Five things to watch this week

WWE story, photographer rediscovers power of his images, athlete’s fall from grace, unremarkable crime caper and small-town noir

Every celebrity gets a docuseries

Anyone with a big cultural profile is certain to have an eager documentary filmmaker knocking at the door

Five things to watch this week

Sibling bond, killer brothers, heartfelt indie gem, The Penguin’s Gotham City and French fashion drama

CHRIS THURMAN: ‘Getting’ the language of dance

Conceptually rich ‘autoplay’ explores what it means to be human in the age of AI, while ‘SALT’ is a triple-bill of inspiring new ballets

Five things to watch this week

Dogged search for a daughter, ravages of the 1980s Aids crisis, Russian noble’s inner journey, #MeToo and creative struggles

CHRIS THURMAN: Exploring the contradictions of SA’s extreme past

Mikhael Subotzky’s new exhibition is called ‘Home Building Ideas for South Africa (or a Cape Town Landscape)’

Trouble in the world of dragons

Battle between fantasy fans, TV execs and showrunners reflects in discrepancies between critic scores and audience ratings

Unearthed Italian opera Dalinda premieres in Cape Town

Zimbabwe-born Molly Dzangare is the soprano who takes on the titular Dalinda role

Five things to watch this week

Uncomfortable fables, cold-blooded murder, mother-daughter ties, bumbling spies and honesty in a taxi

Trump film hamstrung after funder says: ‘You’re fired’

Producers of ‘The Apprentice’ are battling to find the wide US pre-election release they hoped for

CHRIS THURMAN: Thrilling sound journey at Spier Wine Farm

There’s magic in Brett Bailey’s arts encounter ‘The Routes of Sound’

CHRIS THURMAN: Art foundation offers welcome view of humanity

Conceptually complex ‘Ecospheres’ explores ecological, socioeconomic and political considerations

Five things to watch this week

‘Kramer vs Kramer’ updated, Australia’s Muslim community, second series of ‘Pachinko’, sci-fi parables and convoluted crime drama

Read the fine print and judge before you click

Disney will not enforce the anti-legal action clause of its subscriber agreement on a grieving widower

CHRIS THURMAN: Reclaiming the right to dream

Subjects of photographs in ‘Reimagining Themba’ assert rights to dignity, self-love and joy

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