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• Review: Venom
  15 Oct 2018 11:18 (3 replies)

  

  The critics hate it and audiences love it so where do I stand? Let's dig in...
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• Review: Side Dish - Episode 4
  10 Sep 2018 09:00 (2 replies)

  

  The series started on high note for me but ended on a not-so-high note. A review of what went wrong...
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• Review: BlacKkKlansman
  9 Sep 2018 20:46 (0 replies)

  

  Does Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman live up to the hype? Well dig in and find out...
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• Review: Side Dish - Episode 3
  4 Sep 2018 11:11 (0 replies)

  

  Our lovely snakes felt the noose tighten on Sunday as the series builds up to the finale next week.
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• Review: Side Dish - Episode 2
  27 Aug 2018 21:42 (0 replies)

  

  The girls are back 18 months later and the knives are coming out. Let's dig in...
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• Review: Side Dish Episode 1
  20 Aug 2018 08:00 (0 replies)

  

  Last week we said goodbye to Emoyeni and now SABC 1 is back with a different kettle of fish in Side Dish. Is it any good? The answer...
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• Review: Emoyeni Episode 3 - Intombi Yangale
  6 Aug 2018 15:18 (0 replies)

  

  Intombi Yangale is the darkest episode of the series thus far and you know we love it dark and murky... let's dig in...
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• Review: Mission: Impossible - Fallout
  2 Aug 2018 13:02 (0 replies)

  

  The 6th edition in the 22 years of the Mission: Impossible franchise lands. Does it work? Was the beard worth it? Let's dig in...
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• Review: Emoyeni Episode 1 - Tshenolo
  23 Jul 2018 11:51 (1 replies)

  

  SABC 1 kicked off its new mini-series on Sunday night, written and produced by ladies. How does Eps 1 stack up? Let's dig in...
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• Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp
  11 Jul 2018 12:22 (5 replies)

  

  Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly are back as Ant-Man and the Wasp but does it matter? Let's dig in...
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• Review: Deadpool 2
  16 May 2018 10:48 (0 replies)

  

  From the studio that killed Wolverine...from one of the directors that killed John Wick’s dog...we have the sequel that most believe can top the insane first instalment that was De...
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• Review: Avengers: Infinity War
  2 May 2018 11:47 (0 replies)

  

  Does it live up to its hype? I give it 2.5 stars out of 5. Here's why...
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• Review: Five Fingers For Marseilles
  11 Apr 2018 16:15 (0 replies)

  

  One of the best South African films out at the moment. Go see this.
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• Review: Catching Feelings
  12 Mar 2018 16:12 (0 replies)

  

  So are we Catching Feelings with Pearl Thusi and Kagiso Lediga or are we curving Kagiso’s latest romantic comedy?
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• Review: Inxeba (The Wound)
  6 Mar 2018 10:10 (2 replies)

  

  My review is a bit late but here are my thoughts on the movie, the controversy and everything else.
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• Review: Black Panther
  16 Feb 2018 09:22 (2 replies)

  

  Waaaaakaaaaaanda Forever, it's finally here. Does it live up to the hype?...well, read on...
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• 2017 Recap and 2018 Preview
  31 Dec 2017 11:48 (0 replies)

  

  It’s that time of the year when we look back at the best and worst of 2017's TV and movies and what to look forward to in 2018.
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• Review: Justice League
  18 Nov 2017 10:16 (0 replies)

  

  The team up that DC fans have been waiting for finally happens; does it eclipse Batman v Superman? Is the critic hate reasonable? Let's dig in.
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• Review: Thor: Ragnarok
  30 Oct 2017 17:08 (0 replies)

  

  From the mythical first movie to the damp squib of a second movie, does the 3rd one outshine all the rest? The answer.
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• Review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle
  23 Oct 2017 16:30 (0 replies)

  

  On paper this should be a solid, fun, lighthearted and entertaining action movie but...
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• Review: Blade Runner 2049
  10 Oct 2017 09:04 (0 replies)

  

  A new man takes up the title of Blade Runner but does the film pull it off? The answer...
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• Review: Dunkirk
  4 Aug 2017 22:07 (0 replies)

  

  They say every great filmmaker has a great war movie. Is Dunkirk Christopher Nolan's Saving Private Ryan or his American Sniper?
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• Review: War for Planet of the Apes
  17 Jul 2017 09:34 (0 replies)

  

  Does this latest instalment survive the middle movie/trilogy curse? Find out here.
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• Review: Spider-man: Homecoming
  8 Jul 2017 16:02 (1 replies)

  

  Your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman is back with a new franchise and feel - but is it a winner?
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• Review: Wonder Woman
  30 May 2017 07:00 (2 replies)

  

  DC is back with a vengeance.
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• Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  27 Apr 2017 14:07 (2 replies)

