With The Maze Runner, Divergent and The Hunger Games dominating all the buzz right now, it looks like we’re far from finished with the current craze of Young Adult novel-to-movie adaptations. Standing slightly out of this crowd is The Giver, an adaptation of the Lois Lowry novel penned in 1993. Directed by Phillip Noyce and partially shot in Cape Town, …
The Movies is going on seasonal shutdown between Christmas and the first week of January. These however are the movies hitting South African cinemas over the next three Fridays. Whatever you’re in the mood for, you got it! Last Updated: December 20, 2013
It’s a something-for-everyone weekend at South African cinemas, with today’s new releases straddling a wide assortment of genres. Last Updated: August 16, 2013
Brit Marling loves to ask questions. In Another Earth, the writer-actress delved into questions of self-forgiveness, with Sound of My Voice it was all about questions of faith and with her latest, The East, she broaches the subject of public accountability and morality. These are most definitely not new questions being asked in cinema, but what Marling does is ask them in really …
Four films open in South Africa today. It’s a big week for ensemble casts although the biggie release is very much in the midyear blockbuster mould… for better or worse. Last Updated: July 12, 2013
I think it’s safe to say that I’m a huge fan of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, and not just because the latter has “Batman” in his name. I loved writer-actor Marling’s breakout Sundance hit Another Earth, and her collaboration with writer-director Batmanglij, The Sound of My Voice, very nearly dethroned The Avengers as my favourite movie of last year. Yes, an indie movie …
Like a number of you, I spend a lot of my life on the Internet, and years of being a netizen have taught me how to avoid it’s worst pitfalls: Leave Britney alone, assume that everyone who claims they’re a teenage girl is actually a lonely man in his forties, and never visit 4chan. Even with these rules and more …
You might have heard me singing the praises of last year’s low-fi indie offering The Sound of My Voice quite a few times around here, and – spoiler alert – I’m probably going to be doing it again, since it was just so damn good. Writer/star Brit Marling had a tall order following up her debut effort, 2011 Sundance festival top …
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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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