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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

Prize-winner: Variations on a Theme was cast entirely from the local community. Photos: Supplied

Directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar push creative boundaries with Variations on a Theme

A poetic, genre-blurring film, Variations on a Theme excavates ancestral grief, memory and forgotten histories in a Northern Cape community still waiting for justice

Winning streak: A still from Sierra’s Gold. The thrilling comedy film has been on an impressive run of international film festival appearances and award wins. Photos: Supplied

Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni Shines in Sierra’s Gold, Wins Best Actress

In a triumphant comeback, Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni captivates audiences and critics alike, winning Best Actress for her raw and magnetic performance in Sierra’s Gold

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play an engaged couple on shaky ground in ‘The Drama’.

‘The Drama’: A dark comedy about thought, guilt, and perception

A pre-wedding confession spirals into paranoia and hilarity, as The Drama probes how our hidden thoughts reshape love, trust, and identity.

Brothers Akinola Davies Jr and Wale Davies took home the British Academy Film Awards prize for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

‘My Father’s Shadow’ makes history with Bafta Outstanding Debut win

The British-Nigerian drama claimed the prize for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, with brothers Akinola Davies Jr and Wale Davies taking home one of…

Close-up: Joburg Film Festival curator Nhlanhla Ndaba. Photos: Supplied

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

Simple story: Will Arnett and Laura Dern star in Is This Thing On? It’s not a laugh out loud comedy but Will
Arnett’s performance is affecting and the chemistry between him and Dern is believable. Photo: Supplied

Marriage is no joke

A thoughtful look at marriage, resentment and reinvention, Bradley Cooper’s latest film lets its characters stumble, flail and quietly evolve

In the Afrikaans sci-fi gem on Showmax, found footage reveals an inexplicable object in the Karoo

Screengrab: ‘Wesens’ has the final weird

In the Afrikaans sci-fi gem on Showmax, found footage reveals an inexplicable object in the Karoo