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 …
I have to admit, I have about as much enthusiasm for the new Annie as I did for the old Annie, which is to say that it ranks somewhere between rearranging my sock draw by colour and going shopping for Venetian blinds. I am a decent enough fan of just about everybody involved in this 21st century upgrade to the well known …
When you have massive success with a movie where Wolverine teaches a giant robot to box, you better find some way to up the ante on your next few cinematic endeavours. Real Steel director Shawn Levy totally didn’t do that with his Google-based Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn comedy, The Internship, but he may just make up for it with his latest, This Is Where I …
If you’re not a fan of overly cute kids in movies, then I have a feeling it’s going to be a hard knock life for you when watching this first trailer for Annie, the new “contemporary” remake of the classic movie/stage musical. This one is written/directed by Easy A‘s Will Gluck, and stars Quvenzhane Wallis – who is as cute as her …
Four new films hit South African cinemas today and it’s a fairly appealing lot all around. Let’s kick off with the Pick of the Week, shall we? Last Updated: November 15, 2013
Seth Rogan, after a few duds, has been a seeing a resurgence in popularity of late…to be more accurate, he’s really bloody popular at the moment. The second half of 2013 has seen him making a bit of a comeback, largely because of the his hilarious apocalyptic self-parodying film This Is The End, hosting the James Franco roast and a …
Despite what new mothers may have you believe, babies are creepy. And coming in a close second on the Should-Be-Cute-But-Are-Actually-Terrifying charts would be dolls. Now, I actually have no idea which of those two particular spawns of the devil, babies or dolls, is being featured on this new poster for James Wan’s Insidious: Chapter 2, but let’s face facts: either way, you’re …
Four new films open in South Africa today… although it’s clear in advance who the big winner at the box office will be. Turns out it’s all about who has the biggest adamantium claws. Snikt! Last Updated: July 26, 2013
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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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