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Category: Film Review

  • Thoughts on Netflix’s Thabo Bester Documentary

    October 2, 2025

    The Netflix documentary Thabo Bester: Beauty and the Bester has been released. It follows the common true crime Netflix format: three parts of roughly 45 minutes each. It offers little in the way of new information. But it is a sensational story. They were lucky, as this does the heavy lifting. I’m reminded of Glynnis… →

  • Netflix’s Inkabi is a Bad Movie

    May 26, 2024

    The way that Netflix uses the Inkabi lore feels like they wanted a tale with an African spiritual spin and did not think it necessary to make it make sense. →

  • Zef: The Story of Die Antwoord: Uncovering Controversies and Truths

    May 12, 2024

    Zef: Die Antwoord Story is a 2024 documentary about the controversial South African band. It does what it can to sway viewers into believing their side of the story.  →

  • Can Zombeavers be a feminist allegory?

    March 24, 2024

    Why do I question whether this is a feminist allegory? It involves seeing the zombeavers as a representation of outside invading a female space. And, not just any outsider, but a mutant animal created from the male truck drivers negligence →

  • Idealization in the movie Slotherhouse

    February 8, 2024

    Slotherhouse is a 2023 comedy horror movie about a killer sloth who goes on a murder spree in a North American college sorority. Taking it seriously removes what makes the movie fun and unique. I think that it is a clear expression of the dangers of idealizing foreign agents to the point where humanity can no… →

Kris Van der Bijl frequently covers South African literature, Western Cape business news, and Southern African politics and culture.

His work can be found in the likes of World Literature Today, Wasafiri, News24, and Cape Business News.


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