In the terrifying thriller SONGBIRD, the COVID-23 virus has mutated and the world is in its fourth year of lockdown. Infected Americans are ripped from their homes and forced into quarantine camps known as Q-Zones, from which there is no escape, as a few brave souls fight back against the forces of oppression.

Based on Aldous Huxley’s classic dystopian sci-fi novel, a Brave New World is set in a futuristic society where everything and everyone is carefully monitored and controlled. But this perfect order is disrupted by an outsider who has experienced freedom and individuality – and all the messiness that comes with it.

Genres might fall out of favour, but they never really die. They just ride off into the sunset, maybe to return one day (“Shane! Come back!”) – and so it is with the humble Western. Forsaken is the upcoming R-rated Western redemption tale starring Kiefer and Donald Sutherland. It also marks the first time the father-son duo will appear on-screen …

Very Good Girls, written and directed by Naomi Foner (A Dangerous Woman) is a coming of age story between two best friends dealing with your typical issues of teenage angst and self-discovery. The story takes place in the girl’s final summer of High School, where the pair forms a pact to lose their virginity before they leave for University, while …

Three very different movie open in South Africa today. I can’t say any of the trio particularly appeal to me but perhaps one will be up your alley. Mad Buddies: Sure to break local box office records from today is the latest lowbrow comedy from Leon Schuster. Eschewing candid camera gags for a fictional narrative, the funnyman plays a former …