There were stories going around sometime last week (I need to pay more attention to the news) of a Mrs South Africa being chosen as the Mrs World for 2016 in one of these rather pointless beauty contests. So I guess we should be happy or something, but who cares about beauty contests anyway? Seriously, it’s others men’s wives – …
So, I’ve just come back from TheMovies.co.za‘s pre-screening of Fifty Shades of Black and, while I wrote up a lot of this article in advance, I left out the intro part – thinking that I’d have time to throw something together. Unfortunately, that damn stupid movie melted my brain and I can’t think of anything besides for how perfectly George Clooney’s …
Hail Ceasar! is a rare and fun tribute to the days of 1950 Hollywood cinema and a real treasure to behold if you don’t mind putting up with its ludicrous plot and typical Coen brothers humour at times. This is a true Coen production, with all the usual flair you will expect to find from brothers Ethan and Joel Coen …
This week at South African cinemas, film-goers have a choice between supernatural fantasy and grown-up drama. There’s an exact even split between these 2 types of movies today with 4 new releases hitting our screens. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: This fantasy actioner was supposed to be one of the first big fairy tale ‘reimaginings” of 2012 – before being …
Now that we’ve seen the sparkly end of the Twilight franchise (hopefully), every film studio and their dog is scrambling about trying to find the next YA phenomenon that will get them that tweeny Twilight money. So next up to the dollar-green plate is Beautiful Creatures, a Romeo and Juliet tale with a magical twist, that’s been specifically cooked up …
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Looks like we’re getting a twofer this week when it comes to teenaged girls with crazy superpowers. Yesterday, we got our first glimpse of Chloe Moretz as the telekinetic Carrie, and now we meet Alice Englert as the magical and mysterious Lena, in an adaptation of the YA bestseller, Beautiful Creatures. Instead of pig’s blood and social anxiety though, Lena is covered …
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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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