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Death to Smoochy
‘Death to Smoochy’ is a film for anyone who has ever watched children’s television and wanted desperately to punish the wanker in the plush suit. Kathy Hofmeyr revisits the Robin Williams - Edward Norton cult classic...

Life is a Carnivŕle, old chum
It's a painstakingly researched and breathtakingly produced historical/supernatural drama of epic proportions — a tale of the apocalypse. Kathy Hofmeyr explores the phenomenon that is 'Carnivŕle'...

Quite a character
Dustin Hoffman recently said he never thought he would make it in Hollywood because he was too ugly to be a movie star. Unfortunately, he has a point. Kathy Homeyr celebrates character actors — those actors who actually can act...

Bitch fight!
'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane' isn't just one of the darkest films of the '60s, it's legendary for the on-set rivalry between its stars, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Kathy Hofmeyr revisits the "cannibal feast".

The Obscene Oeuvre of David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg, “The King of Venereal Horror”, is a very, very sick puppy. He is also one of the premier auteur film directors of the past thirty years.

Recycled (Pulp) Fiction
Kathy Hofmeyr revisits that modern classic, Quentin Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction'. If you can quote lines from the movie only because you ripped the soundtrack ten years ago, watch it again — a second look may well surprise you, she suggests...

Getting Animated
From 'The Simpsons' and 'American Dad!' to 'South Park' Kathy Hofmeyr celebrates the rise and rise of the animated series...

Cube
Made in 1997 by Vincenzo Natali, this low-budget Canadian classic is a short, sharp and very clever mystery/thriller with endless twists and genuinely intelligent plot points. It’s the classic prison-break story with a latter-day upgrade and a conspiracy-theory atmosphere.

Is TV the new film?
Over the past ten years, mainstream Hollywood has lowered its standards considerably.