Four new films open in South Africa today, and the majority tend to be of the action thriller breed… with one romcom thrown in for good measure. Last Updated: October 5, 2012

Michael Shannon is an incredible actor with amazing screen presence. He can pretty much do anything, but boy oh boy, if there’s one thing he does really well, it’s playing slightly unhinged nutjobs. He’s a master at characters that have a quiet menace about them, that always seems to be bubbling just under the facade of normalcy. You know, until …

Fan-favourites Tom Hardy and Michael Shannon have been busy of late. Hardy was recently seen breaking the Dark Knight as Bane and Shannon is set to bring Superman to his knees in 2013 as General Zod in Zach Snyder’s much-anticipated Man of Steel. Now they’re joining forces to star in a big screen adaptation of Brett C. Leonard’s play, The Long Red Road. Last …

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David Koepp is one of the highest paid screenwriters in history, but quality-wise he’s had a career spottier than a leopard with acne. His latest effort, Premium Rush, which he also directs, seems no different. The film’s incredible two leads -Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Shannon – alone would normally warrant attention from me, but then you see the trailer of …

OK let me be straight with you guys here: I was not too thrilled by the previous trailer for Premium Rush. The premise just didn’t appeal all that much to me. Also leading with a JGL voice-over bone-headedly declaring “I like to ride – fixed gear, no brakes. Can’t stop. Don’t want to either,” never helped matters much either. This …

To describe Take Shelter as one man’s struggle to (mentally) keep it together in an economically unstable, recessionary environment makes the film sound horribly bleak. It isn’t. But this quiet indie blend of domestic drama and psychological thriller IS horribly ominous. And at the same time, terrifically well acted. In Take Shelter, the future General Zod, Michael Shannon plays Curtis …

Starting from tomorrow it’s the 4-day Easter Long Weekend in South Africa. That means the week’s new releases are out in cinemas from today. Of these new movies, there’s nothing really for parents with young children, but teens and adults should find something to their fancy. American Pie: American Reunion: Nostalgia is a strange but powerful thing. It keeps bringing …