  

  Instead of innovating, director James Gunn tries to repolish what worked in the first movie.
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• Review: Ghost in the Shell
  18 Apr 2017 10:41 (0 replies)

  

  So is ScarJo's take on the classic manga/anime worth ignoring the whitewashing controversy?
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• Review: Get Out
  22 Mar 2017 12:08 (0 replies)

  

  Get Out is the first really great movie of 2017. *****
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• Review: John Wick Chapter 2
  17 Mar 2017 08:00 (2 replies)

  

  Can John Wick Chapter 2 match or exceed the first one? Does another dog die brutally again? Check out the review to find out.
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• Review: Kong: Skull Island
  15 Mar 2017 10:32 (0 replies)

  

  Is this remake / set-up of a new MonsterVerse worth your cash? Read to find out.
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• Oscar Best Picture Review: Moonlight
  2 Mar 2017 18:22 (2 replies)

  

  Who would have dunk... a film about the LGBTI/Q community...a film about a black male ... a film with a budget of $1.5 million dollars beat out La La Land to best picture...
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• Oscar Best Picture Review: La La Land
  21 Feb 2017 16:55 (1 replies)

  

  With a record matching 14 nominations, is La La Land the inevitable winner for Best Picture?
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• Oscar Best Picture Review: Manchester by the Sea
  14 Feb 2017 11:40 (2 replies)

  

  We continue our Oscar Best Picture reviews and give reasons why this film might win.
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• Oscar Best Picture Review: Hidden Figures
  8 Feb 2017 13:58 (0 replies)

  

  We continue our Oscar special reviews of the Best Picture nominees and I give my 5 cents on why the film may or may not win.
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• Oscar Best Picture Review: The Arrival
  31 Jan 2017 12:36 (3 replies)

  

  In the upcoming weeks I'll be reviewing the movies up for Best Picture with my opinion on who should win. First up: The Arrival.
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• Review 2016 and Preview 2017 TV & Film
  13 Jan 2017 11:20 (4 replies)

  

  Take a look back at the year that was; what was great on our screens and what was meh. We also preview what to look forward to in 2017.
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• Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  15 Dec 2016 10:36 (0 replies)

  

  Gareth Edwards delivers the first stand alone Star Wars spin-off and he's raised the bar.
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• Review: Sausage Party
  13 Sep 2016 12:21 (0 replies)

  

  If the pun in the title doesn't tell you what you're in store for, then this movie ain't meant for you.
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• Review: Star Trek Beyond
  1 Sep 2016 13:20 (0 replies)

  

  Justin Lin, famous for directing the Fast and Furious movies, delivers heart, action and some old school Star Trek magic in Star Trek Beyond.
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• Review: Wonder Boy for President
  16 Aug 2016 11:52 (0 replies)

  

  Kagiso Lediga shines in this timely political satire.
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• Review: Suicide Squad
  8 Aug 2016 13:47 (2 replies)

  

  The long awaited movie finally drops. Is the hype legitimate? Did Leto match or eclipse Heath Ledger? Let's dig in...
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• Review: The Nice Guys
  17 Jun 2016 16:38 (0 replies)

  

  Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3) is back with the unofficial prequel to Kiss Kiss and it's Fun with a capital F.
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• Review: Mrs Right Guy
  6 Jun 2016 11:57 (1 replies)

  

  SA's romantic comedy keeps going from strength to strength with Adze Ugah's Mrs Right Guy starring the very talented Dineo Moeketsi - who would have dunk!?
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• Review: X-Men Apocalypse
  20 May 2016 16:48 (3 replies)

  

  After the success of X-Men: Days of Future Past, has Bryan Singer scored another classic with X-Men: Apocalypse? The answer...
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• Review: The Jungle Book
  18 Apr 2016 13:52 (5 replies)

  

  Disney takes one of its classic 2D animated features and turns it into a live action feature, but does it still have the same magic?
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• Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
  30 Mar 2016 12:24 (2 replies)

  

  The gladiator match of the century is here: the Bat of Gotham vs The last son of Krypton. Is it just another a CGI skiet, skop ‘n donner or is there more?
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• Review: Kalushi
  14 Mar 2016 14:44 (1 replies)

  

  The story of Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu finally makes it to the big screen after nine years in development and it's a must-see.
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• Review: Anomalisa
  9 Mar 2016 11:40 (2 replies)

  

  Charlie Kaufman, the man behind the weird and wonderful Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, is back to his winning ways.
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• Review: Happiness Is A Four-Letter Word
  29 Feb 2016 15:39 (4 replies)

  

  The year of the rom-com/chick flick continues in SA with Thabang Moleya's debut but will you get any happiness from it? Find out here.
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• Review: Deadpool
  15 Feb 2016 15:28 (4 replies)

