DVD Review: SING STREET – A charming, musical coming of age tale
Out now on Ster Kinekor DVD, Sing Street is a charming coming of age tale with an extra dose of 80s musical nostalgia, and interesting Irish setting.
Movies out today: disgruntled fairies, ghosts and counterculture pioneers
Just four new movies hit South African screens today, although it’s pretty easy to guess who the box office winner of the bunch will be. Maleficent: Screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is this fantasy adventure from Walt Disney Pictures, clearly trying to recapture the success of their other recent live-action fairy tale reimaginings, Oz the Great and Powerful, …
New movies out today: Six different survival and sci-fi thrillers
It’s a pretty emotionally dour week at the movies. There are no cutesy kiddie films or comedies in sight; just drama, desperation to escape and heroes questioning the rightness of the status quo. Noah: The most high profile of this week’s releases is this “inspired by” take on the famous Old Testament Bible story. A man (Russell Crowe) receives visions …
Movies out today: Fast cars, time travel and Wes Anderson quirkiness
Thanks to Human Rights Day falling on a Friday this year, it’s a 3-day weekend in South Africa. This means all the new cinema releases are out from today, not tomorrow. And this week you have a choice of 6 new movies. Need for Speed: Screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is this action film based on the Need …
Movies out today: Robot cops and romance
You’d think that today was Valentine’s Day given the number of romances that are hitting the big screen in one go. However, the big release of the week is more about bullets and broken limbs than broken hearts. RoboCop: Also screening at IMAX is this sci-fi actioner that reboots the RoboCop film franchise. Joel Kinnaman is good cop and family …
Movies out today: Boxers, book thieves and demons… again
Four new films open in South African cinemas today. And a quick scan over the reviews reveals they’re all a pretty watchable, if unexceptional, lot. Last Updated: January 24, 2014
Movies out today: World saving and life changing
Six new movies open in South Africa today, with a bias towards coming of age tales, where young people are forced to navigate the complexities of an unforgiving adult world as they shape their own identities. Last Updated: August 29, 2017
Movies out today: Team-ups and teen fare
Four films open in South Africa today, although it’s a pretty low-key week for new movie releases with none being truly high profile must-sees. Last Updated: September 13, 2013
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