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• Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
  26 Feb 2023 07:52 (0 replies)

  

  This could have been an epic movie, if the directing, script and visual effects were better. There's only one silver lining.
  

• Movie Review: Wakanda Forever
  28 Nov 2022 09:17 (0 replies)

  

  Ryan Coogler and his team deliver a classic meditation on grief that will grow in significance come Marvel Phase 5.
  

• Series Review: Blood Psalms - Episodes 1 and 2
  26 Sep 2022 08:15 (0 replies)

  

  You're going to either love it or hate it. There's no middle ground with this one.
  

• Movie Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  8 May 2022 15:45 (0 replies)

  

  The greatest danger these Marvel heroes face is not from without but from within.
  

• Movie Review: The Batman
  15 Mar 2022 12:35 (0 replies)

  

  Matt Reeves delivers a noir movie that has more in common with Seven and Zodiac than with Peacemaker or Aquaman. 5 stars out of 5.
  

• Movie Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home
  24 Dec 2021 10:01 (0 replies)

  

  Sony and Marvel bring the homecoming trilogy to a fulfilling end. 5 stars out of 5.
  

• Series Review: The Wife, Episodes 13 to 18
  17 Dec 2021 06:33 (2 replies)

  

  Aight, so the past two weeks of The Wife have been filled with incidents. Some exciting. Some infuriating.
  

• Series Review: The Wife Episodes 4 to 6
  22 Nov 2021 08:53 (0 replies)

  

  Although, on paper, it feels that the story is moving along quickly, there are issues one can't overlook.
  

• Series Review: The Wife Episodes 1 to 3
  16 Nov 2021 14:25 (0 replies)

  

  An independent review of the TV series inspired by the Hlomu the Wife series of books.
  

• Series Review: Ragnarok Season 2
  25 Jun 2021 14:11 (0 replies)

  

  Ragnarok is like the child that no one believed in who did good, landed more money and went astray.
  

• Series Review: The Underground Railroad
  21 May 2021 09:19 (0 replies)

  

  Barry Jenkins and Thuso Mbedu give us a slave series that isn't just another slave story... a grand classic that proves the expansive storytelling of streaming.
  

• Series Review: Utopia
  16 Feb 2021 18:30 (0 replies)

  

  Should you bother watching this conspiracy thriller? Yell yeah. You need to know... where is Jessica Hyde?
  

• Series Review: Raised by Wolves
  9 Feb 2021 15:56 (0 replies)

  

  One of the biggest sci-fi shows finally makes its legal debut on our shores and it's brilliant.
  

• Movie Review: Wonder Woman 1984
  30 Dec 2020 12:55 (0 replies)

  

  The long awaited sequel to Wonder Woman 1 finally drops and it ain't what we were expecting.
  

• Series Review: Small Axe Episode 2 - Lovers Rock
  30 Nov 2020 07:00 (0 replies)

  

  If you're into ''riddim", this episode is for you... it's a sensual-audio feast.
  

• Series Review: Small Axe Episode 1 - Mangrove
  24 Nov 2020 09:37 (0 replies)

  

  A true 1960s story for our times. This first film in Steve McQueen's new anthology series delivers powerful 5-star* punch.
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 8 - Full Circle
  21 Oct 2020 11:42 (0 replies)

  

  It felt like: a better finale than GoT and Lost but this is only Season 1. Hopefully we'll get more.
  

• Movie Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7
  19 Oct 2020 12:13 (0 replies)

  

  One of the world's best wordsmiths has a film out - if you love good TV and great cinema you don't want to miss this timely film.
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 9 - Rewind 1921
  13 Oct 2020 10:40 (0 replies)

  

  The penultimate episode. Back to the Future meets Mississippi Burning meets Roots and packs a heavy punch.
  

• Series Review: The Boys Episode 8
  12 Oct 2020 10:25 (0 replies)

  

  The season finale was on some Keyser Söze trip...
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 8 - Jig-a-Bobo
  6 Oct 2020 10:48 (0 replies)

  

  If you're not watching this, you're really missing out. Of late the show keeps proving that it's one of the best things on TV right now.
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 7 - I Am
  29 Sep 2020 13:21 (0 replies)

  

  This show just keeps getting better and better. The latest episode zooms in on Hippolyta with a bit of space/time-bending.
  

• Series Review: The Boys Episode 6
  28 Sep 2020 09:27 (0 replies)

  

  The Boys goes from the Spice Girls to the Golden Girls, and was full of reveals, reversals and some cool set-ups.
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 6
  23 Sep 2020 07:00 (0 replies)

  

  The show hits a hot streak of great TV. A five star episode. Anti-war. A true love story.
  

• Series Review: The Boys 2 Episode 5
  21 Sep 2020 08:22 (0 replies)

  

  The best episode of the season thus far. We have great reveals and THAT notorious sex scene.
  

• Series Review: The Boys 2 Episode 4
  18 Sep 2020 10:15 (0 replies)

  

  There's one big difference between Seasons 1 and 2. Which is my gripe with this season thus far.
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 5
  15 Sep 2020 11:58 (0 replies)

  

  This week it's all about body and psychological horror as the show returns to form with some major reversals.
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 4
  8 Sep 2020 10:58 (0 replies)

  

  Lovecraft Country goes Indiana Jones and that's cool - IF you like Indiana Jones. 2.5 stars out of five for this episode.
  

• Series Review: The Boys Season 2 - Episodes 1 to 3
  7 Sep 2020 12:05 (0 replies)

  

  The boys are back and things are getting as diabolical as they should be.
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 3
  1 Sep 2020 13:20 (0 replies)

  

  The episode sets up major plots, whilst doing a good ghost story with Leti as lead. It gets three stars out of five.
  

• Series Review: Blood & Water Season 1
  31 Aug 2020 12:08 (2 replies)

  

  The second South African drama from Netflix that got a lot of folks hyped-up but is the hype valid?
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 2
  25 Aug 2020 09:03 (0 replies)

  

  After the harrowing trip to Ardham in Episode 1, it becomes a place of manipulation and control. This eps gets 3.5 stars instead of Episode 1's 5.
  

• Series Review: Lovecraft Country Episode 1
  18 Aug 2020 13:21 (0 replies)

  

  HBO's new horror-drama looks set to be this year's Watchmen. Very high praise.
  

• Movie Review: Seriously Single
  11 Aug 2020 08:00 (0 replies)

  

  Seriously Single on Netflix joins the South African rom-com 'renaissance', but is it a worthy entry?
  

• Series Review: Queen Sono
  9 Mar 2020 17:42 (0 replies)

  

  It Feels like: a female James Bond doing a trip in the Wakanda world instead of a flesh and bone African spy thriller.
  

• Movie Review: Birds of Prey
  24 Feb 2020 15:50 (0 replies)

  

  It's a pity there's a strong anti-sentiment towards the film because it only has one weakness.
  

• Movie Review: Bad Boys for Life
  5 Feb 2020 09:22 (2 replies)

  

  It's been 17 years since the sequel. Do Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett still have the chemistry to carry a third film? The answer. Here...
  

• Movie Review: Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker
  20 Jan 2020 16:50 (2 replies)

  

  This movie proves that pandering to fan boys is killing popular culture, film and TV. Here's why...
  

• The best and worst of 2019 and a preview of 2020
  27 Dec 2019 12:15 (14 replies)

  

  My take on the best and worst TV shows and films of 2019 and a look at the new decade's offering.
  

• Series Review: Watchmen Episode 9
  17 Dec 2019 12:32 (0 replies)

  

  The best written show of 2019 comes to an end - and what an end. Damon Lindelof makes up for Lost's lost ending.
  

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