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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.
  

• 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
  

• Review: Nymphomaniac Volume 1
  12 Aug 2014 07:51 (4 replies)

  

  For a movie filled with graphic sex, this really left me cold.
  

• 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
  

• Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  20 Jul 2014 12:31 (4 replies)

  

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

• Review: Thina Sobabili
  16 Jul 2014 12:13 (1 replies)

  

  Heartwrenching indie film from the funny guy on those insurance ads. It's painful but great drama.
  

• Review: Transformers 4: Age of Extinction
  7 Jul 2014 08:10 (5 replies)

  

  Transformers 4: Age of Extinction is proof that the world is getting dumber every year.
  

• Review: Miners Shot Down
  2 Jun 2014 14:49 (3 replies)

  

  The massacre that was supposed to have changed South Africa? A tale about cover-ups? Or a tale about the value of black life?
  

• Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
  26 May 2014 15:45 (0 replies)

  Does the movie stack up to the comic book and animated show? Well, let's find out.
  

• Review: Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro
  29 Apr 2014 00:00 (4 replies)

  

  Does The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro come close to or surpass Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2? Well, let's find out ...
  

• Review: Fruitvale Station
  25 Apr 2014 00:00 (1 replies)

  

  Hold on to your kleenex and box of tissues ... this movie is inspiring, sad and wonderful all-in-one.
  

• Review: 1994 The Bloody Miracle
  17 Apr 2014 00:00 (1 replies)

  

  1994 The Bloody Miracle is a beautifully shot documentary about a sad chapter in our history - the last year of apartheid but is it told honestly?
  

• TV Review: Thola
  16 Apr 2014 00:00 (6 replies)

  

  Intrigue and BEE meltdown make for good TV. A review of the SABC2 thriller Thola.
  

• M-Net loses with Game of Thrones 4
  15 Apr 2014 00:00 (5 replies)

  

  If the M-Net broadcast of Season 4 of Game of Thrones has shown one thing, it's that the age of TV is coming to an end - or well, TV as we know it.
  

• Review: The Forgotten Kingdom
  14 Apr 2014 00:00 (2 replies)

  

  A wondrous, mythical and emotionally rewarding film set in Lesotho. The Forgotten Kingdom is a must-see ...
  

• Review: Noah
  8 Apr 2014 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  Kids is Noah? ... A) visionary film ? B) Heresy? C) Melodrama dressed up as a blockbuster with arty farty aspirations? or D) None of the above.The answer is....
  

• Review: Captain America - The Winter Soldier
  2 Apr 2014 00:00 (8 replies)

  

  The Edward Snowden movie of the Marvel universe has plenty of hits and misses but is way better than Thor 2.
  

• Review: Four Corners
  31 Mar 2014 00:00 (9 replies)

  

  The movie that shows you Cape Town is not all V&A Waterfront, there are some messed up things happening in the fair Cape.
  

• Review: 300: Rise of an Empire
  26 Mar 2014 00:00 (2 replies)

  

  There are bad movies, then there are terrible movies, then there's 300: Rise of an Empire. My first nomination for the Razzie's for 2014.
  

• Review: Nebraska
  19 Mar 2014 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  A road trip movie about family, fathers and the banality of life by the guys who made Sideways and The Descendents.
  

• Review: The Lego Movie
  17 Mar 2014 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  Who knew getting in touch with your inner child can be so much fun ... everything is definitely awesome!!
  

• Review: The Grandmaster
  12 Mar 2014 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  Chinese hero gets a very arty and highly stylised movie which meditates on Kung fu, love, life and everything else. The Grandmaster trained Bruce Lee by the way.
  

• Review: Dallas Buyers Club
  10 Mar 2014 00:00 (2 replies)

  

  The cowboys take on the American system in this story of AIDS treatment and homophobia.Yep,it's based on a true story too.
  

• Review: iNumber Number
  6 Mar 2014 00:00 (5 replies)

  

  One of the coolest, funniest, well shot action flicks from South Africa. You need to see this one. The movie that Sdumo Mtshali won as his Class Act prize.
  

• Review: American Hustle
  5 Mar 2014 00:00 (2 replies)

  

  Fresh from the Oscar snub, here is the hair, bellies, retro fashion and bro-romance that is American Hustle.
  

• Review: The Best Man Holiday
  26 Feb 2014 00:00 (8 replies)

  

  The gang from The Best Man reunite once more for some laughter, melodrama and same-o same-o plot points but hey, if it ain't broke ...
  

• Review: Her
  19 Feb 2014 00:00 (6 replies)

  

  The future of sex, love and relationships in a digital world. Spike Jonze bares it all for us in this epic flick.
  

• Review: 12 Years a Slave
  17 Jan 2014 00:00 (8 replies)

  

  The heart-breaker of 2014, a film every South African needs to see; poignant, honest, brutal. Steve McQueen carves his name with this one.
  

• Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
  14 Jan 2014 00:00 (2 replies)

  

  The "Goodfellas" of white collar crime ... debauchery, drugs, lasciviousness and everything bad about capitalism. Another classic from the master Martin Scorsese.
  

• Review: 47 Ronin
  30 Dec 2013 00:00 (6 replies)

  

  This ain't Dances with Samurai, this is a fantasy flick steeped in history, great design and old school storytelling.
  

• Review: The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug
  17 Dec 2013 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  Another so-so addition to the soulless Hobbit trilogy which only has its technical brilliance as its somewhat saving grace.
  

• Madiba Memorial: Why the natives were restless
  11 Dec 2013 00:00 (26 replies)

  

  My views from the FNB Stadium on the memorial and the booing, from one who froze with the people.
  

• Review: Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
  25 Nov 2013 00:00 (7 replies)

  

  Forget all the other Mandela movies - this is the one to see. Heart, drama, topical issues and some great performances make this a classic in waiting.
  

• Review: The Hunger Games - Catching Fire
  23 Nov 2013 00:00 (3 replies)

  

  'Catching Fire' should have been called 'Catching a Yawn'. When the costumes are more interesting than the movie then 'Houston, we DO have a problem'.
  

• Film Indaba: What you need to know
  20 Nov 2013 00:00 (3 replies)

  

  The industry came, they saw, they spoke. They called for more South African stories, Freevision showed off their set-top boxes. The skinny on the NFVF Film Indaba.
  

• Review: Thor 2 Dark World
  11 Nov 2013 00:00 (9 replies)

  

  If you want a popcorn movie with laughter, action and a very shallow plot, Thor 2 is your movie.
  

• Review: Elelwani
  6 Nov 2013 00:00 (6 replies)

  

  It's like Game of Thrones just without the dragons, the nudity, sex or the battles but there's magic here ... if you're patient enough for it.
  

• Review: Gravity
  21 Oct 2013 00:00 (4 replies)

  

  Never since Ripley from Alien(s) has a woman gone through so much in space ... one of the best crafted films of 2013 hits our screens.
  

• Review: Nothing for Mahala
  9 Oct 2013 00:00 (6 replies)

  

  Thapelo Mokoena is a cool dude but this movie is very far from being cool.
  

• Review: Thanks for Sharing
  3 Oct 2013 00:00 (5 replies)

  

  The feel good movie of the year about love, sex addiction and honesty - you will thank it for sharing.
  

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