Five new films open in South African cinemas today. It’s also the second day of the 34th annual Durban International Film Festival so East Coasters have even more movies to choose from. No matter where you are though in the Rainbow Nation, you’re sure to find something to enjoy! Last Updated: July 19, 2013

Boy, Ben Stiller must be pissed off. You work so hard to impress your ex-spy father-in-law, and then he goes and picks some ADHD kid who flashes his wang on the internet and talks to his car, to rather be his successor. Oh wait, this isn’t a sequel to Meet the Fockers, this is some serious spy business!  Last Updated: April …

There’s no shortage of great comic book movies on the market today. But the challenge in adapting these characters, is to do so with enough reverence to the source material, while reaching as wide an audience as possible. Sometimes it works, such as in the cases of Batman, Mystery Men and Hellboy. And sometimes it fails, much like with films …

It’s a super weekend at the South African box office. Four new movies open today and apparently you’re in for a treat with every single one of them. Watch away! Argo: Currently up for seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture), the multi-award winning Argo mixes thrills and comedy to tell an amazing true story. Ben Affleck – who also directs …

For a man who really pushes his actors into uncomfortable and awkward roles in his films, director Lars Von Trier certainly isn’t facing a shortage of famous names when he starts a new project. Nymphomaniac is his latest one, and he already has Shia LaBeouf and Stellan Skarsgard on board, alongside newcomer, Christian Slater. Last Updated: September 13, 2012

John Hillcoat’s The Road was the type of movie that would make you want to pour drain cleaner in your ears, it’s so depressing. But, man I loved it. Beautifully crafted and wonderfully acted, it was one of my highlights of 2009 (You know, when I wasn’t busy contemplating suicide). Which is why I’ve had my eye on his next film Lawless ever since I …

I’ve always held Guy Pearce in extremely high regard as an actor, but lately he’s just found himself wallowing in some pretty mediocre films. And while he always acquits himself admirably, the effluence around him be damned, he needs to start keeping some better company. John Hillcoat’s Lawless seems to be just that. Pearce looks like he’ll just be chewing …

Previously titled The Wettest Country In the World, Lawless is the new film from director John Hillcoat – the man who kicked my emotions in the groin with The Road and made me love every single torturous second of it – and it looks like a doozy. Boasting a cast that makes me wet my pants in anticipation, this long-delayed true story of …