There have been many iterations of Spider-Man over the years with a number of reboots and now an animated spin-off.
‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ is a curious film, following closely in the wake of Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ live-action adaptation.
‘Widows’ is the much-anticipated follow-up to ’12 Years a Slave’, Steve McQueen’s Oscar-winning drama about the antebellum South and the journey of Solomon Northup.
‘Creed’ picked up the Rocky story, creating a spin-off boxing drama about Apollo Creed’s son, Adonis, who falls under the mentorship of new coach, Rocky Balboa.
Casting promising young actors who mix a part of themselves with some of the writer-director’s aims for ‘High Fantasy’, there’s a strong collaborative element at play.
‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ is a strange creature, based on a book that continues the Millennium series, which wasn’t written by the original ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ author, Stieg Larsson.
Juliet, Naked – if you were expecting nudity, you’re guaranteed to be disappointed. While the film title sounds a bit racy, this unconventional music comedy drama is actually quite harmless.
‘First Man’ is a biographical drama based on the life of Neil Armstrong, who became the first man to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
The original ‘Halloween’ by John Carpenter was iconic, a horror masterpiece that inspired many sequels and spin-offs.
While South Africa’s complicated history of Apartheid diffuses the pop culture of the ’80s, this is where we find ‘Kanarie’, a film about an army conscript searching for his true identity.
‘A Simple Favour’ is a neo-noir thriller based on the novel by Darcey Bell, as projected through the mind of writer-director Paul Feig.
‘Leave No Trace’ is a drama about doing what most people only dream of doing these days – living off the land in peace and harmony.
‘The Recce’ is a South African war drama from writer-director Johannes Ferdinand Van Zyl. The film follows the journey of a soldier behind enemy lines.
‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ is the third instalment in the Johnny English franchise, starring Rowan Atkinson as a bumbling Secret Service agent.
‘Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story’ tells of the troubled relationship between a mother and her drug-addicted son.
Mile 22 isn’t an Eminem sequel but another collaboration between actor–director duo, Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg.
Crazy Rich Asians is a romance comedy drama based on the international bestseller, and features an all-Asian cast of up-and-coming to established stars.
‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ isn’t a sequel to ‘Austin Powers’, but rather a spy action adventure comedy starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon.
‘Mary Shelley’ is a biographical romance drama and origins story of the famed author, whose published name serves as a mask for a fascinating entry into the world of writing.
‘Stroomop’, which means upstream, follows the lives of five women with their own personal struggles, who join a whitewater rafting expedition.
Who knew that when they dangled Tom Cruise from the air duct in Mission Impossible in 1996, that it would still be in business some 22 years later.
Adrift is a romance drama and survival thriller, based on a true story about a young seafaring couple, who faced one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. The deep sea misadventure stars up-and-coming young talents, Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, floating somewhere between the perilous All is Lost with Robert Redford and rose-tinted […]
Isle of Dogs… a play on the phrase “I Love Dogs” was inspired by a road sign Wes Anderson saw whilst filming his previous stop-motion film, Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Hereditary is a grand and masterfully composed horror, in the same league as The Shining. This is a remarkable achievement for a feature film debut.
Ant-Man & The Wasp is the sequel to Ant-Man, continuing a surprising departure from Marvel’s usual superhero formula, to deliver something akin to a heist film.
The idea of equal-opposite Johannesburg cop siblings going undercover as a wealthy couple on an elite Mossel Bay golf estate to infiltrate a drug trafficking ring is perfectly poised.
Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling and Helena Bonham Carter lead the charge.
This Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom roller-coaster is darker, following some time after the events of Jurassic World.
Love it or hate it, Star Wars is here to stay… at least until everyone gets sick of the remakes, spin-offs, reboots and prequels.
‘Nommer 37’ is an Afrikaans language homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, borrowing and re-imagining the concept at the heart of the classic thriller.