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Buried in trauma: Yahya Abdul-Mateen’s performance exists within a story that has a long and varied history in Man on Fire. Photos: Supplied
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Netflix’s ‘Man on Fire’ has no heat

A bloated, cliché-ridden adaptation buries Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s charisma under a meandering plot that never ignites

  • Kibo Ngowi
5 min read
Clanger: Denzel Washington plays a music mogul in his new movie directed by Spike Lee in an unsubtle mood. Photo: A24/Apple Original Films
A AP ROCKY

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reunite with mixed results

Highest 2 Lowest brings together Spike Lee, Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky in a stylish but uneven exploration of legacy, hip-hop and powe

  • Kibo Ngowi
4 min read
Simon ‘Scorpion’ Nyalvane, Caylene Whiteboy and Vorster Netshiongolo appear at Palm Ridge Magistrates Court. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)
BRIDGETTE HARRIS

Nathaniel Julies trial: New evidence against senior in command, ‘Scorpion’

State witness Mandla Sithole’s testimony has again unveiled the scant regard for protocol or the rule of law by police officers

  • Tunicia Phillips
4 min read
DENZEL WASHINGTON

Planes, trains and testicles

NOT THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <i>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3</i> starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta.

  • Shaun De Waal
5 min read
CARMEN HERNANDEZ

Actor Snipes gets three years in prison for tax evasion

A United States federal judge has sentenced Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004. Judge William Terrell Hodges…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
CRIS JOHNSON

Nic Cage in watchable movie shock

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal on Nicholas Cage’s very well-made rubbish of a movie, <i>Next</i>

  • Shaun De Waal
4 min read