  

  The Merc' with a Mouth gets his solo debut and oh my he's learned a lot of what NOT to do from the Wolverine movies.
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• Review: The Hateful Eight
  1 Feb 2016 15:38 (2 replies)

  

  Tarantino goes to his Reservoir Dogs roots for his 8th career film. Does it deliver? Our Oscar-nominee reviews continue...
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• Review: The Big Short
  25 Jan 2016 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  Ignorance is very expensive... this is a definite must see for all of us, especially in these harsh financial times. Our second of the Oscar nominees reviews.
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• Review: Bridge of Spies
  18 Jan 2016 15:44 (0 replies)

  

  The first of our Oscar nominated Best Picture reviews... starting with the 4th team-up of Spielberg and Tom Hanks in this true life spy drama with heart.
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• The best and worst of 2015 and Preview of 2016
  12 Jan 2016 09:59 (16 replies)

  

  We take a look back at the year 2015 on the big screen, small screen and online. We also look at what to be excited about in 2016.
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• Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  16 Dec 2015 23:27 (0 replies)

  

  The saga continues but does it live up to the huge hype? The answer.
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• Review: Grandma
  9 Dec 2015 09:14 (0 replies)

  

  American indie circuit brings another classic family drama on par with Little Miss Sunshine.
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• Review: Spectre
  2 Dec 2015 08:45 (2 replies)

  

  Spectre is like a 3rd film in a trilogy, tying up Daniel Craig's era as Bond. Is this his final farewell as Bond? Is it a great goodbye? Well, read for yourself...
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• Review: Dis ek, Anna
  27 Oct 2015 10:20 (0 replies)

  

  One of the best South African dramas to come out in 2015 - a definite must-see.
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• Another reason why DStv sucks: Flash 2 and Arrow 4 delayed
  19 Oct 2015 17:29 (10 replies)

  

  This is why TV will eventually go the way of the dodo. DStv delays broadcast of Season 2 of Flash and Season 4 of Arrow to January 2016.
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• Review: The Jakes Are Missing
  16 Oct 2015 11:35 (3 replies)

  

  Another SA rom-com but is it any good? Find out right here.
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• Review: Straight Outta Compton
  6 Oct 2015 09:58 (0 replies)

  

  Ice Cube and Dr. Dre's love letter to their youth and friend Easy-E. A beautiful film that doesn't feel like a music video.
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• Review: Ayanda
  1 Oct 2015 09:55 (0 replies)

  

  Terry Pheto's first feature comes out on Friday, but is it any good? Well read for yourself.
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• Review: Necktie Youth
  29 Sep 2015 20:04 (0 replies)

  

  Sex, drugs, suicides and how the 1% lives in Johannesburg.
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• Review: That Sugar Film
  23 Sep 2015 09:08 (4 replies)

  

  An eye opener for all of us who fall for the lie that juice is healthy. A movie everyone needs to see about the dangers of processed sugar.
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• Review: Tell Me Sweet Something
  15 Sep 2015 10:29 (3 replies)

  

  Does SA's latest rom-com score big? Well... what you waiting for? Hit the jump and read for yourself.
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• Review: Impunity
  30 Aug 2015 17:53 (2 replies)

  

  You know, you meet a movie, you want to like it, the plot is intriguing, you like the director but something is missing... welcome to Impunity.
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• Review: Mission Impossible Rogue Nations
  21 Aug 2015 09:39 (9 replies)

  

  Mission Impossible proves that it's still firing on all cylinders, 5 movies down.
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• Review: Fantastic Four
  16 Aug 2015 16:48 (0 replies)

  

  Is the much maligned movie as bad critics say or is it a diamond in a rough?
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• Review: Ant-Man
  14 Aug 2015 16:23 (0 replies)

  

  Marvel sticks to its tried and tested formula for this superhero origin cum heist flick.
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• Review: Inside Out
  13 Jul 2015 15:02 (0 replies)

  

  Pixar Studios does it again by pitching a film that scores a home run with both kids and adults alike.
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• Review: Terminator Genisys
  6 Jul 2015 11:31 (0 replies)

  

  Is the new Terminator film a worthy succesor to T2 or another flop in a long line of Terminator sequel failures?
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• Review: Mad Max - Fury Road
  15 May 2015 10:34 (3 replies)

  

  Move over Fast and the Furious franchise, move over Need for Speed/Transformers/Terminator - the grand daddy of post-apocalyptic mayhem is back - and what a comeback.
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• Review: Dear White People
  13 May 2015 10:43 (2 replies)

  

  It has the bite of “Do the Right Thing”, the wit of “ Orange Is the New Black”, the insight of "School Daze" … what is there not to like?
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• Review: Nelson Mandela - The Myth and Me
  6 May 2015 12:44 (2 replies)

