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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...

Dear Sis Dolly: A Modern Look at a Timeless Icon

Review In English, she is known as an “agony aunt.” In Afrikaans, as a confidante or comfort-giving aunt. In South Africa’s oldest family magazine aimed at Black South Africans, Drum Magazine, she was known as “Sis Dolly.” And with Drum celebrating its 75th...

Encounters 2026 – Even Musk is to be seen

Review This is the final weekend of the Encounters International Documentary Film Festival. This year marked the first time in more than a decade that the festival — which usually takes place in Cape Town and Johannesburg — also hosted screenings in Pretoria, with the...