Movies out today: It's all about the lekker local flavour
It’s predominantly about South Africa at local cinemas today, with 2 of the week’s 3 new releases centred on the Rainbow Nation, past and present. Last Updated: November 29, 2013
We review Schuks! Your Country Needs You – A return to pure candid camera that makes Leon Schuster acknowledge he's past his prime
In some ways, Leon Schuster is synonymous with classic South African comedy. Despite playing on racial stereotypes, Schuster charmed audiences who enjoyed seeing the strange and hilarious reactions of their fellow countrymen. Unfortunately, Schuks has lost its originality and charm, becoming almost painful to watch. Last Updated: November 25, 2013
Movies out today: Sing, dance, swap bodies, scream
Six new movies open in South Africa today, mixing the lowbrow thrills with more arty fare. Last Updated: October 19, 2012
Extras! Barry Sonnenfeld has some Lore, Justin Timberlake takes The Last Drop, JGL magically takes off his clothes, Prof X may return, Thor may have an around the nine worlds tour and the worst (greatest) movie death ever! Plus much more!
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: September 27, 2012
Second Opinion: MAD BUDDIES – Juvenile and painfully unfunny toilet humour in every sense of the term
Gavin has already given his review of Leon Schuster’s latest effort, Mad Buddies, and was generally pretty positive about the whole affair. Which I have to admit left me completely puzzled as I clearly remember the 2 minutes I had spent watching the trailer a few weeks earlier, being about as funny as Lymphoma and every bit as traumatizing. So off I …
We review Mad Buddies – Oh shucks he’s back
Leon Schuster is back and this time he’s got some new friends in the form of the versatile Kenneth Nkosi and the incredibly good looking Tanit Phoenix along with the ever present Alfred Ntombela. Now I’m going to stop right here and give you a warning. If you are a high brow film connoisseur that frequents Cinema Nouveau and likes …
Leon Schuster and Kenneth Nkosi are Mad Buddies
In between all the major Holly,Bolly and Nollywood productions that we cover, we sometimes forget about the local side of the film industry that has finally begun taking off in recent years. One such film is the latest Leon Schuster theatrical event, Mad Buddies. Schuster joins Kenneth Nkosi as two unwitting participants in a reality road trip film who happen …
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