Let Boys Be.
By Akwaeke Chisom.
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Tiny Pretty Things: About the series, and what to expect next.
photo credit: Netflix. By CHISOM PETER JOB. WARNING: THIS CONTAINS A LOT OF SPOILERS. The series opens up to Cassie Shore, played by Anna Maiche, dancing on the roof top, and a voice over by her. After a few seconds, someone in a black hoodie walks through the door and grabs Cassie's hands, where they begin to have a conversation. The conversation between the both of them is inaudible, but we see the fear clearly on Cassie's face as she moves back a little, and watching closely, she missed a step and fell off the roof. Landing on her back. Tiny Pretty Things is a Netflix YA series that isn't like other Netflix YA series. It is different and has a lot to unpack. It tries to follow in the footsteps of Pretty Little Liars , but it misses the mark when it comes to the acting and all the subplot in it. What makes it different though, is the ballet. The ballet is a twist to the show that turns it away from the conventional high school teen drama. Although we still ge...
Netflix's Kings of Jo'Burg explores family and loyalty.
The Masire brothers. photo credit: news24.com BY CHISOM PETER JOB. Kings of Jo’Burg is a South African TV show created by Shona Ferguson of the Ferguson Films. It is a crime fantasy TV show about the Masire brothers－Simon Masire, played by Shona Ferguson, and Mogomotsi Masire, played by Zolisa Xaluva－who rules Johannesburg’s criminal underworld. After Mogomotsi is released from prison, he meets Phumzi, played by Cindy Mahlangu, who helps him out by giving him a ride, and also offering him some money. In the scene, the show does well in showing the fear Phumzi has on giving a ride to a stranger who she barely knows, and the dialogue that ensued between them, before she said yes to the ride. We also get to find out the bad relationship between Mogomotsi and his son, Tlotlo Masire, played by Tk Sebothoma. The show mainly focuses on family, loyalty, and crime. While there is a bit of dark fantasy in it, we don’t get to see much of it, which is an aspect the sh...