In the wee hours of this morning (local time), a who’s who of Hollywood celebs descended on the Dolby Theatre to be made fun of by Ellen DeGeneres while they badly pretend to be happy for somebody else when their name isn’t read from an envelope. Yep, it’s the 86th Academy Awards, the big daddy of the film awards shows, …
Much like the Oscars, we’re pretty much very late on announcing the best of 2013. After all, we’re doing right now…in 2014. So grab your popcorn, a blurpee drink and sit down with your feet ona sticky floor, because TheMovies.co.za is going to tell you what was awesome last year! After which, please feel free to vigorously disagree with our …
There’s simply no doubt as to what was the biggest movie released this past weekend. Simply put, right now Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity, is the heavy, heavy favourite as the best film of 2013. I thought so, Lourens thought so, and even Noelle thought so. But what did you guys think? Did you also gawk at the technical wizardry, nerve-janglin tension and compelling …
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The dialogue gets a bit schmaltzy and Hallmark-y. There, I’ve just told you the one negative thing I have to say about Gravity. I just had to get it out of the way early, so that I can now show off my thesaurus skills in finding synonyms for words like “amazing”, “beautiful” and “Holy sh!t, how the f@#k are they …
Walking into the theatre, I didn’t know what to expect from Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity. I had seen one of the trailers, depicting a breathless space disaster leaving one of the astronauts in a considerable amount of trouble, and I know Alfonso Cuaron’s reputation as an outstanding filmmaker. Children of Men was fantastic, even though most people I talk to haven’t …
Oh look, it’s Kervyn once again gushing like a 12-year old girl at a Justin Bieber concert about Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity. Yes, I know I’ve been talking about this film non-stop lately, but it’s not often that a film I’ve been this excited for since I first heard of it, apparently delivers as amazingly as Gravity appears to be doing. Hell, even James …
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Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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