After a few decades of limited offerings, Hollywood has once again jumped full-on into the biblical epic business. Noah opened the flood gates – pun intended – and now veteran director Ridley Scott is looking to lead the next wave – pun still intended – with Exodus: Gods and Kings. Scott has produced some true cinematic marvels in his time, …
Aussie writer/director David Michôd burst onto the scene in 2010 with Animal Kingdom, a sweeping family-crime drama set in Melbourne’s grimy criminal underbelly, which had all the critics lauding him as the greatest thing to come out of Australia since somebody convinced Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze to dress up in drag and drive across the Outback. That’s quite the legacy …
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Four new movies open in South African cinemas today, although it’s obvious upfront which of these new releases will end up the big box office winner of the weekend… Last Updated: May 17, 2013
It’s honestly quite difficult writing a review for The Great Gatsby, this fifth film adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel. Coming from Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet director Baz Luhrmann, the film is visually dazzling and energetic – at times almost manic – but it also seems to be unable to decide what it wants to be: …
I’ll admit it. Every single time I do a story about Baz Lurhmann’s adaptation of the famed F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, there’s a part of me that’s severely disappointed at the complete lack of a full house steak gatsby on display. Luckily though, if artery clogging Cape Town junk food is not your thing, the film still has plenty of …
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Four new movies open in South Africa today, and for the most part they focus on powerful interpersonal bonds… with a touch of escapist flavour. Cloud Atlas: The pick of the new releases is definitely this ambitious sci-fi epic and novel adaptation – helmed by The Matrix’s Wachowskis, and Tom Tykwer. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent and Hugo Weaving …
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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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