Songs My Brothers Taught Me paved the way for Oscar winner Chloé Zhao The groundbreaking director s debut film is now available to SA viewers Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer 02 May 2021 - 00:01
On Sunday night, director Chloé Zhao became the first woman of colour to win an Oscar for best director and best picture, for Nomadland. She also became only the second female director in Oscar history to win the award.
Zhao s next film will be very different to the three she s made so far a big-budget Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) blockbuster called Eternals, which will feature the MCU s first gay superhero and its first deaf one. Zhao approached Disney to direct, rather than being head-hunted to join the fold of the biggest franchise in the world.
The Irregulars , Bad Trip : Five brand new things to stream now Worth binge-watching or a waste of time? We weigh in on the latest series and movies Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer 04 April 2021 - 00:00 The cast of Bad Trip . Image: Neflix
BAD TRIP
An American version of the format familiar to South African fans of Leon Schuster. Best-friend comedians Eric Andre and Lil Rel Howery rope unsuspecting people into a series of cringe-inducing real-life candid camera pranks. The set-up doesn t reinvent the comedy wheel but is often funnier than you d think and the camaraderie between its stars is hard to resist.