Just who is the rather angry Stormtrooper who has no time for First Order traitors? His backstory has finally been revealed.

NOTE: This is an opinion piece and does not necessarily reflect the views of the rest of the writers at TheMovies.co.za. I’m not one for awards ceremonies, as I tend to find what critics deem a good movie is not necessarily always the most entertaining (which is the purpose of movies in the first place), so I don’t think it’s …

Everybody has different tastes, and unlike some of my writing colleagues I have honestly never been a fan of westerns, although from time to time one comes along that completely makes me forgot about my dislike for the genre. Jane Got a Gun looks like it might just be one of those. The story goes as follows: Jane Hammond (Natalie …

Know one the of the best things about Netflix now officially launching in South Africa? Easy access to the media streaming provider’s Marvel TV shows, which have been phenomenal thus far. That awesomeness began with Daredevil and then continued in Jessica Jones, and now the Man Without Fear will be back for a second season before we get onto Luke …

It’s a slow start to the New Year with only three new releases this week, all of which are… meh. Means less work for me though! But, with Awards Season around the corner, things should start picking up again from next week. In the meantime, here’s what we have to look forward to. Joy JOY is the wild story of a …

I like a good horror movie. I’m not sure why, but there is something about good and proper terror that lingers with you and plays in your mind for days on end, which makes it memorable, albeit unnerving. Sadly, there are very few horror movies that are genuine scary and its a genre that has disappointed me over the years, with …

Ahh, Prometheus, you utter bastard. I was so excited to see the Ridley Scott film that I actually enjoyed it! That is until the lights came up and the sway of cinema magic started dissipating. As I got past the lines of waiting people to go in I wanted to shout ‘Don’t do it! Don’t waste your brain! At the very …

Not content to own the box office with Marvel and Star Wars blockbusters, Disney is still furiously working to bring many of their classic animated children’s tales to the big screen in live-action form. Following the success of 2014’s Maleficent, the origin story of Sleeping Beauty’s villainous antagonist, another such origin story is in the works – namely Cruella de …