Five new films hit South African cinemas today, and they seem to be split between silly action-packed escapism and more astute examinations of dysfunctional human relationships. The LEGO Movie: The biggie release of the weekend is this animated action comedy for the whole family. Screening in 2D and 3D, the film uses a CGI-replication of stop-motion to convey the real-world …
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Four movies hit South African cinemas today, and the entertainment offer is all about escapism in its many genre forms. Pompeii: Slathering on the CGI-visuals is this shot-for-3D action-adventure from director Paul WS Anderson (he of Resident Evil and other video game adaptation fame). Set in Pompeii on the brink of Mount Vesuvius’s surprise eruption in 79CE, this disaster romance centres on …
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Boxers or briefs? That’s a question that director Rob “Monsters vs Aliens” Letterman has probably been asking since 2011, as he tried to get an adaptation of the hit children’s book Captain Underpants out of development hell and into production. Well it looks like the project just took another step forward, because Captain Underpants has his voice cast. Last Updated: …
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I’m fairly certain that police departments world-wide have some stringent rules when it comes to police officers taking civilians out on a ride-along for a fun-filled day of interrogations, accidental shootings and trips to the gun range. Or, at least I hope they do. Because if they don’t, that means the potential scenarios in Ride Along are actually plausible, which …
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Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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