REVIEW: Wits centre returns to its ‘Origins’
On Friday 9 April the Wits Origins Centre reopened its doors again, to a tantalising glimpse into the past.
REVIEW: Blood and Water – Bloody good show, watered down by silly inconsistencies
Netflix’s latest commissioned South African series looks and feels great but is not an unqualified success.
(more…)REVIEW: Men in Black International – ‘Meh in Black’
“A Men in Black movie without Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones is like cereal without the milk.”
REVIEW: Who Killed Malcolm X?
The story of a marked man whose assassination has been questioned for decades.
REVIEW: The Power of Now – how you can achieve ‘enlightenment’ during the lockdown
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.
Review: Tiger King – So much, yet so little
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
A miniseries depicting the story of Hasidic women’s fight in her escape from her community.
REVIEW: Lockdown: The Corona Chronicles by Melinda Ferguson
Penned by seventeen local writers, this collection of short stories illustrates the many sides of South Africans in lockdown.
REVIEW: Pandemic – Netflix series release perfectly timed
The documentary’s uncanny relatability to our current reality makes it both riveting and terrifying. (more…)
REVIEW: Contagion – how fiction infected reality
The similarities of the covid-19 pandemic and the one depicted in the film Contagion are enough to get one to analyse every detail as an insight into what might happen next for us.
REVIEW: Eat more plants at Lexi’s
Lexi’s Healthy Eatery is a nutritious greenhouse hidden among Rosebank’s concrete jungle.
Review: The People versus the Rainbow Nation
A new documentary about #FeesMustFall, which delves into social issues faced by South Africa’s youth and measures them against expectations for the “Rainbow Nation”, will be broadcast on MTV on Thursday evening.
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