Proxima review – A contemplative, down-to-earth astronaut drama
A mission to Mars and motherhood collide in Proxima, a drama that sees Eva Green shift gears from stylised American blockbusters to prestige European cinema.
A mission to Mars and motherhood collide in Proxima, a drama that sees Eva Green shift gears from stylised American blockbusters to prestige European cinema.
Head Full of Honey is the upcoming family drama starring Nick Nolte. Matilda tries to help her grandfather, Amadeus (Nolte), who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, to navigate his forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him.
The House that Jack Built is the upcoming thriller from controversial director Lars von Trier. Matt Dillon (Crash) stars as the titular Jack, a serial killer who believes that each murder he commits is a work of art. He also knows that he’ll invariably get caught, so as the years progress he begins taking greater and greater risks with each murder in order to create ever more provocative “art”.
M. Night Shyamalan. The once fan-favourite director of such hits as The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable has fallen from grace so badly and become such a punchline in Hollywood, that this is actually the first time in ages that I’ve actually typed out his actual name in an article instead of sticking to our running gag of coming up with …
If you aren’t gearing up for this year’s Durban International Film Festival – I suppose, even if you are – you have four new releases to catch at South African cinemas as of today. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Screening in 2D and 3D is this sequel to the 2011 reboot – a hit with critics and audiences …
PLOT TWIST! Yes, just when you thought the Razzie winning After Earth was the proverbial final straw for once popular filmmaker M. Night Shaka Khan, the internet’s favourite human scratching post has pulled one of his (in)famous third act reveals, by unveiling Wayward Pines, a star-studded 10-episode event series that will soon be hitting TV screens. BUT WAIT! Here’s another little twist: …
Well, of the week’s five new releases it’s really obvious who the box office champion is going to be… Last Updated: November 22, 2013
It looks like M. Night Shake-n-Bake is getting ready to pull a plot twist on his career. After having been written off by many as one trick pony, Shyamalan’s next film, the Will and Jaden Smith sci-fi actioner, After Earth, actually doesn’t look too bad. But deadly futuristic father-son bonding is not the only thing on his plate. He’s also set to produce …
Humans want connection and the internet is so far the best connection machine. A …
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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