The Wound (Inxeba) was South Africa’s Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film that made the December shortlist, but ultimately missed out on being nominated. That’s an absolute travesty. The film is a raw and honest exploration of masculinity, depicting the struggle of balancing cultural and queer identities in the context of a Xhosa coming […]
Avengers: Infinity War directed by the Russo Brothers, the team responsible for the last two Captain America films, Winter Soldier and Civil War, is the latest and possibly next to last Avengers film starring every major cast member from every major Marvel film released in the last ten years. Thanos (Josh Brolin), the villain famously teased in […]
For those unfamiliar with the work of novelist Tim Winton, they should do all they can to get ahold of one of his books. His writing manages to capture a side of the Australian soul that is unrivaled in modern literature. His novel Breath is an example of his uncanny ability to convey the beauty of this […]
Steven Soderbergh is a director with unprecedented success in cinemas with his Ocean’s 11 series and an Academy Award to his name due to Erin Brockovich. Despite having a celebrated career, one label that he cannot wear is conventional. Since his introduction to audiences with his Cannes Film Festival winner, Sex, Lies and Videotape, he has […]
South Africa’s nomination for the Best Foreign Language Oscar that just missed the cut, The Wound is an incredibly raw and gripping social drama set amongst the South African Xhosa tribe’s coming of age ritual, Ukwaluka. Amongst the young initiates taken to the mountains for ritual circumcision and the subsequent healing process is urban youth […]
The excitement is real, the energy, electric as the beautiful people with pearly whites and excellent smells about them schmooz and schmaltz on the red carpet under the bright lights and in front of the cameras. Cinequest returned in top form to kick off its 28th year. This year’s festival opener was the world premiere […]
What if you played a game of Truth or Dare, but the stakes were life and death? While that is a brilliant premise for a horror movie, the actual movie Truth or Dare is surprisingly not particularly good. In fact, it’s one of the worst movies of 2018. Jokes aside, the premise of a deadly […]
