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Guy Ritchie’s ‘In The Grey’ is all plan and no personality
The legendary director’s latest thriller boasts a strong cast and explosive finale but lacks the colourful characters and charm that defined his best work
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie is worth the hype
It is a brilliant existential comedy that confronts patriarchy in the real world
‘The Northman’ is brutal but beautiful
In ‘The Northman’ lawlessness and mysticism rule Viking culture as seen through modern eyes
One Movie, One Take: ‘The Little Mermaid’
It’s a good attempt at reimagining the Disney classic, with solid performances, but it’s a tad pedestrian
Boyhood tracks Ellar Coltrane’s coming of age
"In making Boyhood, Richard Linklater truly has created something never before seen in a fiction feature film," writes Nadia Neophytou.
Boyhood: One boy’s life, from real to reel
In a world saturated by violence and sensation, true escape comes in Richard Linklater’s moving film Boyhood.
English Teacher, please stay behind after class
This is the story of the little movie that could have done better. What The English Teacher gets right is the tone and style of the indie sleeper.
Move on, nothing to see here
Elysium is today’s gross global inequality realised. By 2154, humanity is divided into the privileged and the masses on whose backs this is built.
A deadly dialogue
Wikipedia conveniently offers a summary of Mohsin Hamid’s highly acclaimed 2007 novel, <em> The Reluctant Fundamentalist</em>.
Severity and mastery: Defining the film ‘Amour’
The title of Michael Haneke’s "Amour" is a challenge: not ironic, not celebratory, and yet somehow not complicated either.
It’s the odd that makes the Durban film festival
The Durban International Film Festival begins on July 18 and, in keeping with its role as SA’s leading festival, it features a huge range of movies.
Movie of the week: Man of Steel
It must be the last act of superhero revisionism: abolishing the word “super”.
Charm relieves ‘Spud’ of sequel in(s)anity
The adventure continues in the sequel to the hit South African comedy based on the bestselling series of novels by John van de Ruit.
Movie of the week: To the Wonder
It’s a fascinating, flawed and vivid piece of work, in some ways a coda or companion piece to "The Tree of Life".
Movie of the week: I’m So Excited
Pedro Almodóvar’s new film is a cheeky comedy about stressy homosexuals in an aeroplane going round and round in the sky without getting anywhere.