Spotlight is our bite-size entertainment snapshot featuring new releases in South Africa, exclusive film trailers and more. New episodes come out every Thursday on Sunday Times Lifestyle, Sowetan Entertainment and YouTube, plus you can follow Spotlight on Facebook.
The first Spotlight episode for 2026 looks at the summer holiday box office glory and new cinema releases from movie director legends Gus van Sant and Timur Bekmambetov.
Every person has a breaking point, as is the premise for this Van Sant Good Will Hunting, To Die For directed high-stakes thriller. Dead Mans Wire is based on the true story of a desperate man trying to fight an unjust system. The unfolding of events held an entire nation captive in one of the most chilling standoffs in American history. Starring Bill Skarsgrd, Dacre Montgomery and Colman Domingo, and on at cinemas.
