Charles Dickens' beloved character and story gets a comical adaptation in this new film starring Dev Patel.

No one asked or needed another retelling of this classic tale, but we are getting one anyway. At least this time its a little darker and less Christmas friendly than usual.

What a difference a day year makes. Around this time last year not a week went by without us hearing about the various networks mining their movie catalogues for TV series adaptions, this year it looks like we have a new theme, namely “let’s re-imagine classic literature with a twist” – and in this case twist is literal. We’ve already …

Four new films hit South African cinemas today, and they’re all of the rather low-key (i.e. non-explosive) sort. You’ll have to get your action blockbuster kicks elsewhere this weekend I’m afraid. Blended: Probably the least reviled Adam Sandler comedies of recent years have seen him sharing the screen with Drew Barrymore. They reunite for the third time in Blended, where …

Charles Dickens is one of the most well known authors of all time, with his literary works either having been read by generations of fans or adapted to screen and stage to much acclaim. But there are two things that many fans of Dickens’ stories had no idea about: 1) He had a haircut like one of the Three Stooges, …

It’s a long weekend in South Africa, with the National Women’s Day public holiday tomorrow. As a result, the week’s new movies are all releasing today, Thursday. Here’s what you catch in local cinemas now. Last Updated: August 8, 2013

Nowadays, you can’t go week with one of the dreaded R’s showing up, and no I’m not talking about annoying Rihanna song’s. I’m talking reboots, remakes, recombobulations or whatever the cool kids are calling it these days. And since the 1980’s barrel has already officially been scraped clean thanks to Sony, the studio is seemingly casting gaze even further back. Like …

It’s been quite a few years since Charles Dickens literary warning to never risk the wrath of a scorned women was adapted for the big screen. In fact, it’s been almost 14 years since Alfonso Cuaron updated the tale for a modern day setting starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft, and Ethan Hawke, while South Park took their own spin at the …