The Third Day is filled with some promising and bold ideas but gets sidetracked by a silly story, ridiculous characters and inconsistent execution.

The Third Day is HBO's upcoming two-part mystery/drama mini-series. In “Summer,” one man (The New Pope’s Jude Law) visits a mysterious island off the British coast and discovers a group of inhabitants intent on preserving their home at any cost. In the second half, aka “Winter,” a strong-willed outsider (Moonlight’s Naomie Harris) comes to the island seeking answers — but instead causes a battle to decide its fate.

I’m an adventurous, outdoorsy guy, often in possession of more grit than grey matter, which is why during the sweeping opening 15 minutes or so of Everest, director Baltasar Kormakur’s retelling of the real life events surrounding a calamitous 1996 expedition to summit the titular mountain, I thought to myself that one day if I should have the financial independence, …

I’ve kind of got a soft spot for mountaineering films. Alive, Cliffhanger and Vertical Limit all hold spots in my DVD shelf, all part of a genre that is about as dangerous to touch as an ascent up the K2 mountains of the Himalayas. That all seems to be changing with Everest however, as that flick won’t only boast one …

Three new films hit South African cinemas today, although it’s clear that two won’t be threatening the third in terms of box office earnings. Transformers: Age of Extinction: Screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is this fourth entry in, and pseudo-reboot of, the big screen series centred on the Transformers toy line and offshoot media. Set four years after …

It has been confirmed that Sam Worthington and Robin Wright are joining the rather stellar cast of the upcoming 2015 Movie Everest. The film, which is set to release in September of 2015 tracks the true story of the doomed mission to the summit of the world’s highest mountain Everest. Worthington will play Guy Potter and Wright his wife Peach. …

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

Quite often you’ll see a trailer for a movie, and still have no idea exactly what the point of said movie actually is. And sometimes you see a trailer for a movie like The Book Thief and just instinctively know: Oscar bait. Yes, okay, so the film is not made with the sole purpose of picking up a couple of gold …