Although South African audiences don’t traditionally support horror films, there’s rarely a shortage of them at cinemas or on home release. Over the past few months, three female-fronted genre releases (two of them featuring the lesser-spotted older woman protagonist) have become available for download, streaming and traditional DVD purchase. Out of The Nun, Winchester and Insidious: The Last Key, which …
Don't want to leave the house and deal with the Winter chill? With 19 new movies hitting home release in South Africa during July, your entertainment needs are sorted.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 13 - 15 April: Dwayne Johnson-led video game adaptation Rampage took the top spot, but Black Panther grabbed the headlines once again as it became the first film in SA box office history to pass the R100 million mark.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 6 - 8 April: It was same old, same old on the charts this weekend as the top six spots remained unchanged as half a dozen newcomers, led by breakout horror A Quiet Place, all failed to make much of an impact due to limited openings.
A movie that is light on thrills and story, but features yet another great performance from Helen Mirren.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 31 March - 1 April: Ready Player One may be the top film in the rest of the world, but it lost out badly to an animated bunny rabbit on Easter Weekend.
Easter eggs and Easter bunnies are taking over cinemas for the Easter long weekend.
Last week we had a load of fun with the screening of Gringo, an insane dark comedy that boasted some great cast. Well you can’t get better than Helen Mirren, who stars in our next screening this Wednesday of Winchester. This time we are going with a horror, so make sure you have someone to hold! Here’s what the story …
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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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