Netflix and Chills for Halloween 2018
From the kid-friendly to the “only let your kids watch this if you want to scar them for the rest of their lives”, here are Netflix’s top recommendations for the rest of October.
New on Netflix: April 2018
New movies are dominating the Netflix releases this month. Whether they're Netflix originals or the movies you loved from yesteryear, you've got a lot of film to catch up on!
Midweek Movie Mouth-Off: What’s your favourite Stephen King movie adaptation?
Stephen King is a prolific author, and he’s had more than his fair share of books adapted for movies and TV – the latest adaptation on the cards being The Stand, which might even be adapted for both. To list but a fraction, there’s Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Carrie, The Shining, Dreamcatcher, Stand By Me, Cujo and even the …
Movies out this holiday season
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
Monday Box Office Report – Thor hammers the box office into submission
While Ender was able to play his Game without too much competition last week, this weekend past saw Thor: The Dark World finally thundering into US cinemas after it had already done some godly business abroad. But did Thor experience a… Loki… (get it? Low key, Loki?) weekend at home allowing Ender’s Game to play out some more? Last Updated: November …
Monday Box Office Report – Ender's game over for everyone else
Big sci-fi, turkeys running amok and old coots getting hedonistic were the newest films to hit the North American box office over the weekend while a certain son of Odin did some hammer time on the international scene. Ender’s Game was triumphant in the end though, formulating a strategy that kept it in first place. But for how long? …
Monday Box Office Report – This bad grandpa needs a counselor
After a couple of weeks at the top, it looks like Gravity finally came back down to Earth. The dominating performance of that Oscar-contender was cut short this week, by none other than an old man with loose morals and a habit of being a Jackass. Here’s how the North American box office did over the weekend. Last Updated: …
Extras! Tony Jaa has a fast & furious workout, Queen wants Q, Leo DiCaprio likes blood on snow, Where Agents of SHIELD fits in, and Did Bruce Campbell just confirm Army of Darkness 2?! 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: October 22, 2013
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