Lifestyle/Culture
As we said in our introductory article, here at TZP a huge focus for us is our daily lives and how the tech we use affects that. But sometimes we focus on a little more than just tech. Be it entertainment, cultural or social commentary, this is the place where we focus on your life, call it a little resting spot from all the tech jargon and look at the articles we have for you below.
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Marvel, AI Companions and Dead Loved Ones
AI companions carry a lot of moral and social responsibility that we might not be ready for
Ster-Kinekor Village might have closed down due to the dismal state of the movie industry.
You want to your favorite cinema? Go watch movies there.
Thirsty suitors is a video game that’s literally about making peace with your exes
Or just fighting them cause, why not right?
It’s started: Google is shutting down your YouTube videos if you use a browser with Ad-block.
Daddy YouTube wants their money’s worth….
Messi and Apple TV+ was just the start. The whole future of streaming is sports
What would happen if NetFlix got EPL streaming rights…
Mortal Kombat 1’s Ending Explained
And that post-credits scene…
Even Tom Cruise wants to warn us about the dangers of AI
Man can jump off a cliff but seems to relent when AI enters the conversation..
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Review: Worthy of Existing in its own right
This Indy entry is worthy of your attention
Transformers: Rise of The Beasts Review: They’re back baby!
The right balance of outstanding action and good character development
The Flash review : A heartfelt character study that celebrates the DCEU
Even if it stumbles to reach the finish line
Fast X Review: A good start to the final lap that’s sometimes a little too ambitious
If that even applies to a Fast and Furious movie.
Renfield Review: Dracula is an analogue for Toxic relationships
Hoult and Cage make a simple film well worth the watch..
2023 is going to be an awesome year for fighting games
Maybe the best one yet with all three big games expected to enter the ring..
You thought February was crazy? Wait until you see March at SK
And of course, there’s promotions..
Avatar: Way of the Water Review: Not perfect but overall worth it
Cameroon somehow makes a movie a decade in the making worth most of the fuss…
Violent Night. The Fresh Dose of crazy Cinema You Need This Holiday Season.
If Christmas movies and Deadpool had a baby..
Black Adam Review: slightly dated, tons of fun
This sounds contrary but don’t listen to reviewers..
Woman King Review : a well crafted story filled with inspiration, courage and yes, badass women
A testament to good acting ….
Ted Lasso being in FIFA 23 might be the best thing I’ve seen all week
Roy Kent! ROY KEEEENT!!!
Fortnite is basically the melting pot of modern day pop culture
From Stranger Things to DragonBall to memes and dances…it’s all here….
First Love Review: Just the right amount of emotional stir
Just another love story….. but there’s more.
You have no excuse for not watching the latest movies.
With up to 50% discounted prices at SK Joina on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Thor: Love and Thunder Review : The MCU’s first proper Rom-Com is also as exciting as it is deep and funny.
A little sweet, a little funny , a lot of crazy..
Minions : Rise of Gru Review: Sometimes Simple Works.
It makes you laugh, what more do you want..
Mukoma Bruce is a hilarious Batman parody with tons of local context and…. A bit of Studio 263?
DC meets local comedy meets…Dread Welly WemaPlan
Google just used Drake’s ‘Texts go green’ to make a jab at Apple about RCS
Yeah it’s funny to us too…
Memory Review : A Liam Neeson film that’s (thankfully) unlike other Liam Neeson Flicks
Slight differences make huge improvements..
The Lost City – Hilarious, vivid, both Aesthetically and Aurally
It’s simple, it’s funny..
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is crazy, unique, meta and a masterpiece in it’s own right.
It’s crazy how weirdly good this movie is..
Morbius Review: Interesting but Obligatory.
Unique foundation, formulaic execution….
Ambulance Review: a Michael Bay’s Greatest Hits film.
Kinetic, chaotic, surprisingly heartfelt….
Halo, Uncharted, and the Advent of Movies and TV shows based on your favorite video games.
Uncharted was just the start this year…..
The Batman Review: Gritty, Brutal, Emotional, Perfect
Dear Lord it’s good…….
Uncharted Movie Review: It’s different, but enjoyable
So…young Drake works after all…
Marry Me Review : Far greater than the sum of its parts.
Come on now, all you need to know is if you can watch it on Valentines…
A Journal For Jordan Review: An inspirational take on a very real story about parenthood, love and legacy.
