Zander Tyler, better known as Jack Parow is a rapper, who has become one with South African pop culture. Easily recognisable thanks to his over-sized caps, facial hair and loud outfits, he’s one of the few Afrikaans music artists to crack the international scene.

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Spling is hosting a watch party turned movie night festival for ‘Jurassic Park’ on Saturday, November 28, at Go Drive In in Cape Town and online via Showmax from 6:30PM.

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‘Rebecca’ tells the tale of Mrs De Winter, a young newlywed who finds herself out of her depth on an imposing family estate following a whirlwind romance. Try as it may, Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s novel is still superior.

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‘I Am Greta’ serves as an experiential character study, starting with her solo effort and leading to her transatlantic voyage to attend climate conferences in New York City.

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‘Toorbos’ can be interpreted from Afrikaans to English as “Dream Forest”, adapted from a Dalene Matthee novel of the same name set in and around Knysna. ‘Toorbos’ is written and directed by Rene van Rooyen.

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‘Flatland’ is a sprawling and epic adventure crime western from writer-director, Jenna Cato Bass. Her films push cinematic boundaries and are never dull, starting with ‘Love the One You Love’, then ‘High Fantasy’ and now ‘Flatland’.

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‘The Unfamiliar’ is a psychological horror just in time for Halloween from South African director Henk Pretorius. Locally, the versatile director is best known for his comedy films: ‘Bakgat’, ‘Leading Lady’ and ‘Fanie Fourie’s Lobola’.

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The stay-at-home watch party concept is ideal for those who want to enjoy being terrified from the comfort of their couch.

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‘Totally Under Control’ chronicles the Trump administration’s response to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Through interviews with public health and inside political officials, the filmmakers contrast this discussion with South Korea’s much more effective response.

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‘The Last Victims’ is a mystery drama thriller set in South Africa, directed by Maynard Kraak and starring Sean Cameron Michael and Kurt Egelhof. It centres around a former death squad member and a survivor.

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‘Dust’ is a slow-burning dystopian crime drama thriller from writer-director, Pieter du Plessis. While a feature film debut as director, du Plessis has a spectrum of experience as a filmmaker and shows remarkable restraint.

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‘Santana’ is an action thriller set in Angola, tracking two brothers who decide to take down the drug cartel linked to the death of their parents.

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‘Anna’ is the latest film from prolific filmmaker, Luc Besson. A spy action thriller, it recalls his earlier films ‘La Femme Nikita’ and ‘The Professional’, echoing many of his trademark elements as a writer-director.

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‘My Octopus Teacher’ is a nature documentary about a tender relationship between a man and an octopus. It’s actually quite difficult to talk about the film without it sounding a little bit funny.

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It’s important to contextualise ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ within Charlie Kaufman’s film career because his previous work will serve as a guide as to whether this film is for you or not.

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‘Da 5 Bloods’ is a Spike Lee joint. The story follows the surviving members of Da 5 Bloods, four African American war veterans, who return to Vietnam to recover the remains of their fallen squad leader and a buried fortune.

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Beautiful yet broken, South Africa’s a democratic society on a journey of healing… struggling to overcome deep-seated economic inequalities 25 years after the first free and fair elections.

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‘Project Power’ is a supernatural action thriller from the mind of Mattson Tomlin, a bold new Hollywood screenwriter who also co-wrote ‘The Batman’ with Matt Reeves.

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‘Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-truth World’ is a documentary about the investigative work and team behind Bellingcat, an international media watchdog agency of citizen journalists.

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This death knell for ‘Bell Pottinger’ is the crux of ‘Influence’, an incisive rise and fall documentary co-directed by journalists and directors, Richard Poplak and Diana Neille.

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The American dream and pursuit of happiness is a popular film narrative, which forms the basis for ‘Bigger’.

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‘First Reformed’ is a film from American screenwriter, film director and movie critic, Paul Schrader. You’ve probably never heard of him but he’s the guy who wrote ‘Taxi Driver’, ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘Affliction’.

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‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is a French coming-of-age romance drama that should have been nominated for Best International Feature Film and Best Picture along with ‘Parasite’.

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While it’s early days yet, there have been several horror films that demonstrate South Africa has what it takes. ‘8’ is the latest local horror to echo this sentiment.

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‘Escape from Pretoria’ is a gripping thriller inspired by the life of South African political activist Tim Jenkin and his autobiography, ‘Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison’.

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Before Rami Malek won an Oscar and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ reignited old fans and introduced a new generation to Queen’s music, the renaissance had already begun. ‘The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story’ chronicles that journey.

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‘Late Night’ is a fish-out-of-water comedy drama about a chemical plant worker pursuing her dream of joining the writer’s room behind a popular talk show. Starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, it’s a strange brew.

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Thoroughbreds is an intriguing, enigmatic and elegant crime drama thriller that recalls Funny Games, American Psycho, Fierce People and Heathers.

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‘The Lighthouse’ is the much-anticipated follow up to ‘The Witch’ and deserved more acknowledgement over awards season.

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‘Destroyer’ allows Kidman to let it all hang out as cantankerous, unhinged LA cop, Erin Bell. This is a surprisingly Australian film when you consider the shared heritage of director-actor duo of Karyn Kusama and Nicole Kidman.

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