Big Screen Releases – 24 July 2026
After a quiet few weeks at the movies, multiple new films, and other special releases, are hitting cinemas this Friday and beyond. Starting with 70's...
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The Odyssey review – Myth-ing in action
July 21, 2026
by Kervyn Cloete
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Director Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's ancient mythological poem of heroes, monsters, and gods into a star-studded blockbuster epic.
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News Round-up: 13 – 19 July 2026
July 20, 2026
by Noelle Adams
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Every sphere of pop culture managed to generate at least one standout news story this past week. Here you'll find Comic Con Africa's next international...
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Big Screen Releases – 17 July 2026
July 16, 2026
by Noelle Adams
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It's a tale of two soldiers this week at South African cinemas, with two against-the-odds survival epics facing off: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and WWII...
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Talking cosplay, the demise of JOANN, and Bridgerton, with pioneering cosplayer and entrepreneur Yaya Han
July 15, 2026
by Noelle Adams
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For any local cosplayers needing motivation with Comic Con Africa 2026 just over two months away, here's a flashback to earlier this year, when we...
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News Round-up: 29 June – 12 July 2026
July 13, 2026
by Noelle Adams
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We kick off this pop culture recap with the shock news that Jurassic Park star Sam Neill has died.
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Moana (2026) review – More a follower than wayfinder
July 10, 2026
by Noelle Adams
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Faithful to a fault. That idiom could have been coined specifically for Disney's live-action Moana. The remake isn't bad; just bland and unnecessary.
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Stream Scene – 10 July 2026
July 10, 2026
by Kervyn Cloete
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This week's new streaming releases sees record-breaking biopic blockbuster Michael moonwalks onto VOD release, while we also get Anya Taylor-Joy crime drama series Lucky, the...
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[Exclusive] Silo’s Rebecca Ferguson and Graham Yost on series attitudes to race, gender and sexual orientation
July 9, 2026
by Noelle Adams
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Apple TV series Silo may be dystopian sci-fi, but surprisingly this is a world where race, gender and sexual orientation are non-issues. Showrunner Graham Yost...
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Big Screen Releases – 10 July 2026
July 9, 2026
by Noelle Adams
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A live-action Disney musical adventure and the sixth instalment in a gruesome horror franchise face off at South African cinemas this week.
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