The Eishman cometh again

Etienne de Villiers’ exhibition ‘Landmark’, at the Is Art gallery on the Blaauwklippen wine estate outside Stellenbosch, tackles farm and bloodlines

Five things to watch this week

The Blitz, navigating New York, performing monkey, bike travelogue and vintage Vegas

CHRIS THURMAN: Seeing art literally with new eyes

A clinic-as-gallery is a rare hybrid indeed, and from this fusion are born numerous benefits

Making American movies in the US again

The US’s first reality TV star president relies heavily on movies and TV as inspiration for his policy

Five things to watch this week

Couple dramedy, Vietnam War remembered, challenges of young masculinity, grieving strangers and coming-of-age drama

CHRIS THURMAN: Alan Committie is a whodunnit pro as Poirot in Black Coffee

The play is an excellent vehicle for Committie, who has built a reputation in both comedy and  ‘straight’ theatre

Here’s to 20 years of cat videos and misinformation

For every YouTube video that provides helpful DIY advice, there are plenty of others that spread conspiracy theories

Changes to Oscar voting process include actually having to watch the films

We will never know how many previous winners owe their success to voting simply based on ‘vibes’

CHRIS THURMAN: Installations pit balance against imbalance

Mauritian artist Salim Currimjee adapts Mughal painting techniques to abstract compositions

Five things to watch this week

Procedural drama, dystopian Groundhog Day, ballet company drama, Mafia battle and Brutalist ambitions

Five things to watch this week

Vatican intrigue, bittersweet dramedy, sexually provocative thriller, dramedy satire and president to the rescue

UK’s move over streaming levies will be music to Malatsi’s ears

It is not only in SA that streamers have hit broadcasters and the film production industry

CHRIS THURMAN: ‘The Fall’ reminds SA of 2015’s Fallist movement a decade on

It will be interesting to see what a new generation of students makes of The Fall

Five things to watch this week

Long fight for justice, living life to the fullest, motherhood, LA noir and comedy crime caper

Film industry is on the verge of a breakdown

Streamers offer more content than you could hope to consume in a lifetime for the price of one movie ticket

Autumn in the winelands brings the cherished Light Art at Spier

The ‘wow factor’ is here in abundance: installations shimmering across the water, a quirky interactive piece, a puzzling projection

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