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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.

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

Psychological terror: Michael Johnston and Inde Navarette in Obsession. Photos: Supplied

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

America first: US President Donald Trump’s administration’s broader engagement with the Middle East has been, to put it charitably, a study in contrasts, says the writer. Photo: The White House

Hollywood keeps foretelling same script as history

Donald Trump is not Harry Truman, 2026 is not 1945 and Iran is emphatically not Japan

Michael B. Jordan accepting the award for Best Leading Actor at The 98th Academy Awards. Photo: The Shade Room / Facebook

‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ Sweep Major Prizes at the Academy Awards

Filmmakers Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler both made history on Oscars night, with their films and performances earning big wins across key categories.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and President Cyril
Ramaphosa at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

How Ramaphosa Trump-ed his US counterpart: A global communication masterclass

The G20 Summit was a moment that announced to the world that the Global South is ready not only to contribute to global discourse but to shape it

Netflix and not-so chill: How streamers shape South Africa’s film industry

Subscription streaming services have become giants. Some will be lifted onto their shoulders and some will be crushed under their weight

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white. Color version is available.) Ariana DeBose attends the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/FilmMagic)

Age is proving to be just a number as black excellence prevails in film

This International Women’s Day we salute the African American women who’ve continued to forge formidable careers

Extreme: Anna de Armas plays Marylin Monroe in ‘Blonde’. Photo: Netflix

One Film Two Takes: Blonde

Gratuitous sexual violence and sketchy creative licence makes this movie difficult viewing

A proudly South African export: Lebohang Morake may be best known for his role in scoring The Lion King, but he has plenty of other stories to share. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Q&A Sessions: Lebo M — a lifetime of roaring

Lebo M tells us about his journey from South Africa to Hollywood, his days as a ballroom dancer and his successful battle against alcohol abuse.

What’s in a name?
Thandiwe Newton
came to acting more by
accident than by design,
having studied dancing.
Photo: Leigh Groenemeyer

Thandiwe Newton on reclaiming her identity

The Hollywood star speaks about misspelling her name, Zimbabwe’s political crisis and her love of sadza

Darkest moment: Robert Liensol is the unnamed protagonist in Soleil Ô

These are not our names. These are not our stories. These are not our gods.

Cinema struggles to tell stories that reflect a contemporary Africa and remains hamstrung by self-serving voices

Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly

Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

(John McCann/M&G)

See the light and pass the Copyright Amendment Bill

Strict copyright laws, championed by media mega-monopolies, dash the prospects of young learners, performance artists and the blind in South Africa

Laverne Cox as seen in the new Netflix documentary, ‘Disclosure’. (Ava Benjamin Shorr/Netflix.)
Video

The things Hollywood taught us to think about trans existences

Disclosure, a Netflix documentary examines the world’s transphobic legacy as portrayed in film and television from as early as 1901

More than 100 women have come forward to accuse US film producer Harvey Weinstein of various degrees of sexual misconduct.

What the Harvey Weinstein case can teach us about a complainant-centred process

The verdict highlights a number of critical issues required to build systems, processes and advocacy when it comes to working in the space of gender-based violence

Singleton directed Boyz n the Hood as a 22-year-old fresh out of film school. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)

‘Boyz n the Hood’ director John Singleton dies

Singleton had been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a stroke several weeks ago

A man walks past screens displaying market data at CMC Markets in London. (John Sibley/Reuters)

The world economy goes Hollywood

Before concluding that financial markets always predict the future, we should recall that economic and policy changes move financial expectations

Jordan Peele accepts the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for “Get Out.”

Oscar, you’re white, and you know what? Fine

In Hollywood, it is always a season of firsts, and a reason to try out a new hashtag

Women’s University in Harare

Cate Blanchett — 12th woman to head the Cannes festival jury

The double Oscar-winning actress was one of the first women to speak out against Weinstein, who faces claims of a string of sexual assaults and rapes

More than 100 women have come forward to accuse US film producer Harvey Weinstein of various degrees of sexual misconduct.

Disgraced Weinstein hit by new sex attack lawsuit

Another actress,Kadian Noble, has come out to join hundreds of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct