For a film nominated for 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, War Horse is a surprisingly mixed bag. Admittedly the film has always been marketed simply as a good old fashioned tearjerker and war epic, but even in this regard, Steven Spielberg’s latest is hit and miss. Visually War Horse is a treat, and you get a handful of genuine sob …
Every year the midyear blockbuster season seems to kick off a little earlier. And I think it’s safe to say that with 2 big crowd-pleasers opening today – both of which play heavily towards Hollywood’s beloved teenage boy demographic – the 2012 blockbuster deluge has begun. John Carter: It’s taken well over 80 years but Edgar Rice Burroughs’ highly influential …
Disney’s The Muppets has been described as the Happiest Film of 2011, and having finally watched this family-orientated comedy musical (the first theatrically released Muppets movie in 12 years), I can confirm it’s one of the best feel-good releases of recent times. This said, for maximum pleasure you do really have to know and love the Muppets already. A lot …
From action to saccharine drama, horror to animated comedy, there’s something for the whole family at South African cinemas this weekend. Last Updated: March 2, 2012
In a year that saw 2 movies released about great female icons of the 20th Century, we also watched 2 films focused on Cinema’s foundation years going head to head at the Oscars. While Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (read the review) embedded its cinematic history in a family fantasy, The Artist can be described most simply as a silent movie about …
This past weekend saw the announcement of the Best in Film at this year’s Oscars, as well as the Worst in Film at the 2012 Razzie Award Nominations. Now that everyone (was was interested) has had a chance to watch the Academy Awards ceremony, and the Award Season as a whole is drawing to a close, here’s your chance to …
*yawn* Right, I’ve been up since before 4am to watch this year’s Academy Awards ceremony live, and I still missed the first half hour (Thanks DSTV for getting the time wrong in your guide). Anyway, below are the full results from the ceremony, with winners marked in read. Don’t read any further if you have a resolve of steel and …
The Golden Raspberries, more commonly known as The Razzies, have become an annual tradition since an LA publicist and his friends first threw an impromptu awards ceremony in 1981 to specifically “celebrate” the dumbest, laziest and all-round worst films that Hollywood shat out onto moviegoers the previous year. The Razzies – also known as the Anti-Oscars – are a tongue …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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