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Tevya Turok Shapiro

South Africa

Film gems of 2023 and glittering releases in 2024

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

South Africa

On your screens in December: Natalie Portman as a home-wrecker, Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein, and Nicholas Cage as a hilariously hapless family man

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

South Africa

All The Light We Cannot See — fictional stories of human resilience can undermine real ones

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

South Africa

How to engage with the news without slipping into despair

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

Maverick Life

On your screens in November: Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic, a historical show with Loyiso Gola, and more

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

Maverick Life

‘Boetie Boer’ attempts to dive deeply into the terrifying mind of a monster

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

South Africa

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ is a masterful autopsy of a marriage and its prosecution

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

South Africa

‘We have lost our moral compasses’ — understanding the spike in migrant numbers and xenophobia

By Chuma Nontsele

Africa

‘Goodbye Julia’ – first Sudanese film at Cannes is a potent exploration of prejudice

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

Maverick Life

‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ lives up to its titular sweetness

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

Maverick Life

A vampire satire of Chilean fascism, a doccie on universal basic income, and more

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

Sci-Tech

Flying taxis could be zooming around your city in just a few years

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

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Tevya Turok Shapiro

South Africa

Film gems of 2023 and glittering releases in 2024

South Africa

On your screens in December: Natalie Portman as a home-wrecker, Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein, and Nicholas Cage as a hilariously hapless family man

South Africa

All The Light We Cannot See — fictional stories of human resilience can undermine real ones

South Africa

How to engage with the news without slipping into despair

Maverick Life

On your screens in November: Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic, a historical show with Loyiso Gola, and more

Maverick Life

‘Boetie Boer’ attempts to dive deeply into the terrifying mind of a monster

South Africa

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ is a masterful autopsy of a marriage and its prosecution

South Africa

‘We have lost our moral compasses’ — understanding the spike in migrant numbers and xenophobia

Africa

‘Goodbye Julia’ – first Sudanese film at Cannes is a potent exploration of prejudice

Maverick Life

‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ lives up to its titular sweetness

Maverick Life

A vampire satire of Chilean fascism, a doccie on universal basic income, and more

Sci-Tech

Flying taxis could be zooming around your city in just a few years