Opening wide in South African cinemas from today are the following 3 movies: Total Recall: The classic Arnie and Paul Verhoeven sci-fi actioner receives the 21st Century remake treatment. This time Colin Farrell is the disgruntled blue-collar worker of the future who gets more than he bargained for when he signs up for memory implants. Suddenly our hero is revealed …
At this time of year, fantasy and science fiction dominate at the box office. This week is no different, with the release – in South Africa and the US – of one of the most highly anticipated sci-fi thrillers of 2012. Meanwhile, the only other 2 releases with the courage to open against this behemoth cunningly cater for a very …
It’s a good few weeks to be a film-lover in South Africa, thanks to the release of 2 highly anticipated blockbusters. Next Friday marks the release of sci-fi thriller Prometheus (deep breaths, Kervyn!) and today it’s the turn of 2012’s apparently darkest fairy tale adaptation, which has been blowing people away since the debut of its first trailer… Snow White and …
“From Ben Affleck, director of…” Skip back about 3 years, and I would have greeted that quote with much eye-rolling and/or sniggering. Despite all his early promise as an actor, Affleck had just kept on starring in inconsequential fluff at best, Gigli at worst. And then in 2007, he must have just got sick of being in other people’s movies, …
Apart from a couple of more contemplative movies, it’s a macho weekend at the box office – bringing big explosions and buckets of blood for your viewing pleasure. Battleship: Leave your brain at the door for this spiritual successor to Transformers, also from toy company Hasbro. Loosely based on the board/pen-and-paper game, Battleship pits a small naval fleet – in …
Seeing as it’s a long weekend in South Africa – and an even longer weekend for some lucky folk with Monday off ! – Friday’s new movie releases actually come out today. Three films make their big screen debut… but no guessing as to what’s going to be the big box office winner. The Avengers: An early contender for the …
From wolves to thoroughbreds, monkeys to Julia Roberts, it’s a very critter-centric weekend at the movies – with the following new releases hitting cinemas… The Grey: My pick of the week is this survival thriller from the creative team responsible for 2010’s A-Team movie. After a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness, Liam Neeson attempts to lead the small band of …
Six new movies open in South Africa today. Whether you’re in the mood for Oscar-winning Art House fare, big budget special effects extravaganzas or just some mindless, undemanding genre fare, you’ll find it in cinemas as of right now. The Artist: Definitely my pick of the week is The Artist, which won 5 Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards… including …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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