Arts & Entertainment
‘Masters of the Universe’ tries to reconcile with absurd masculinity of ‘He-Man’
Film tries to update symbolic masculinity but overexplains what was a camp spectacle
By The Conversation
Five things to watch this week
Cape Fear; Michael Jackson; Peter Hujar’s Day; A Band Called Death; On the Waterfront
By Tymon Smith
CHRIS THURMAN | Tutu film brings The Arch’s message to a troubled world
Festival premiere revisits Tutu’s belief that justice and goodness ultimately prevail
By Chris Thurman
CHRIS THURMAN | Award-winning BLING! sparkles on wild ride through popular culture
Buhle Ngaba's show is running in Joburg after wooing audiences in the Global North
By Chris Thurman
Five films to watch at the Encounters festival
Elon Musk; Everybody to Kenmure Street; Eyes of Ghana; Hour After Midnight, Knife
By Tymon Smith
Five things to watch this week
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed; Nemesis; Postcards from the Edge; The Tenth Man
By Tymon Smith
CHRIS THURMAN | ‘Opera for the people’ is a riotous affair
The 'opera for the people' is a riotous affair with recognisable arias and choruses
By Chris Thurman
Chewton Glen, a hideaway in Hampshire, has stood the test of time
Renowned hotel on the edge of New Forest continually evolves to meet modern demands
By Deborah Curtis-Setchell
CHRIS THURMAN | Latitudes art fair offers a platform to African artists
Fair returns to Johannesburg as platform for African artists with focus on Nigerian art
By Chris Thurman
Five things to watch this week
The Pope of Greenwich Village; Welcome to LA; 52 Pick-Up; House of Games
By Tymon Smith
Seven films that expose Iranian women’s fight for freedom
From Iran's child brides to political prisoners, films chart a struggle for autonomy
By The Conversation
‘Normal’: quirky Bob Odenkirk caper is out of the ordinary
Director Ben Wheatley references classics in film about a sheriff in a small town
Five things to watch this week
Starman; Bugsy; The Testament of Ann Lee; House of the Spirits; Girl with the Needle
By Tymon Smith
CHRIS THURMAN | Artists challenge parochial views about Africa
‘Atlas of Uncertainty’ challenges xenophobic views in SA discourse about continent
By Chris Thurman
CHRIS THURMAN | Atlas of Uncertainty puts migrant experience into perspective
Curators of Atlas of Uncertainty affirm that African cities are ahead of the curve
By Chris Thurman
