The Divergent series is going to totally skip a cinematic release for its final installment

From animated pandas kicking ass to not-another-young-adult-novel-to-movie-adaptation, here’s what’s out on cinema to keep your kids (and you) entertained this long weekend. Last Updated: March 18, 2016

After being thoroughly underwhelmed by the previous two entries in the rather silly Divergent franchise, my excitement level for series finale Allegiant can be measured somewhere between a root canal and a plate full of steamed broccoli. That being said, after watching this first full trailer for The Divergent Series: Allegiant, I’m maybe/kind of /sort of/ a little intrigued again. …

There is a laughable irony in the fact that the main narrative thrust of the Divergent franchise is all about doing your own thing and not just fitting into your community’s preconceived definitions of who you’re supposed to be – hell, the giveaway is right there in the title! – and yet Insurgent, the second chapter in this increasingly tiresome …

Despite me being pretty meh on the previous film, I will give some well-deserved credit to The Divergent Series: Insurgent. Where most movies in Hollywood have developed a habit of spoiling, well, everything months before its released with multiple trailers showing every frame of action to be found in it (yes, I am looking at you Amazing Spider-Man 2), the …

I wasn’t too big a fan of Divergent. Sure it boasted a solid performance from star Shailene Woodley and slick production values, but it also stuck to so many YA cliches. Not to mention that it’s central premise was so full of gaping holes that it could easily be mistaken for a road in Gauteng. And lets not even get started on …

Critical reception for Divergent was mixed, Kervyn gave it a 2.5 saying it was “a formulaic slog that wastes its talent”, but it was well received by fans of the series and did well enough at the box office to earn a sequel. Now Summit International has released the first teaser trailer and poster for that sequel, titled The Divergent …

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 …