Arts & Entertainment
The rise of the microdramas
The format consists of short, serialised, unapologetically soapy stories
CHRIS THURMAN: Reinventing archives as dynamic engines of exchange
Digital dependency on the Global North ensures that those in Africa remain precarious
Five things to watch this week
Global catastrophe, period drama, gothic classic, French holiday and Afrofuturist black comedy
Five things to watch this week
Memoir, odd couple, Ibsen reimagined, Bush administration lies and ‘It’ prequel
Taylor Sheridan not paramount enough for Paramount
Actor turned showrunner is moving to NBCUniversal
Gen Z wants to watch more animated movies and less sex
Teens & Screens survey shows that teens want to consume reliable, authentic content
CHRIS THURMAN: Artist Gerhard Marx asks us to adjust the focus of our gaze
Acclaimed SA artist Gerhard Marx explores the limitations and possibilities of language and visual expression in his latest exhibition, "Landscape Would Be The Wrong Word".
Five things to watch this week
Reichardt festival, Danish thriller, comic adventure, Navajo docuseries and taut political story
CHRIS THURMAN: Safety for writers is artificial as AI proliferates
If your chosen vocation is writing words and selling them, you are in trouble
Five things to watch this week
Pet-sitting gone wrong, Scorsese docuseries, neighbourhood conflict, classic Diane Keaton and period murder mystery
AI has Hollywood on the ropes
OpenAI does not avoid copyrighted content; it puts the onus on studios to notify it of any violations and to opt out
Reality TV is coming for your favourite board games, again
Little is known about Netflix’s reality show Monopoly, but three companies are reportedly in a much-anticipated ‘bake-off’ to produce it
CHRIS THURMAN: European films subvert facile ideas of nationhood
The 12th annual European Film Festival SA is under way in Johannesburg and Cape Town until October 19
Five things to watch this week
Gay teen Marines, Michelin star mayhem, movie lovers, comedian’s life and legacy, and Posh Spice
Wild bronzes in the Boland
From fragmented human forms to predators with muscular grace and fierce energy, Dylan Lewis’s sculptures reveal a primal spirit
























