Netflix’s Daybreak review – A+ for Apocalyptic Effort
What if the world ended with high school? And I don’t mean your social life, I mean the ENTIRE world. That's what Netflix's upcoming comedy-drama...
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil review – A lush and involving fairy tale that charts its own course
October 16, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a sequel that came out of nowhere and no one was really asking for. It does feature the powerhouse trio...
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Ready or Not review – A lean, deliciously mean horror comedy
October 8, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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Given South Africans lack of support for horror movies, you probably have just a few more days to catch this one on the big screen....
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Telling Lies review – Honestly immersive FMV mystery-solving
September 9, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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If someone trawled through all your video calls and electronic communications, what kind of person would they find? Are you really one of the good...
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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey review – Can you survive The Sim(ian)s Evolution?
August 26, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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Survival adventure leaps back ten million years to the dawn of humankind in Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets and his team...
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Midsommar review – Arty, trippy and a satisfying step-up for new horror master Ari Aster
July 29, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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From the writer-director of last year’s sleeper horror smash Hereditary, comes superior follow-up Midsommar. This unusual, sunlit horror film is likely to forever squash your...
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The Lion King (2019) review – A jaw-dropping and wholly immersive visual spectacle
July 17, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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Following Dumbo and Aladdin, The Lion King is the third live-action (okay, photo-realistic in this case) remake of a classic animated Disney movie to hit...
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Spider-Man: Far From Home review – Sam Raimi, is that you?
July 3, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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With new locations, new outfits and a new mentor figure, Spider-Man: Far From Home is both a Spidey sequel and an Avengers: Endgame epilogue. You...
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Booksmart review – An A-grade package of humour and heart
June 18, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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It didn’t set the US box office alight, but this Superbad-with-nerd-girls is one of the best high school comedies in a good long while. Charming...
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Rocketman review – Honest, superbly acted, unlikely to delight the masses
June 3, 2019
by Noelle Adams
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Last year saw the release of Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. This year, music icon Elton John gets the same big screen treatment...
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