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We’ve seen some incredible re-imaginings of popular animated films of late into live-action special effects laden epics, with the recent The Jungle Book film standing out as a technical marvel. And this latest one, also from Disney, seems to be working the same kind of powerful special effects to mesmerize and captivate us all, in the retelling of the 1977 …

A Walk in the Woods is a film that much like the characters in the film, takes you on a journey from one point to another, but gets derailed by much of the distractions along the way. It can be seen as a fun film, but don’t expect much from what is essentially a light-hearted journey of two very different …

There’s a whole lot of nothing special out this week. Besides for the cold-war drama Bridge of Spies, everything else scores less than 50% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ugh, Star Wars has never seemed so far away. Bridge of Spies Tom Hanks stars as the American attorney tasked with negotiating the release of a U-2 spy plane pilot who was shot …

I start to wonder whether there is a wind-down period in an actor’s career. That point when making inane movies is the topping on a legacy that has spanned decades. Watching this trailer with acting legends Robert Redford, Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson has me thinking just that. I suppose there is space for a ‘Bucket List‘ type movie, I …

This weekend South Africans can catch a free TCM screening of Do the Right Thing as well as a decidedly old all-star concert flick 12.12.12., in addition to five other flicks that cover a wide spectrum of genres. Non-Stop: Your 2014 release in the unofficial “Liam Neeson as an unwilling but badass action hero” series is this thriller about an …

There are many instances where a singular, towering performance carries a movie. In All is Lost, writer-director J.C. Chandor’s (Margin Call) gripping sophomore effort about an old man and the sea, a singular, towering performance is the movie. Not that I’m trying to sell short Chandor’s rigorously minimalist direction, Alex Ebert’s astutely moody score, and cinematographer Frank G. DeMarco’s striking lensing, as these …

Five new movies open in South Africa today, with the emphasis for the most part being on secret identities, crime and action. Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Screening 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is the latest Marvel Comics movie and the second solo Captain America flick. With its predecessor chiefly set during World War II, The Winter Soldier explores how …