Pfangirl Reviews

Stream Scene – 6 March 2026 Monkey D. Luffy is back for the second season of live-action manga adaptation One Piece, while animated box office behemoth Zootropolis 2 makes its local streaming debut, and Alan Ritchson fights an alien death robot in sci-fi action movie War Machine.

Stream Scene – 6 March 2026

Monkey D. Luffy is back for the second season of live-action manga adaptation One Piece, while animated box office behemoth Zootropolis 2 makes its local streaming debut, and Alan Ritchson fights an alien death robot in sci-fi action movie War Machine.

Big Screen Releases – 6 March 2026 After a couple of months of largely mid movie releases, the year is starting to pick up with more stylish blockbuster attractions – like Pixar's Hoppers and The Bride!

It's an exciting week at the movies!

Hoppers and The Bride! face off, while South Africans have a chance to catch six of the biggest 2026 Oscar nominees in cinemas once more, for less.

New on Netflix – March 2026 This month sees the return of both One Piece AND Peaky Blinders on Netflix. It's an action-packed month all round, with a dash of Kpop.

Set sail for the Grand Line!

The boisterous, warm-hearted (and South African-shot) One Piece returns to @NetflixSA in March.

And that's not all.

Coming to Showmax: March 2026 On the Showmax March menu: A glut of intriguing crime documentaries, two action movie sequels and a couple of new series.

The surprise pairing of Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe in a sports mockumentary leads the March offering from @ShowmaxOnline

Otherwise crime and action dominates the line-up.

GIVEAWAY! Be among the first in South Africa to watch THE BRIDE!

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Hoppers review – Hop to it In a world of franchises, sequels and spin-offs, Pixar’s Hoppers is a breath of fresh air. Mixing comedy, sci-fi and sly social commentary, this new animated comedy adventure is entertaining for audiences of all ages.

Suffering from franchise fatigue?

Hoppers has a fresh, relevant message, and is buoyed by its energy and warmth.

Here's our review of the latest animated comedy from @pixar
#Hoppers

Resident Evil Requiem Review – 28 Slays Later Resident Evil Requiem delivers a blood-soaked journey through dread to create one of the finest Resident Evil games of the modern era.

Survival horror ✔️
Survival action ✔️

Resident Evil Requiem successfully splices together the franchise's signature halves for a blood-soaked and wholly absorbing adventure.

Our review.

News Round-up: 23 February – 1 March 2026 What happened in pop culture news this past week? Generally the emphasis was on movie awards season stuff, but you'll also find Comic Con Cape Town guest announcements, and (for better or worse) a first look at the live-action God of War series.

The top 3 stories in today's pop culture news recap:

1) More Comic Con Cape Town guest announcements
2) An Oscar movie deal for South African cinephiles
3) A God of War series first look.

And that's just to start.

Requiem is the Best Resident Evil To Date? YouTube video by CoffeeXControllers

While you wait for our Resident Evil Requiem review, here's what our friends from the CoffeeXControllers Podcast had to say:
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Stream Scene – 27 February 2026 It's another series heavy list of streaming releases this week, led by the return of Monsterverse spinoff Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall getting steamy in Vladimir, and Tracy Morgan/Daniel Radcliff's new comedy from the creators of 30 Rock.

Stream Scene – 27 February 2026

It's another series heavy list of streaming releases this week, led by the return of Monsterverse spinoff Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall getting steamy in Vladimir, and Tracy Morgan/Daniel Radcliff's new comedy from the creators of 30 Rock.

God of War Sons of Sparta review – Myth-busters New Metroidvania God of War Sons of Sparta is a serviceable prequel at best, and will likely end up as a forgotten footnote in the franchise history books.

Things not on our Bingo card:
A side-scrolling God of War game in a pixel -art style.

That's the new PS5 exclusive God of War Sons of Sparta, which unfortunately puts the mid in Metroidvania.

Our review.

Big Screen Releases – 27 February 2026 Scream 7 and How to Make a Killing are your two new movie options at South African cinemas this week, in addition to a handful of highly anticipated concert documentaries.

Things are murderous at South African cinemas this week with the release of Scream 7 and How to Make Killing.

They're joined by a surprising number of concert recordings.

The Beauty review – More The Superficial than The Substance Part science fiction, part body horror, and part raunchy sex thriller, FX’s The Beauty – the latest series from Nip/Tuck and American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy – is an inconsistent mess that squanders its socially relevant set-up. In its defence, though, it’s never boring. File this one under “high-style, trashy entertainment.”

You're poised to be able to binge FX's The Beauty on Disney+. But should you?

Here's our review of Ryan Murphy's body horror social thriller.

High on Life 2 review – Pharma’s market First person shooter High on Life 2 still packs a great punchline, but the franchise doesn't hit quite as hard the second time around.

Humour in games is hit and miss.

While the Justin Roiland-free High on Life 2 nails the punchline, this irreverent shooter wobbles elsewhere.

Our review.

News Round-up: 16 – 22 February 2026 It’s pop culture news recap time, and this past week was one for surprises (yay) and shocks (boo).

In the past week of pop culture:

1) Shock celebrity deaths, and gaming industry shake-ups.

2) Surprise guests for Comic Con Cape Town 2026.

3) A bunch of teasers and full trailers.

Stream Scene – 20 February 2026 Over the coming days you can expect the return of some serious, and not so serious, fan favourites, like Paradise, Bridgerton and even, yes, 16 years later, Scrubs.

It's a good week for returning faves on the streaming front.

