News Round-up: 22 December 2025 – 4 January 2026
Happy New Year! As we ease into 2026, here are notable pop culture news stories that dropped during the holiday period.
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Avatar: Fire and Ash review – Something borrowed, something blue
December 29, 2025
by Kervyn Cloete
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James Cameron's third Avatar film is currently dominating the box office with its eye-popping alien visuals and sci-fi action. But is there more to this...
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Interviewing the Southern African directors of new animated hit David
December 23, 2025
by Noelle Adams
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From South Africa to the world. We received the opportunity to interview local filmmakers Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes about bringing the Old Testament tale...
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News Round-up: 15 – 21 December 2025
December 22, 2025
by Noelle Adams
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The last pop culture recap of 2025 is short, but unfortunately not very sweet, as there's just as much bad news to offset the good.
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David review – Slings, songs and surprising sophistication
December 19, 2025
by Noelle Adams
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Fill that Prince of Egypt-shaped hole in your holidays with new animated movie David, an impressive and rousing Old Testament epic, made by South Africa’s...
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Stream Scene – 19 December 2025
December 19, 2025
by Kervyn Cloete
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This week's streaming releases sees Kate Winslet make her directing debut with Christmas drama Goodbye June, popular anime Chainsaw Man's first movie lands on VOD...
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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl PS5 review – Fission Impossible
December 18, 2025
by Darryn Bonthuys
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Arriving on PlayStation 5 a year after PC and Xbox, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been fine-tuned into a lean-and-mean first-person survival game.
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Big Screen Releases: Holiday Season Edition (19 December 2025 – 2 January 2026)
December 18, 2025
by Noelle Adams
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Happy holidays. Here's are all the movies coming to South African cinemas over the next three Fridays of the festive season.
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The Housemaid spoiler-free review – A pretty neat popcorn thriller
December 17, 2025
by Noelle Adams
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Novel adaptation The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, is a satisfying throwback return to the glossy thrillers of yesteryear, with entertainment principles housed...
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News Round-up: 24 November – 14 December 2025
December 15, 2025
by Noelle Adams
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It’s been a busy couple of weeks since our last collection of standout pop culture stories. Here you'll find the first Supergirl trailer, the Game...
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