This week’s cinematic magic doesn’t come from the latest Harry Potter universe instalment, to no-one’s real surprise. [divider style=”shadow” top=”30″ bottom=”30″] Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Age Restriction: 13 H V [quotes quotes_style=”bquotes” quotes_pos=”center”] At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States …
Of all the new movies opening in cinemas today, the only one that comes with a hearty endorsment by the Critical Hit team is Overlord. Everything else ranges from the so-so to the terrible.
Besides for a few bright spots, local film The Tokoloshe being one of them, there’s just a lot of disappointment opening in cinemas today. Some were expected, some are surprising, but they’re mostly just bad.
There's a very noticeable divide in this week's new releases. The movies are either really, really good, or really, really bad. This is not the week for any inbetweens.
The highly anticipated Halloween graces our screens this week, alongside the well-received local musical-war-drama Kanarie, the lauded The Hate U Give and some other stuff that isn’t doing so well.
The only way you’re getting scares this week is if you’re deathly afraid of music-dramas or babies. Otherwise, the only “scary” movie on this list isn’t that scary at all.
Halloween month is kicking off with some scary new releases, from family-friendly horror (that works!), to an anthropomorphic train that will give you nightmares and the horrible mess that is Venom.
New movies coming to cinemas this week include low-brow comedy, high-brow modern thrillers and not one, but two South African releases.
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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