Inxeba (The Wound) and Five Fingers for Marseilles are two of the best feature films South Africa has ever produced, winning huge international acclaim and even representing SA at the Oscars. However, thanks to limited releases and public controversy, most audiences never got to see it. Now that can be remedied.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 9 - 11 March: With Tomb Raider only arriving in SA cinemas this coming Friday to challenge Black Panther's reign, the Marvel movie's time on the throne continues,
After a recent X18 rating classification essentially made it illegal to watch Inxeba (The Wound), South Africa's big Oscar contender, in South Africa, the film's producers and distributors are seeking an urgent interdict to turn over what they consider an "unlawful" decision by the Film and Publication Board.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 9 - 11 February: It may be Valentine's Day, but it seems local audiences are finally falling out of love with the Fifty Shades franchise... not enough to keep it from the top spot though.
Inxeba, the local film that's caused boycotts across the Cape, is coming to Netflix.
It's the first Friday in February, but there's no romance to be found yet on local screens. Instead, this week's new movies vascillate between incredible, Oscar-worthy stories and mostly meh action movies.
Inxeba (The Wound), a highly touted local drama billed told entirely in isiXhosa, which centers on a gay love story during the controversial Xhosa male initiation ceremony of Ukwaluka, has been selected as SA's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at next year's Academy Awards
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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