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Review Black Burns Fast is director Sandulela Asanda's first feature film. The film was also screened earlier this year (2026) at the Berlin International Film Festival. It's a story about the challenges queer young people face while growing up and discovering their...

Landmyn: A Heartbreaking Story About Imperfect People

Review Ten years after they last saw each other, two sisters and their brother try, for the first time, to come together again as a family. They choose the South African coast as the fitting destination for the reunion — the perfect place to breathe together again,...

The Trek – When the Earth Takes Revenge

Review It's 1846, and the Uys family is trekking through the unforgiving Karoo. Their destination and goal is the land promised to them. Karel Uys (Morné Visser), his heavily pregnant wife Jacoba (Trix Vivier), and their daughter Karolina (Leah Lindeque) brave the...

Muzzle: City of Wolves – an unexpected sequel that disappoints

Review Muzzle: City of Wolves is the sequel to the 2023 film Muzzle. After the events of the first film, Jake Rosser (Aaron Eckhart) tries to rebuild his life, but new violence forces him back into the world he tried to escape. I saw the original Muzzle and enjoyed it...

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Black Burns Fast delivers a funny, sharp, and at times surprisingly tender look at growing up in a South African context

Sep 6, 2026 | Reviews

“Black Burns Fast” review: a witty, sharp South African LGBTQ+ coming-of-age comedy following a matric student’s journey through love, identity, and class.