After many years, Kandas (Ryno Hattingh), literally runs into his primary school sweetheart, Kiepie (Debbie Labuschagne), on the university campus. Immediately, the spark between them is back! However, Kiepie is engaged to a bright young lawyer (Mieder Olivier), who drags Kandas to court over an accident.
Jan Scholz
Director
Ryno Hattingh
Wim (Kandas) Hofmeyer
Debbie Labuschagne
Debbie (Kiepie) Kritzinger
Pierre Knoesen
J.John Cloete
Alex Heyns
Oupa (Grandpa) Hofmeyer
Friedrich Stark
Morg
Willie Van Rensburg
Gerhard Hofmeyer
Schalk Jacobsz
Ben Swart
Zack du Plessis
Prof
Mieder Olivier
Louis Swart
Morne Coetzer
Winterbach
Isa Trengrove
Christine Kritzinger
Overall, 18 Presents feels more like a soap opera than a drama, and I feel bad for saying that since the concept is based off a tragic story (even though it’s loosely). I’m sure other people will find this film emotional for them, but as for me, it’s bland and forgettable.
I didn’t love Expecting Amy, the mini-series following Amy Schumer’s pregnancy, but it brought up a lot of great unspoken side-effects of working and growing a human in America.
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.
The 'Black Adam' story is a blander copy of 'The Mummy', 'Moon Knight', and other Egyptian films made by Hollywood, taking place in the fictional Middle Eastern Kahndaq.
While not everyone may relate to the circumstances Danielle finds herself in in 'Shiva Baby', some are sure to understand her struggles as she is scrutinized for being a woman, a college student, an LGBT person, and a sugar baby.
Spirited inverts the tropes of the holiday musical genre to update an age-old tale for 2022. It's a paean to those who make grand spectacles possible.