  

  The revisioning and quantifying of Mandela's meaning, reconciliation and status... this is not your usual...
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• Review: Avengers 2 Age of Ultron
  29 Apr 2015 16:35 (2 replies)

  

  The big sequel of the US summer/our winter finally hits but is the hype worth it?
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• Review: Chappie
  7 Apr 2015 10:58 (5 replies)

  

  Chappie a.k.a. the less pretty but funny distant cousin of District 9. A review.
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• Review: Nightcrawler
  23 Mar 2015 19:36 (0 replies)

  

  No Nightcrawler from X-Men did not get a solo movie... i believe this is our first cult classic of 2015. a film for our times that's definitely not for everyone.
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• Review: Hear Me Move
  20 Mar 2015 10:32 (3 replies)

  

  A review of SA's first Dance Movie. Does it stack up?
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• MCU: Tebogo Malope "For Love and Broken Bones"
  6 Mar 2015 08:58 (9 replies)

  

  In conversation with "For Love and Broken Bones" writer/director Tebogo Malope - the first of our MCU series where we profile SA creatives and their work.
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• Review: The Theory of Everything
  27 Feb 2015 09:58 (3 replies)

  

  Space/time continuum meets human story about love, relationships and tenacity.
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• Review: American Sniper
  22 Feb 2015 14:03 (0 replies)

  

  Clint Eastwood does his best to sell American war propaganda as a family vs duty story. Does it stick?
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• Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service
  19 Feb 2015 10:48 (8 replies)

  

  Matthew Vaughn delivers an old school spy action film with plenty of new school action, tongue in cheek moments and gadgets but is it a classic franchise in the making?
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• Review: Jupiter Ascending
  11 Feb 2015 15:08 (5 replies)

  

  Have the guys who gave us The Matrix lost their sparkle? Jupiter Ascending is a case of a bad movie happening to a heap of good actors.
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• Review: Selma
  8 Feb 2015 11:15 (2 replies)

  

  A movie for our times, a definite must-see.
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• Review: The Imitation Game
  3 Feb 2015 13:50 (0 replies)

  

  The true story of the man (and team) behind the breaking of the Nazi Enigma Code.
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• Review: Birdman
  10 Jan 2015 16:08 (3 replies)

  

  Ladies and gentleman ... the first true classic to hit our cinemas in 2015.
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• The best and worst of 2014
  5 Jan 2015 15:50 (5 replies)

  

  Let's look at the best and worst movies and TV shows of 2014 and what to look forward to in the year 2015.
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• Review : The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  16 Dec 2014 23:04 (0 replies)

  

  All sagas eventually come to end, we finally bid Middle Earth goodbye, but is it a good or bad one?
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• Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
  9 Dec 2014 16:49 (0 replies)

  

  The Hunger Games grow up just a little and it's a good thing.
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• Review: Interstellar
  12 Nov 2014 10:22 (2 replies)

  

  Christopher Nolan pulls off a Kubrick with a dash of human drama in the epic sci-fi Interstellar.
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• Review: Gone Girl
  11 Oct 2014 00:58 (2 replies)

  

  David Fincher brings his Se7en sensibilities to modern day America's love, marriage and relationship with a murder mystery thrown in for good measure.
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• Review: Boyhood
  17 Sep 2014 10:15 (2 replies)

  

  The indie movie of 2014 by far and one of the best coming of age flicks in years - up there with Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Breakfast Club.
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• Review: Lucy
  8 Sep 2014 16:07 (0 replies)

  

  Luc Besson is back with some skop, skiet and existentialism!?
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• Review: Hard to Get
  30 Aug 2014 10:45 (0 replies)

  

  A chick flick masquerading as a Bonnie and Clyde crime thriller set in SA, has plenty of hits and misses.
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• Review: Sin City - A Dame to Kill For
  25 Aug 2014 09:29 (0 replies)

  

  The whole team is back, with some new faces for this prequel/sequel to the first Sin City.
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• Fedefokol: 25 Years of SA Hip Hop
  21 Aug 2014 09:41 (0 replies)

  

  Catch the story of SA hip hop from its infancy to now .The documentary finally airs on CTV channel 263 DSTV at 17:00
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• Review: Nymphomaniac Volume 1
  12 Aug 2014 07:51 (4 replies)

  

  For a movie filled with graphic sex, this really left me cold.
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• Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
  4 Aug 2014 09:07 (0 replies)

  

  Take Star Wars ( episode IV ) , throw in some Raiders of the Lost Ark, Firefly and a bit of Avengers ,then you have the very entertaining Guardians of the Galaxy
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• Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  20 Jul 2014 12:31 (3 replies)

  

  A movie for our times, a definite must-see.
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