We’ve all had to do a questionable thing or two in our life to make some extra cash, such as when Kervyn and I agreed to appear on Whose Line Is It Anyway: Hoe-Down Edition. And that’s the predicament that Scarlett Johansson finds herself in, in Lucy. Smuggling drugs, captured and banged up, instead of ODING on adrenaline, Johansson finds …
Yet another public holiday in South Africa means the vast majority of the week’s new film releases are out from today – Workers’ Day. And there are seven of them. 3 Days to Kill: Kevin Costner plays a terminally ill CIA agent in this action espionage thriller, written by Luc Besson and directed by McG. Costner’s character wants to reconnect …
Scarlett Johansson has been kicking ass and taking names in several movies already, from Iron Man, through to the Avengers and the latest Captain America movie. The thing is, all that action has been done with pure skill and stunt doubles. So what happens when the Black Widow actually gets some super-powers? I don’t think the world is ready for …
If there’s one thing that Man of Steel taught us, its that giant, alien dubstep machines are deadly. Also, the world needs more Kevin Costner movies. Apparently, Kevin Costner agrees (about the movie part, his opinion on dubstep is unknown), as he’ll soon be going through a bit of career resurgence, first playing spy-vs-spy with Chris Pine in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and …
The Family is definitely one of the oddest films released this year. Not that the dark action comedy is too arty and aloof for its own good. It’s just that by the time the credits roll, the overwhelming sense generated by the movie is one of pointlessness. The Family is way too long, the eventual pay-off is too abrupt and …
Six films open in South Africa today, with two of the week’s biggest releases centred on dysfunctional, destructive families. Last Updated: November 1, 2013
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The fact that Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones and that pretty blonde girl from Glee are making a movie directed by Luc Besson, should be way more of a deal than it currently is. But thanks to a couple of trailers where the quality was spottier than leopard acne, The Family just doesn’t seem to be building much anticipation. But trailers can …
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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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