Before I Go to Sleep Based on the worldwide best-selling novel by S.J. Watson, Before I Go to Sleep is the story of Christine (Nicole Kidman) who wakes up every day with no memory as the result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, terrifying new truths begin to emerge that make her question everything she thinks she …
Into the Storm The first of our new releases is Into the Storm, a found-footage disaster film from Steven Quale, starring Thorin Oakenshield Richard Armitage and an unremarkable supporting cast. In the span of a single day, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and …
Lucy From writer/director Luc Besson comes Lucy, an action-thriller with a shaky premise that tracks a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal, who turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. Yes, we know the whole “you only use 10% of your brain” thing is wildly inaccurate, but nevertheless Besson has …
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller’s visually stunning “Sin City” graphic novels back to the screen in Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. Weaving together two of Miller’s classic stories with new tales, the town’s most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more notorious inhabitants. …
There are slim pickings this week as far as new releases go. Besides for The Expendables 3, we’re having another quiet-ish week. Here’s what’s on offer: The Expendables 3 Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (played by Mel Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms …
If you saw Guardians of the Galaxy last weekend (and possibly once or twice more during this week), you might be looking for something new to see this weekend. You have your choice of 6 new films, running the gamut from mythical action to Sundance ensemble fair, and almost everything in between. Or, let’s be honest here, you can always …
Finally! The day we have all been waiting for. Marvel’s biggest, best, most highly anticipated movie has hit the cinemas. Can you tell I’m just maybe a little bit excited for this weekend? Guardians of the Galaxy You’ve watched the trailers, you’ve read the reviews, you’ve lapped up every piece of news that we’ve so diligently covered. But juuuust in …
Five new films open in South African cinemas today, and sadly, not one of them is Guardians of the Galaxy. This is what’s on offer to tide us over until next week while we wait for the movie that Kervyn thinks is the most important Marvel movie to date. Step Up: All In The fifth installment in the Step Up …
Every archive has that one photograph that stops you mid-scroll: a crowded market square …
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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