TV

WOULDN'T it be wonderful - hear me out - if all the streaming platforms just hit the pause button for a bit? Like maybe a month or so, which will give me a bit of breathing space to get through just a few of the series and movies I have piling up on all my various watch lists. I mean, five seasons…
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BRITBOX Original The Cleaner express from the UK, Sister Boniface Mysteries, and Unforgotten returning are among the highlights on the streaming platform this month. Paul "Wicky" Wickstead returns in season two of the black comedy The Cleaner, hailed by critics as dark humour at its best. Expect…
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THE first two episodes of season two of Yellowjacketsdrop on Showmax on 1 April 2023, with new episodes on Saturdays. The hit Showtime series follows a high school girls’ soccer team that survives a plane crash in the '90s. The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer, but now, as winter begins…
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THE big one we've all been waiting for is season four of Succession, which lands on March 27. HBO, bless their hearts, will be doling out weekly episodes, which in this day and age can drive a person crazy. At least it gives me time to watch recaps of the previous season on YouTube, because HBO…
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THE acclaimed Neo Western drama series is already airing on Thursdays at 9pm, and available on DStv Catch Up. The series stars multi-award-winning screen legend Kevin Costner (The Bodyguard, Dances with Wolves) who plays the patriarch of the Dutton clan. It is set in the sprawling…
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EXPRESS from the UK, the eagerly awaited Death in Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise launched on BritBox on February 24, with new episodes landing weekly throughout March. It follows the bumbling but brilliant DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall – My Family, Love Actually, Sanditon) and his fiancée,…
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NOMINATED for six Oscars: Motion Picture of the Year, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Visual Effects, and Sound, as well as Best Song for Hold My Hand by Lady Gaga and BloodPop, Top Gun: Maverick is now streaming on Showmax. It was also named Best Movie, Best Wide Release Movie and Best Action &…
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BRITBOX INTERNATIONAL is expanding its long-running relationship with BAFTA to become the exclusive home of the EE BAFTA Film Awards in eight countries, streaming the awards live from London on Sunday, February 19 across the US, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, as well as SA.…
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WHEN American Gigolo, the 1980 neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton, was released in South Africa, it was scandalous, including as it did, a nude Gere. Who knows what else the censors of the day cut out. It was also notable for…
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AFTER almost two decades on radio and television, as well as hosting and presenting premieres and awards across sports, enterprise and entertainment, broadcasting is in Tapfuma Makina’s professional DNA. Best known for his love of sport, his distinctive voice, familiar to many from HeartFM, Top…
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