
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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 122 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TV & FilmFilm Reviews | |||

November is here already, and to welcome it in Gino takes a quick look at whats hot and happening on the local scene. We kick off the episode with a couple of reviews; Bad Influencer on Netflix is a drama centred round celebs buying and selling faux ... more
Where to after Silwerskerm? For 25 year-old Mikayla Joy Brown and her 30 year-old brother Jesse Brown the answer was the prestigious BFI London Film Festival.
Their film Finding Optel just started streaming on Showmax last week so Gino grabbed the o... more
Welcome to this week's serving of African Couch Potato; on the menu are some reviews and some news.
As an appetizer, Gino looks at School Ties, nominated for an international Emmy and directed by previous guest Richard Finn Gregory, this alarming d... more
What's going down on the local scene? Welcome to African Couch Potato's News, Views and Reviews with your host Gino Shelile.
This episode we kick off with Reviews, looking at three shows currently on Netflix.
Monster - The Ed Gein Story - Season 4 ... more
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Insightful and interesting with the odd bits of humour thrown in there like a well-made potato salad.
Insightful and interesting with the odd bits of humour thrown in there like a well-made potato salad.
Thank you for the for the fantastic reviews and watching things so I don’t have to lol 😝 endure what I don’t have to.
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