Four movies hit South African cinemas today, and the entertainment offer is all about escapism in its many genre forms. Pompeii: Slathering on the CGI-visuals is this shot-for-3D action-adventure from director Paul WS Anderson (he of Resident Evil and other video game adaptation fame). Set in Pompeii on the brink of Mount Vesuvius’s surprise eruption in 79CE, this disaster romance centres on …
For animation fans, it was bittersweet news last year when Star Wars: The Clone Wars was wrapped up, with very little information available from Disney as to how the remaining episodes would be nroadcast in order to wrap up the season five cliffhanger. What is know though, is that a new series is on the way that retains much of …
When it comes to CGI animated films, Pixar has a firm grip on the market. Recently though, that grip has been loosening up, thanks to DreamWorks Animation releasing several movies that relied less on star power and more on telling an actual story. How to Train Your Dragon is one such film, and despite not enjoying it the first time …
Thanks to Kervyn practicing gym-kata on my skull, several sections of my brain are permanently stuck in rap mode, blasting rhymes and laying it down like it’s something that is mode. Look, I never said that they were good beats. Much like any other wannabe though, I dig some fresh rap tunes. And they don’t get fresher than the upcoming …
Sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll, mixed with a dash of the old ultra-violence. Animated movies generally serve to entertain bored toddlers and giddy fans with cutesy characters and flowery plotlines. Far fewer tackle such heady topics as intergalactic space, interstellar drugs and inter-species intercourse. Then again, there was a time when few comics touched on these lurid topics either. …
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
The problem with movie prequels is that most of the time they feel unnecessary and forced – with events contorted to set up the relationships and major plot points of the original film. At the same time, your typical prequel will attempt to follow the same unsaid rules as your average movie sequel, sticking to the established formula that audiences …
Three new movies open in South Africa today and all cross paths with villainy in some form or another. Last Updated: July 5, 2013
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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