Malromance & Modernity: Malcolm & Marie Review

Lazola Nomkala Television 2021-03-02 03:59:34

“It is easier to paint Malcolm as the villain of Malcolm & Marie, but the film is simply a live illustration of the beautiful tragedy most romances experience when the perceived reality of one person is a fictional tale to the other.” writes Lazola Nomkala

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The Silent Beasts of Hunger: The Food Series Episode 4 Review

Tshiamo Malatji Television 2021-02-18 07:53:08

Zimbabwean residents, Dorcas Pavari and Sara Mwareni, are interviewed on the effects of the lockdown on access to food. They spend R20 each day on food for a family of four, which the documentary reveals is only 20% of the amount needed to meet the Basic Nutritional Food Index.

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How Senegalese Farmers Become Landless: The Feast/Tong-Tong Review

Tshiamo Malatji Television 2021-02-08 09:26:48

This land is sold to privileged foreign owners who make revenue from its use. Locals who try to compete struggle because they lack access to similar equipment as large corporations. Agriculture does more for these companies than for people. Animals that trespass are seized, people fined and fees for getting their animals back. "How can you live side by side in peace?"

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Cuties REVIEW: The Nervous Condition of Girlhood

Pulane Mafatshe Television 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Much has been said about why this film does not deserve airtime. A significant amount of subscribers even threatened to end their subscriptions with Netflix for promoting “child pornography". It is tempting to entertain that idea, but it is also not my cross to carry.

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REVIEW: Seriously Single

Tshiamo Malatji Television 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Ultimately, an enjoyable romantic comedy still needs to be full of some essence, whether traditional or subverted. Film still needs something to say, even when it wants to speak absurdly. Seriously Single is a film that shows discordance and tells emptiness -- and not deliberately.

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REVIEW: The Forgotten Kingdom

Tshiamo Malatji Television 2021-02-04 07:49:44

The film oscillated between rapid city shots and gradual rural scenes. This displays the rush of the city against the calm of the village. The city presents many dangers, violence and struggle. The life in the city is in constant motion, at work, in transportation, selling livestock in markets, moving in the buzz of capitalism and drudgery. The village is a community, occupied by cooperation and collectivism. The funerals of strangers are attended by people from far and help is always available to those that need it.

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The Essence of Being Black

Sbu Mkwanazi Television 2021-02-04 07:49:44

Back to the question: what is the essence of being Black? In six words: How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding.

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Flatland Review: A Flat Attempt

Tshiamo Malatji Television 2021-02-04 07:49:44

The film follows three women. Beauty Cuba (Faith Baloyi) is a police captain trying to clear her lover’s name from a crime she suspects he did not commit. Natalie Jonkers (Nicole Fortuin) reprises an uncertain newly-wed who runs away with her reckless friend, Poppie van Niekerk (Izel Bezuidenhout). Sometimes, the story is coherent. But often, it feels forcefully dramatic and uncomfortably disjointed.

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