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In the Grey feels like the sort of anonymous streaming-era action thriller that would quietly appear on Netflix one Friday afternoon and be forgotten by Monday morning.
2026 FILMS

Guy Ritchie’s ‘In The Grey’ is all plan and no personality

The legendary director’s latest thriller boasts a strong cast and explosive finale but lacks the colourful characters and charm that defined his best work

  • Kibo Ngowi
5 min read
Psychological terror: Michael Johnston and Inde Navarette in Obsession. Photos: Supplied
A24

Could these twenty-something YouTubers be the future of cinema?

A wave of YouTuber-turned box-office-record-breaking horror auteurs have Hollywood nervous and rethinking the filmmaking playbook

  • Kibo Ngowi
8 min read
2026 MOVIES

‘Project Hail Mary‘ finds humour in the void

Ryan Gosling anchors a visually stunning sci-fi epic that blends survival, humour and heart, transforming a lone mission into an unexpected story about connection

  • Kibo Ngowi
4 min read
Close-up: Joburg Film Festival curator Nhlanhla Ndaba. Photos: Supplied
AFRICAN FILM

Why craft matters: Curating the Joburg Film Festival 2026

As the Joburg Film Festival returns in 2026, curator Nhlanhla Ndaba explains why craft, care and unseen labour are taking centre stage

  • Kibo Ngowi
7 min read
Topical: Chris Nyathi, left, and Oumi Ndaba in Nyasha Kadandara’s documentary Matabeleland about a Zimbabwean immigrant’s journey home from South Africa to retrieve his father’s bones. Photo: Supplied
AFRICAN CINEMA

Whose Zimbabwe is it anyway?

Beautifully made and emotionally rich, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight exposes the uneasy truth of who gets to tell Zimbabwe’s story

  • Chipo Chung
7 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
Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly in ‘Noah’.
FILM CRITICISM

Arab countries ban Hollywood blockbuster ‘Noah’

Censors in Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have banned Darren Aronofksy’s movie "Noah" before its release date on religious grounds.

  • Noah Browning
3 min read
Sandra Bullock as the stranded astronaut in Gravity which is the critics best film of the year.
FILM CRITICISM

Best of 2013: Film

Joel Kanar’s top five pick in films.

  • Joel Kanar
10 min read