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Reality is a joke: welcome to America’s age of absurdity

From a UFC bout on the White House lawn to the accuracy of ‘South Park’ and ‘Idiocracy’, reality is becoming harder to distinguish from satire

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Is it curtains for South Africa’s film industry?

The country’s film sector is in crisis, with incentive applications gathering dust and claims going unpaid, producers say

Five new films for your weekend watchlist

Uncover the buzz around new films, including One Battle After Another, The Rip and Nuremberg, and see our verdicts on them too

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Stream, watch, repeat: Currency’s guide to series and films to watch right now

Tired of endless scrolling? These addictive comedies, thrillers and documentaries will keep you well entertained

This painting is a crime: from Argentina’s missing masterpiece to top art heist stories to read and watch

A Nazi-looted painting resurfaced (and promptly vanished) in Argentina this week – a reminder of our obsession with stolen art. In that spirit, here are the best related…

Bloody good viewing – the ultimate vampire movie list

From cult comedies to gothic classics, this is Currency’s ultimate list of the best vampire films to watch – from scary to sexy, and of course, the gloriously camp

Run for your lives, the zombies are here!

Our expert’s curated list of the best zombie films

Our documentary picks: July 2025

Essential viewing: the Currency round-up of the best six documentaries to stream this July

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G20 and Havoc – skop, skiet, donder… and deep confusion

Two new action-packed streamer films bring bullets, body counts and a whole lot of cinematic chaos.

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The garage at the end of the world

What a storage unit in Brakpan taught Jono Hall about choice

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‘Conclave’: where film and reality meet

The new movie is about what happens when a pope dies and a new one must be elected. It comes just as people may be asking those questions

Eight questions Mpoomy Ledwaba

Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Mpoomy Ledwaba

At 30, the utterly engaging Mpoomy Ledwaba is South Africa’s biggest wellness influencer, with 700,000 followers on Instagram alone. Her first book, How Did We Get Here? has just…