Film South African funny man Leon Schuster is back once again as Schuks. This time he has lost the holy grail of rugby, the Currie Cup. In lieu of a R1 million fine, the sports minister (Desmond Dube) offer Schuks a lifeline. He must create a documentary that shows South Africa in a positive light.… Continue reading Schuks Pay Back The Money (DVD): Review
Nominees for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA CAROL Number 9 Films; The Weinstein Company MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Kennedy Miller Mitchell; Warner Bros. Pictures THE REVENANT Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox ROOM Element Pictures / No Trace Camping; A24 SPOTLIGHT Anonymous Content / Participant Media / First Look; Open… Continue reading Nominees for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards
Joy: Review
A teaming of Jennifer Lawrence (Joy), Robert De Niro (Rudy), Bradley Cooper (Neil Walker) and Isabella Rossellini (Trudy) leads to a delightful story of perseverance. Based loosely on the life of inventer and home shopping network star Joy Mangano, showing us how someone can go from a broken family to success, if you put your… Continue reading Joy: Review
Suffragette: Review
Suffragette, the story of the hard working females of the feminist movement. They are forced to take their movement underground in a dangerous game to elude the law, and those against them. In trying to secure rights for woman, and secure the vote, they put themselves, their families and homes at risk. The story follows… Continue reading Suffragette: Review
4DX Cinema Launches In South Africa
December 16, 2015 marked some great moments in cinema. The release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (read the SAMDB review of Star Wars here – by SAMDBs Andrew Germishuys), and the launch of the first 4DX cinema on the African continent, by Nu Metro V&A Waterfront, with the opening title being none other than Star… Continue reading 4DX Cinema Launches In South Africa
Child 44 (DVD): Review
Film A disgraced member of the military police is investigating a series of murders in the Soviet Union, during the Stalin era. Going against party norms to find the truth. A compelling drama, and now available to view in the home. While the story is not of the type the might lend itself to repeat… Continue reading Child 44 (DVD): Review