Category: Film

The Film By now, everyone has heard of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. The Fifth Estate tells the story of the quest to expose the deceptions and corrptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated organisation. Julian Assange created WikilLeaks on a shoestring budget, creating a platform that allows… Continue reading The Fifth Estate (DVD): Review

The Film Last Vegas, with Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline. The list of leading men along should tell you something about this film, directed by Jon Turteltaub. It’s the story of three sixty-something friends who take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party for their last… Continue reading Last Vegas (DVD): Review

The Film Free Birds, the story of two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks. They team up, and travel back in time, hoping to change the course of history, and get turkey off the holiday menu. The story is multi-layered, catering for the younger viewers on one level, and parents and adults on another.… Continue reading Free Birds (DVD): Review

Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner), a seasoned CIA operative, longs to spend more time with his estranged wife and teenage daughter. Fate, however, steps in, and Ethan not only finds out he is terminally ill, but is duped in to performing one last, dangerous mission by Vivi Delay (Amber Heard), in the process  he juggles hunting… Continue reading 3 Days To Kill: Review

Die Windpomp (The Windmill) tells the story of Hendri (Armand Greyling), a 17 year old who has lost his parents. He arrives in a strangely familiar retirement village where he encounters the odd personalities living there. Soon, Hendri meets young Margot (Leandie du Randt), and is smitten. So begins the love story as the two… Continue reading Die Windpomp: Review

iNumber Number, the story of Chili Ncgobo (S’Dumo Mtshali), a member of the South African police. He is honest and hard working, but falls foul of corrupt superiors at his station. Chili, persuaded by his partner, infiltrates a gang perpetrating cash-in-transit heists, but they decide to keep the money once the heist is complete. iNumber… Continue reading iNumber Number: Review