Bridgerton, Paradise and Scrubs are all back, while on the movies front, women are fighting back against treacherous men.

The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline preview – Why Hell-o there Time to get hands-on with first-person psychological thriller The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline. The demo is out now for this 2026 release from ONE O ONE GAMES and Entalto Publishing.

Puzzles. Exploration. Painful introspection. And classic literature.

Count us intrigued by The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline, a dark psychological thriller coming 2026 from ONE O ONE GAMES and Entalto Publishing.

Read our preview, and play the demo now.

Big Screen Releases – 20 February 2026 It's a relatively subdued week at South African cinemas with just one new film in wide release, and two more screening in a limited theatrical capacity.

Is there career life after Stranger Things? Time to find out for Joe Keery in horror comedy Cold Storage.

It's one of a handful of new movies hitting South African cinemas this week.

Confidential Killings – A Detective Game review: A straightforward but satisfying solve Armchair sleuths have a new mystery to solve in Confidential Killings - A Detective Game, a logic puzzle game in the mould of The Case Of The Golden Idol. It comes from BRANE, Lorenzo Boni and Surefire.Games.

Here's one for fans of casual sleuth games like The Case Of The Golden Idol.

From BRANE, Lorenzo Boni, and Surefire.Games, Confidential Killings - A Detective Game has you busting open a conspiracy in gritty late 70s Los Angeles.

Here's our review.

News Round-up: 9 – 15 February 2026 In this week's pop culture news recap: a trailer for Spider Noir, the first comic guest for Comic Con Cape Town 2026, PS State of Play highlights, and the shock death of former teen heartthrob James Van Der Beek.

From the passing of James Van Der Beek to our game highlights seen during the latest PS State of Play.

With Spider-Noir and the next Comic Con Cape Town guest inbetween.

That's this week's pop culture news recap.

The ‘Burbs review – Only murders in the cul-de-sac With its razor-sharp dialogue and extremely likeable cast, led by the charismatic Keke Palmer, it’s easy to overlook the narrative failings of The ‘Burbs, a painless-to-binge mystery meets black comedy.

Looking for something to binge this weekend?

The 'Burbs on @ShowmaxOnline is easy viewing, with a charismatic cast and sharp, laugh-out-loud dialogue.

Here's our spoiler-free review.

Stream Scene – 13 February 2026 It’s not the busiest week for new offerings on the streaming front, but a ton of smash hit movies from the holiday period, like Wicked For Good, Anaconda and Zootopia 2, are now available for rental or purchase.

New to streaming this week: A deep dive into America's Top Model, the return of The Night Agent and an ideal V-day movie in Eternity.

Plus, a ton of holiday season blockbusters are now available at home via VOD.

Big Screen Releases – 13 February 2026 Any time Valentine's Day falls on a weekend, it's great for movie lovers, as cinema chains ramp up their date night offerings. This week we have five new feature debuts.

We love movies ❤️🍿

From "Wuthering Heights" to Zootopia-esque Goat, with horror, heists and spiky romcoms in between, these are the new cinema release options for Valentine's weekend.

Send Help review – Triangle of shrewdness It’s been a while, but filmmaker Sam Raimi is back behind the camera, and on form, with twisted survival thriller and pitch-black comedy Send Help. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien play the castaways in this battle of wills.

We love it when a movie plays with us; surprises us.

And that's absolutely Sam Raimi's Send Help, a dark, sharp and twisted delight.

Our review here.

News Round-up: 26 January – 8 February 2026 Time for two weeks of pop culture news catch-up, including the Super Bowl movie trailers, cosplay legend Yaya Han coming to Comic Con Cape Town,, an on-set look at Sophie Turner's Lara Croft, and surprising developments for game franchises Overwatch and Horizon.

The Super Bowl movie trailers honestly didn't have as much of an impact as The Devil Wears Prada 2 preview during this period of pop culture news.

Here's what else made headlines.

New on Netflix – February 2026 Bridgerton: Season 4 Part 2 and the return of Formula 1: Drive to Survive are sure to be the most popular watches on Netflix this February.  

Bridgerton S4 Part 2 👉 Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model 👉 Drive to Survive

We hope that gives you a sense of the range of entertainment coming to @NetflixSA this month.

Stream Scene – 6 February 2026 The local streaming debut of Predator: Badlands, new Star Trek TV series Starfleet Academy, and a TV series remake of cult classic The 'Burbs headline this week's list of streaming releases.

Stream Scene – 6 February 2026

The local streaming debut of Predator: Badlands, new Star Trek TV series Starfleet Academy, and a TV series remake of cult classic The 'Burbs headline this week's list of streaming releases.

February 2026 highlights on Disney+ Fan-favourite romantic comedies, plus fresh series, movies and specials, like the return of The Muppet Show, Paradise, and Scrubs, are on the Disney+ menu in February.

Love classic comedies?
Love twisty mysteries?
Love sportsball?

@DisneyPlusZA clearly wants you to be its Valentine this February.

Big Screen Releases – 6 February 2026 Three new movies are making their debut at South African cinemas this week, ranging from an acclaimed relationship drama to C-grade action and horror.

There's that early year mix of acclaimed movies and bargain bin entertainment again.

Here's what is fresh at South African cinemas this week.

Coming to Showmax: February 2026 Love some TV time? Showmax has you covered in Valentine’s month with the likes of The 'Burbs, Shaka Ilembe S2, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, The Naked Gun, and Brakpan Chronicles.

Stay-home Valentine's plans sorted with @ShowmaxOnline

These are our top picks from the new series, movies and documentaries being served up in February.