It’s a something-for-everyone weekend at South African cinemas, with today’s new releases straddling a wide assortment of genres. Last Updated: August 16, 2013

Brit Marling loves to ask questions. In Another Earth, the writer-actress delved into questions of self-forgiveness, with Sound of My Voice it was all about questions of faith and with her latest, The East, she broaches the subject of public accountability and morality. These are most definitely not new questions being asked in cinema, but what Marling does is ask them in really …

I think it’s safe to say that I’m a huge fan of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, and not just because the latter has “Batman” in his name. I loved writer-actor Marling’s breakout Sundance hit Another Earth, and her collaboration with writer-director Batmanglij, The Sound of My Voice, very nearly dethroned The Avengers as my favourite movie of last year. Yes, an indie movie …

You may recall last week that I said that there’s a good chance you would probably be seeing me talk a lot more about Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, and Momma Cloete never raised no liar! After the trailer for their latest collaboration, The East, hit last week, the film itself debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. It has been …

You might have heard me singing the praises of last year’s low-fi indie offering The Sound of My Voice quite a few times around here, and – spoiler alert – I’m probably going to be doing it again, since it was just so damn good. Writer/star Brit Marling had a tall order following up her debut effort, 2011 Sundance festival top …