Showmax is shutting down in South Africa as MultiChoice reassesses its streaming strategy under Canal+. The decision reflects the tough economics of the streaming wars.
Author: Shana Mohamed
Shana Mohamed
After 28 years in corporate life, I swapped spreadsheets for screenplays and now write movie reviews and celebrity articles for Geekhub. It’s been a year of creative freedom, storytelling, and loving what I do—plus the occasional dramatic reaction to plot twists. No more meetings, just movies—and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Margot Robbie’s Ocean’s Eleven prequel hits another setback as director Lee Isaac Chung exits the project, leaving Warner Bros. searching for a new captain.
Pixar’s Hoppers is weird, chaotic, and deeply human. A robotic beaver, animal uprisings, and grief collide in the studio’s most fun film in years.
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