The Fault in Our Stars is a coming-of-age movie based on the fifth novel with the same name by John Green. The movie centres on the relationship between two teenagers that meet at a cancer support group for teens and their journey to meeting their favourite author. Owing to thyroid cancer and its treatment, Hazel Grace Lancaster’s (played beautifully by …
Contrary to popular belief, I can actually feel more than just the craving for a full house steak gatsby. Out of all of these feelings though, heartbreaking sadness is generally not something I actively pursue in the movies I see. But some people – and I’m speaking from experience here due to being married to one – just love these …
It’s a pretty emotionally dour week at the movies. There are no cutesy kiddie films or comedies in sight; just drama, desperation to escape and heroes questioning the rightness of the status quo. Noah: The most high profile of this week’s releases is this “inspired by” take on the famous Old Testament Bible story. A man (Russell Crowe) receives visions …
For a movie all about being different, Summit Entertainment’s adaptation of Veronica Roth’s novel, Divergent, sure knows how to stick to the generic YA formula, so feel free to stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Last Updated: April 2, 2014
Thanks to Human Rights Day falling on a Friday this year, it’s a 3-day weekend in South Africa. This means all the new cinema releases are out from today, not tomorrow. And this week you have a choice of 6 new movies. Need for Speed: Screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is this action film based on the Need …
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In what looks to be a cross between the Matrix and the Hunger Games, Summit Entertainment has released a new trailer for the upcoming movie Divergent, part one of a trilogy. Working heavily on the use of ‘ent/ant’ as a start (part two and three are called Insurgent and Allegiant respectively) the story is set in a dystopia where people …
It would be nice if, for once in a while, trailers didn’t show us the entire damn movie. Either that, or movie plots are getting way too predicable for me. And yes, I know that this movie is based on a book so there technically shouldn’t be any spoilers if the source material’s been out for two years now, but …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
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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