A movie about taking chances an what you leave behind…
The 355 Review: an enjoyable espionage action flick with a different (albeit predictable) message.
A spy flick with a slightly different message..
Ten Best Movies of The Past Year
If you haven’t watched these already, get on it…
So #NIGZIM is how we’re celebrating Christmas this year….could be worse
So this is our version of festive spirit now…
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Non-Spoiler) Review: Hype Met and Matched
Sometimes the hype is real people….
Resident Evil : Welcome to Racoon City Review: Simple, fun, a little rushed
It had one job…it pretty much succeeded
Eternals review: Beautiful, brave, sometimes bloated
Marvel’s greatest family drama?
Dune Review: An Epic ,expansive start to what could be cinema’s next great trilogy
Here’s a question: what makes a film a film?
Venom : Let There Be Carnage Review – Less is more
An example of how cutting back can make everything better…
Ster-Kinekor is screening 007: No Time to Die a week before its release date
This one might leave you a little shaken and stirred…
Ster-Kinekor and VRV’s Virtual Reality experience centers are a MUST for you to try
Just the right kind of fun we need as the country opens up again
Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings Review: The Big Marvel Event Movie you’ve been waiting for
Kung-Fu comedy meets superhero family drama….
Reminiscence Review: Hugh Jackman’s noir sci-fi flick has big ideas
But is not always great at executing them…..
This SA looting skit rips on Amazon’s cashier-less Go stores (and is hilarious for it)
If not a little controversial…
With Fast & Furious having been cinema’s big saving grace recently, can Black Widow do the same?
Well…this is a tricky predicament…
Fast 9 Review: Exactly what you expect (and a little more)
Reliably over the top
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Review: The bodyguard, the hitman and the con woman who need no further introduction.
Hitman Baby, one more time….get it?(Play Britney Spears’ Song in your head)
The Misfits Review : Introducing a whole new team of outsiders into the exciting world of action adventure
It’s no Fast 9, but it brings it’s own charm to the table…..
Cruella Review: A wild, fun, unexpected origin story that we didn’t know we needed.
The Devil Wears Prada meets Supervillain Origin Story….
A Quiet Place Part 2 Review: A worthy continuation that leaves room for the next chapter
A scary ride with a lot of depth..
Spiral : From the book of Saw Review
A thinking man’s horror film with a bit of an identity crisis…
An interview with Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe on the operating in a pandemic, the state of the movie industry and streaming services, Mortal Kombat and more.
A little dive into what goes on behind our favorite movie houses..
The Mortal Kombat Movie’s first trailer hints at a promising first entry for the franchise’s cinematic ambitions.
It’s only competition is well..the games themselves..
City of Darkness
ZESA can’t be dropping the ball like this during a lockdown…
Wonder Woman 1984 and the future of how we’ll watch movies
The big shift that’s started with one movie..
2020 probably proved more than ever that the best Zimbabwean Entertainment is found online.
There’s tons of amazing Zim content out there, you just have to find it…
So with Strive Masiyiwa joining Netflix’s board of director, can we expect to pay for Netflix with EcoCash?
Probably not yet, but who knows right?
Zimbabwean Twitter is going crazy over a….disproportionate Mbuya Nehanda Statue
Well, this might brighten up or ruin your day..
Chadwick Boseman’s final tweet is the most liked tweet ever.
How we say goodbye during COVID-19
Revised Mobile Money Suspension: covers the basics but still puts a strain on people.
A little breathing room a lot of uncertainty
RBZ’s new law on posting exchange rate prices: Just how far will it go?
And the madness continues…
Sika is a local Android app meant to help you find safe , reliable barbers hairstylists and beauticians in the age of Social Distancing.
A little app that can go a long way in your grooming
Sony is delaying Thursday’s PS5 event due to protests and violence in the USA
The company believes “more important voices should be heard”
Justice League Snyder Cut: A win for internet fan culture, a miracle for DC die-hards and a cash grab for HBO Max
A victory that might come at a cost
Podcasts have become the new advertising battleground as Spotify pays potentially 100 million USD for Joe Rogan’s Podcast
Everything’s getting monetized now..
Africa Day in 2020: What does it all mean?
In a time like this is there reason to celebrate?
Here’s College Central’s New YouTube channel, with re-uploaded Wadiwa Wepamoyo episodes.
A sadder outcome but with a bright side to it
Permanent ban on kombis : Long overdue
But only if this solution is implemented right..
