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African Couch Potato
African Couch Potato is a South African perspective on all things film and television. Hosted by award-winning TV producer, Gino Shelile, it mashes up in-studio interviews with industry professionals, titles to check out each week, a current film or series review, and a look at old movies that are worth rewatching.
Episodes
157 episodes
S3 Ep53 Twiggy Matiwana on “Dear Sis Dolly”
July, and it is freezing in Jozi. Last week, ACP was invited to a special screening of Dear Sis Dolly, a brand new movie about Drum Magazine, and more specifically one of South Africa's most trusted voices, Sis Dolly, Drum's agony-aunt...
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S3 Ep52 Bafana Bafana, The Polygamist, The Bear, Avatar: Fire and Ash
Firstly, a massive congratulations to Bafana Bafana, SA's national team for qualifying for the Round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup, alas, that is as far as it goes. With the football done, it's an episode of reviews, kicking off with ...
S3 Ep51 Miguel Eek on “Amilcar”
Something different this week. Among the nearly 60 titles on offer at the recent Encounters documentary festival was Miguel Eek's Amilcar. Amílcar Cabral (1924-1973) was a thinker and an African leader. He led the anticolonial armed st...
S3 Ep50 Disney Gets Busy
Toy Story 5 comes out this week. And, it features our very own Tyla, so you can hear from her and also catch Gino's take on the latest version. Plus, it's Youth Day.It's an all Disney ep as Gino also attended the Disney+ 2026 content sho...
S3 Ep49 Mandisa Zitha on Encounters Film Festival
“Encounters is an opportunity to slow down and look behind the headlines to better understand our world.” - so says Mandisa Zitha, Festival Director of the annual Encounters South African International Documentary Festival. The 28th edition of ...
S3 Ep48 Jet Li, Netflix Watchlist, Encounters
Welcome to the latest News, Views and Reviews with ACP, still the number 1 film and television podcast to listen to in S.A. according to Feedspot.com.Kicking off the week with a bunch of stuff to check ...
S3 Ep47 Movie Book Club: “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood
Welcome to ACP and our brand new Movie Book Club episode. This is a new idea where we cover books that are worth reading, especially if they have been turned into screenplays such as Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, 50 Sha...
S3 Ep46 Waleed Al-Yamani and Richard Gau on “Martyrs”
Welcome to ACP, the number 1 film and television podcast to listen to in S.A. according to Feedspot.com, and this week do we have news for you!Coming soon; not just a brand new totally South African act...
S3 Ep45 Dowelani Nenzhelele on “The People vs VBS”
Imagine waking up to find your life savings are gone forever. Well, that's what happened to thousands of people in 2018, many of them from rural and low-income communities. who had deposited or invested with VBS Mutual Bank, when it was exposed...
S3 Ep44 Jason Jacobs & Devon Delmar on “Variations on a Theme”
Variations on a Theme, a South African drama by directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar, just won the coveted Tiger Award for best competition film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and has now gone...
S3 Ep43 Michael, BTS, Cynthia Shange, The Beast & The SAFFA Stunt Awards
With invites from all over, this week Gino was spolt for choice. Welcome to African Couch Potato, the No.1 film and television podcast to listen to in SA according to Feedspot.comFirstly, on a sad note, trailblazing beauty queen and esta...
S3 Ep42 Zenobia Kloppers on a Double Premiere ("180" and "Hive")
Big fanfare! We have hit another first. This week sees the very first time we have featured a return guest. Welcome back Zenobia Kloppers, and she is here to do the double on ACP as she is doing the double in the film world. A rare occassion in...
S3 Ep41 IMAX, Emperors Easter Weekend, Netflix Watchlist, DGSA Creative Awards
What's better than IMAX? IMAX with Laser, of course. This week saw Gino get an invite ticket to check out the latest IMAX with Laser at The Zone @ Rosebank. With next generation projection technology that delivers brighter images, deeper contra...
S3 Ep40 Sean Radford on Foley and Sound
Footsteps, glass breaking, punches, door slams, clothes swishing, rain on the windscreen. How would your TV or film be if all these sounds and many more like them were missing? In the world of production it is not always possible to record thes...
S3 Ep39 News, Views and Reviews
A quarter of the way through 2026 and it's another Monday morning and another episode of African Couch Potato. Welcome to the latest news, views and reviews. Sadly, we kick off with the loss of Chuck Norris. Probably most well-known...
S3 Ep38 Jonty Acton on “The Reconciliation” (Film)
Over the last 30 years or so, we have seen many films and TV productions that have, in different ways, looked at the issues of South Africa's troubled past, but very few have looked from the white, English-speaking perspective. T
S3 Ep37 Chaeli Mycroft on the Chaeli Campaign (Podcasthon)
Podcasthon! What is that? It is an international collection of podcasters who over this week will be dedicatig one episode of their show to a charity of their choice.Podcasthon started in 2023 with 300 French-speaking podcasters. It grew...
S3 Ep36 Wesley West on Film Composition and Music Production
There are many people who play an integral part of any TV or film production, yet are often not noticed when it comes to fame and fortune. It is part of our mission at ACP to turn the spotlight on these people. On an ever-growing list of guests...
S3 Ep35 News, Views and Reviews
March already! It'll soon be Christmas at this rate.Welcome to episode 35 of season 3 of African Couch Potato. This week we say Goodbye, Hello and Congratulations.We say Goodbye to Eric Dane. Best known for his roles on Grey's...
S3 Ep34 Tim Apter and Elle Oosthuizen on "Helderberg"
On November 28, 1987, South African Airways Flight 295, a Boeing 747-200 named Helderberg, was en route from Taiwan, to Johannesburg with a scheduled stop in Mauritius. Shortly after midnight, the aircraft reported smoke in the cockpit to Mauri...
S3 Ep33 Rian van Heerden on “Brakpan Chronicles”
In Brakpan if they invite you for a fight, a braai will break out. Even people from Brakpan make fun of Brakpan! The two-part documentary series Brakpan Chronicles is due out on Showmax this Friday and in this episode Gino gets t...
S3 Ep32 Aluve Mjali on a Budding Career
Into the second month of the year and the next date on the horizon is this weekend's Valentine's Day. Two years ago saw the Valentine movie Forever Yena hit our screens. Patience, we'll get there! Playing the role of Kwanda was a young...
S3 Ep31 Keketso Mpitso on “Outlaws”
He’s the chaos agent you can’t ignore. The family menace who somehow built himself a fanbase. The man who turned balaclavas into a movement. Tlali is back for Outlaws Season 2 and he’s hungrier, wilder, and more unhinged than ever. But...
S3 Ep30 News, Views and Reviews
We are almost at the end of January and that paycheck should be coming in right now. Still plenty to watch; In this ep we have a mixed bag of local and US items.We kick off with a mention of The Bridge Networking Soiree, a new initiative...
S3 Ep29 Albert Pretorius on “Die Kantoor”
Goeie dag! Welcome to the latest episode of ACP where Gino has to take on the new boss. New boss of what? we hear you ask. Meet Flip, the manager at polony distributors Deluxe Processed Meats. Still confused? All will be explained. Our first gu...