figures celebrates the true stories of a visionary trio, who challenged the gender and race stereotypes in the field of aeronautics. (more…)

REVIEW: How the world ends – or not

by Zikhona Klaas | May 19, 2020 | REVIEWS

Geoff North’s book tells a story of survival by a few humans in a post-apocalyptic world. (more…)

REVIEW: Noughts and Crosses – tackling racism, class and identity

by Vetiwe Mamba | May 18, 2020 | REVIEWS

A review of the dystopian television series Noughts and Crosses that gives viewers a different lens to view racism and identity. (more…)

REVIEW: The Letter Reader – A coming-of-age story

by Akhona Matshoba | May 16, 2020 | REVIEWS

The Letter Reader is a story about a boy who, through reading, heals the heart of his community. (more…)

REVIEW: Self Made – Series short-changes life of black hair care pioneer and philanthropist

by Leah Wilson | May 14, 2020 | REVIEWS

Self Made may have made the life of beauty mogul, Madam CJ Walker, accessible to a wider audience, but the miniseries under-delivered on historical depth. 

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REVIEW: Men in Black International – ‘Meh in Black’

by Emma O'Connor | Apr 29, 2020 | REVIEWS

“A Men in Black movie without Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones is like cereal without the milk.”

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REVIEW: Who Killed Malcolm X?

by Thobekile Moyo | Apr 29, 2020 | REVIEWS

The story of a marked man whose assassination has been questioned for decades. 

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REVIEW: The Power of Now – how you can achieve ‘enlightenment’ during the lockdown

by Niall Higgins | Apr 28, 2020 | REVIEWS

Spiritual guru Eckhart Tolle’s teachings stand strong in the face of the covid-19 lockdown and continue to help me live a peaceful and happy life.

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Review: Tiger King – So much, yet so little

by Dylan Bettencourt | Apr 24, 2020 | REVIEWS

Tiger King failed to showcase the harm that wild animals face and instead glorifies the captivation of animals for capital gain. (more…)

REVIEW: Unorthodox- A story of a woman seeking freedom

by Anna Moross | Apr 22, 2020 | REVIEWS

A miniseries depicting the story of Hasidic women’s fight in her escape from her community.

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REVIEW: The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

by Khuleko Siwele | Apr 17, 2020 | REVIEWS

An eight-year-old boy is tortured to death over a period of approximately eight months with nothing but cat litter in his stomach and his mother and her boyfriend are charged with the murder, is nothing short of evil. (more…)

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