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Tymon Smith

Tymon Smith

Features writer, film and series reviewer

Tymon Smith was the books editor of the Sunday Times from 2008 to 2014. Since 2014 he has worked as features writer, focused mainly on culture and arts. He is the film and series critic for the Sunday Times and the winner of the 2019 English Academy of South Africa Thomas Pringle Award for reviews.

More by Tymon Smith…

The rise of the microdramas

The format consists of short, serialised, unapologetically soapy stories

Five things to watch this week

Global catastrophe, period drama, gothic classic, French holiday and Afrofuturist black comedy

Taylor Sheridan not paramount enough for Paramount

Actor turned showrunner is moving to NBCUniversal

Five things to watch this week

Memoir, odd couple, Ibsen reimagined, Bush administration lies and ‘It’ prequel

Five things to watch this week

Reichardt festival, Danish thriller, comic adventure, Navajo docuseries and taut political story

Gen Z wants to watch more animated movies and less sex

Teens & Screens survey shows that teens want to consume reliable, authentic content

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Finance minister voices concern about health’s plan to scrap medical tax credits

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Batohi tells probe prosecutor corruption was reported to Ramaphosa

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ISMAIL LAGARDIEN: Police and military warriors masking accountability for their actions

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Outgoing BBC boss rallies staff amid Trump lawsuit

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EDITORIAL: JSE monopoly claims face tribunal scrutiny

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