It’s a bit of a quieter week at the movies with just four new releases hitting cinemas in addition to local Marikana-centred documentary Miners Shot Down. Transcendence: This sci-fi drama is the directorial debut of Oscar-winning cinematographer – and frequent Christopher Nolan collaborator – Wally Pfister. Johnny Depp plays a controversial artificial intelligence researcher who finds his consciousness separated from …

A cute teddy bear that embraces every disreputable thing you can think of – foul language, drugs, that trashy check-out girl in a supermarket store room. Yup, the contrast between cuddly appearance and sordid behaviour is pretty much the single gag that fantasy comedy Ted rests upon. However, against all odds, this slim concept actually manages to support the film …

“I love it when women go to school. It’s like seeing a monkey on roller skates — it means nothing to them, but it’s so adorable for us…” If there’s one thing you can say about comedian Sacha Baron Cohen it’s that the man has balls. Really. He’s completely audacious, doing and saying things for a laugh that other “safer” …

Hooray! After a dud few weeks we’re back to being spoiled for choice when it comes to high profile new cinema releases. Last Updated: July 6, 2012