Four new movies hit South African cinemas for the Heritage Day long weekend. Locals will no doubt flock to goofy spy comedy Johnny English Strikes Again, but there are some pedigreed (and absolutely slated!) dramas out as well.
Tom Cruise returns in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Trolls offers colourful escapism, and Hands of Stone and Boo! A Madea Halloween round out the new movies.
If you’re on the East Coast for the next 9 days you have dozens of movies to choose from as part of the Durban International Film Festival, South Africa’s biggest film fest. For everyone else around the country, there are four new releases from which to take your pick. Deliver Us from Evil: Crime and horror collide in this supposed …
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 …
Four new films hit South African cinemas today, and they’re all of the rather low-key (i.e. non-explosive) sort. You’ll have to get your action blockbuster kicks elsewhere this weekend I’m afraid. Blended: Probably the least reviled Adam Sandler comedies of recent years have seen him sharing the screen with Drew Barrymore. They reunite for the third time in Blended, where …
Three new films hit South African cinemas today, although it’s clear that two won’t be threatening the third in terms of box office earnings. Transformers: Age of Extinction: Screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is this fourth entry in, and pseudo-reboot of, the big screen series centred on the Transformers toy line and offshoot media. Set four years after …
Four new movies release in South Africa today, and it’s a combination of big name sequels and lesser known art house fare. How to Train Your Dragon 2: Screening in 2D and 3D is this fantasy adventure for the whole family, from DreamWorks Animation. Set several years after the events of the first film – and loosely based on Cressida …
Just three new films open in South African cinemas for the long weekend. Between them they offer a combination of sci-fi action, bittersweet star-crossed romance and tonally lightweight, but star-heavy, fare for the older set. Edge of Tomorrow: Blockbuster fanatics will find their needs fulfilled by this Japanese novel adaptation, screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX. Tom Cruise is …
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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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