The teaser trailer for Steve Jobs was much like the products created by its eponymous late tech guru – flashy and got lots of people talking, but honestly didn’t have many features, and the ones it did have, we’ve all seen before. I believe this is where I drop the obligatory “Bazinga!”, right? Jokes aside though, just like so many …
Whether you consider him a visionary or a copy-cat tyrant, there’s very little doubt that late Apple boss Steve Jobs had a significant impact on modern society and its technology. Which is certainly a lot more than can said of jObs, the rather lacklustre 2013 movie that tried to tell the controversial figure’s life story but ended up quite ho-hum, …
There is a laughable irony in the fact that the main narrative thrust of the Divergent franchise is all about doing your own thing and not just fitting into your community’s preconceived definitions of who you’re supposed to be – hell, the giveaway is right there in the title! – and yet Insurgent, the second chapter in this increasingly tiresome …
Despite me being pretty meh on the previous film, I will give some well-deserved credit to The Divergent Series: Insurgent. Where most movies in Hollywood have developed a habit of spoiling, well, everything months before its released with multiple trailers showing every frame of action to be found in it (yes, I am looking at you Amazing Spider-Man 2), the …
I wasn’t too big a fan of Divergent. Sure it boasted a solid performance from star Shailene Woodley and slick production values, but it also stuck to so many YA cliches. Not to mention that it’s central premise was so full of gaping holes that it could easily be mistaken for a road in Gauteng. And lets not even get started on …
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 …
For a movie all about being different, Summit Entertainment’s adaptation of Veronica Roth’s novel, Divergent, sure knows how to stick to the generic YA formula, so feel free to stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Last Updated: April 2, 2014
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 …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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