The Flow Chats 025: Ernst van Wyk

Floris gesels met Ernst van Wyk, wat nie net een van die rolle in die nuwe fliek Vlugtig speel nie, maar ook die draaiboek geskryf het. Hulle gesels oor alles van kortfilms maak teenoor vollengte flieks, hoe Rooikappie en Ernst se teologie-agtergrond die draaiboek beïnvloed, en die verantwoordelikheid van skryf.

14 Movies about love for Valentines Day

If there’s one ideal day for watching romantic comedies and/or movies about love, it’s Valentines Day. We’ve assembled a list of movies in various styles and genres to watch this year to mark the occasion. Forgetting Sarah Marshall “With ample laughs and sharp performances, Forgetting Sarah Marshall finds just the Continue Reading

Murderville: Semi-scripted improv investigations

Will Arnett is Senior Detective Terry Seattle – a cop with some personal problems, including a divorce and an ex-partner whose murder was never solved. On Murderville, a new semi-scripted comedy series on Netflix, Terry teams up with a new celebrity guest star as his partner-in-training in each episode. The Continue Reading

‘n Malan maak ‘n plan in Alles Malan reeks 2

Ek kan verstaan hoekom Alles Malan ‘n tweede reeks gekry het, ten spyte daarvan dat dit gaan oor karakters wat bietjie bogemiddeld welgesteld is. Want die program is verseker nie geskryf om vir die deursnit-kyker aan hulle eie omstandighede te laat dink nie. Sommer in die eerste tonele van die Continue Reading

Marvel meets wuxia: Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings

Marvel Studios are very probably hoping that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings can mean for China what Black Panther meant for Africa – a superhero that feels culturally connected, taps into national pride, and makes a lot of money, despite being viewed through a very American lens. Continue Reading

Nêrens, Noord-Kaap: Topgehalte TV-drama

Die woord “disfunksioneel” laat my meestal dink aan ’n absurde sitkom-familie, soos dié van The Simpsons of Malcolm in the Middle, of in Wes Anderson-flieks soos The Royal Tenenbaums of The Darjeeling Limited. En daai voorbeelde het NIKS in gemeen met Nêrens, Noord-Kaap nie. Tog voel ek “disfunksioneel” is die Continue Reading

The new Netflix thriller Clickbait – you’ll never believe what happens!

If you want to make a modern crime thriller series, you should probably name it something modern and cool, like Facebook Killer or Deadly App or The Fake News Murders… or Clickbait. Wait yeah, you’re right, that’s a stupid idea.

Cinemas are back – big screen releases to get excited for

Last week cinemas opened again after the last COVID lockdown restrictions eased, and the year’s release calendar has been slightly compressed. There are still a bunch of great movies coming to South African cinemas for the next three months of 2021 – here are some highlights to look forward to: