This year’s Oscars take place on Sunday night (early Monday morning, South African time). So, naturally, local film distributors are getting in on the action, with the release of two of the biggest names of the 2013 awards season. It’s also, incidentally, a notable week for true stories hitting the silver screen. Last Updated: February 28, 2014
The Movies is going on seasonal shutdown between Christmas and the first week of January. These however are the movies hitting South African cinemas over the next three Fridays. Whatever you’re in the mood for, you got it! Last Updated: December 20, 2013
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
Five new films open in South Africa today, offering a full spectrum of genre fare to choose from. Last Updated: October 4, 2013
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 …
First there were the vacationing monsters of Hotel Transylvania. Then there were resurrected pets in Frankenweenie. And now, rounding out 2012’s trio of horror-themed animated comedies, there’s ParaNorman, with its witch curses, zombies and weird kids who see dead people. Of the three, Frankenweenie remains the sweetest and most consistently satisfying, but it’s similarly stop-motion ParaNorman that tops in terms …
Cop films are popular. So are horror movies. So why don’t we get to see more such movies combining talents and themes then? That may just be the case for Eric Bana though, as he’ll be investigating a 666 for the upcoming mash-up, Beware the Night. Last Updated: November 12, 2012
Superheroes, epic high fantasy, magical high schools, zombies, supernatural romance, fairy tales, board games… What do you think is the next pop culture bandwagon that Hollywood will leap onto? In the aftermath of Fifty Shades of Grey, should we brace ourselves for a flurry of R-rated erotic tales? Alternatively, what trend (past, present, future) would you like to see done …
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
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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