Travis Scott’s Astronomical Virtual concert on Fortnite had 12 million viewers, making it a sign of things to come.
We’re not sure we like this version of our future…
So here’s why 5G doesn’t cause the Coronavirus
Because enough of you didn’t here this the first time…
Quarantine Content: The Top 10 list of Underrated movies from the last decade to watch during lockdown
Let these hidden gems keep you company during the Lockdown..
Corona Cancels: The effects of the Coronavirus on technology to date
A brief look at a not-so-great situation.
So how worried should we be about the Coronavirus?
Should we even trust what our government says about it?
Google’s new “envelope” idea is a helpful, but weird answer to what technically isn’t only a first-world problem.
I mean it works in a science project kind of way… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au14zEGkRaQ Ever had someone you know claim you have a smartphone addiction? Me too, it’s the worst. But while we tend to exaggerate what smartphone addiction is among…
The end of the decade marked the end of a graveyard’s worth of TV shows
Seriously this will be one HUGE funeral
Ryan Reynold’s Free Guy is a movie that imagines it’s like to be all those characters you kill in GTA.
This might make you think about being nicer to NPCs in video games
Parody accounts are Zimbabweans’ new favorite way to express their frustration online.
There’s probably healthier ways to handle our frustrations…but…
Yesterday marked the original release of the first Sony PlayStation, and this video gives an interesting insight into developing games for it.
An interesting look at the console that changed it all.
This reminder video on the structure of Zimbabwe’s sanctions is surprisingly something a lot of Zimbabweans need.
Because there’s a whole level of Myth about the Nature of Sanctions now.
RBZ has Restored Mobile Money Cash-in and Cash out facilities with new terms and restrictions.
This day keeps getting better
RBZ banning Mobile Money platforms’ Cash-in and Cash out services is the stuff of nightmares.
We really don’t know what’s going on now…
Spider-Man’s removal from the MCU reminds us that movies are more for profit than art these days.
You have understand what these companies are in it for
Avengers:Endgame is out on Digital Release!
And all those less-than-legal places you download it from.
NMB Tap Card users get in first on ZUPCO bus line, is this a form of technological classism?
Technology tends to create barries and classes among people, is this one of them?
The Zim dollar Reintroduction in- depth break-down
A more analytical breakdown of the Zim dollar situation.
Making sense of the US Dollar Ban and Zim Dollar Reintroduction
It’s as bad as it sounds
It’s easier to choose an iPhone, though it might be better to choose an Android device.
It’s a pretty basic fact most of us never really notice.
Apple’s New Cycle Tracking feature: Good on you Apple.
Another new product we’re…surprisingly proud of Apple for.
Elevate is hosting a competition for Vine makers, Skit Artists and all other kinds of young video content creators
Wonder if they’ll do a competition for the best Ray …… Econet’s youth-centric platform Elevate is holding a competition to recruit young video content creators who make short skits, “vines” (as some people call them) and other short films. Winners…
How to avoid Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones spoilers (or spoilers for anything else really)
We’ll even throw in some advice for those friends who spoil everything too.
2019: The year we learn to say Goodbye
You may need to sit down and take this all in…
NMB’s new tap card is proves there’s need to standardise payment methods.
Another great idea that may get drowned out by everyone not wanting to share
Which movies to watch before Avengers: Endgame (and their order to watch them)
We tried to help you cheat this as much as possible.
Look out Netflix, Here comes Disney+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuDKxvcptLI Tons of new shows along with at least 70% of your childhood……. We recently mentioned in our last post of how streaming services are the huge new “it factor” in movies and TV series and before that we covered…
Understanding movie and series distribution: when they release, and where and how you can watch them.
A little help so you know where best to watch Game of Thrones or the next Marvel movie
April fools 2019: A Collection of the best jokes from tech and Zim Companies
So now that everyone’s had their fill of being a goof, with tons of tech companies and a few of our own Zim ones getting in on the fun(even if they’re not exactly tech related), we figured we would compile…
MuGarden is the kind of multicultural/multi-background exchange Zimbabwe needs more of
Music and art like this can help us address the division within our nation




















































































































