2 Best Movies to Watch by Anthony Oseyemi

Turning 30 is a milestone that is a staple drama storybeat; it's own coming-of-age subgenre for facing unrealized dreams and heartbreak. This South African take adds a few dashes of sex as the lead quartet look back on their college years and mostly lament their dysfunctional, or lacking, love lives. All four women get equal screen time (impressive) and a series of devastating hardships (sad, yet expected), but the predominant focus on their relationship with men cornered it into predictable territory. Ultimately, the film is formulaic, always on the cusp of prioritizing friendships until its archaic romances and interpersonal drama remind you that a man and a job will make you MUCH happier.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Actor: Anthony Oseyemi, Bahumi Madisakwane, Candice Modiselle, Lunga Shabalala, Terence Bridgett

Director: Stephina Zwane

There are some very interesting, culturally specific touches to In Your Dreams that tease a much more interesting adventure beyond the first two episodes watched for this review. Unfortunately, these first two installments can be a real test of patience—not necessarily because of a slower pace than expected, but because of how little the main plot moves forward. The series seems to want to establish its characters before anything else, which makes it even stranger that their development is made up primarily of cheesy comedy and confusing decisions made for the sake of kickstarting the plot. And when danger finally rolls around (in disappointingly short bursts), these characters just don't have the depth to inspire any concern over their well-being.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Actor: Anthony Oseyemi, Didintle Khunou, Jesse Suntele, Kiroshan Naidoo, Thando Thabethe

Director: Fred Wolmarans, Gareth Crocker

2 Best Movies to Watch by Anthony Oseyemi

1. Love, Sex and 30 Candles (2023)

2. In Your Dreams, 2023