Weekend Special (South Africa)

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Dec 20, 2019 4/5 It's still as much fun as ever because nostalgia and exhilarating glee rule the day. Go to Full Review Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) 51% 86%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Oct 15, 2019 3/5 At no point do you care about any of the characters...every bit of emotional interplay that might be happening is referenced in dialogue and the score does nothing to speed up or slow down action or add emotional heft. Go to Full Review Gemini Man (2019) 26% 83%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Oct 4, 2019 4/5 Intense and disturbing, Joker is a well-crafted movie, if rather open-ended in its intentions. Go to Full Review Joker (2019) 68% 88%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Sep 19, 2019 3/5 Elegant, agreeable entertainment. Go to Full Review Downton Abbey (2019) 85% 94%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Sep 19, 2019 2/5 Rambo 5 is more a generic, late night revenge action flick than satisfying end for what started out as a complex character. Go to Full Review Rambo: Last Blood (2019) 26% 81%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Jul 26, 2019 3/5 The pace is slow-burn, the mood is ominous and the hallucinatory imagery will give you nightmares. Go to Full Review Midsommar (2019) 83% 63%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Jul 19, 2019 3/5 It is cute and watchable, which is more than you can say for a lot of the stuff you are forced to watch for the sake of taking your children to the movies. Go to Full Review The Lion King (2019) 52% 88%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Jun 21, 2019 2/5 If you've never read up about the author, this might work for you, but any passing familiarity with Tolkien means you won't learn anything you didn't already know. Go to Full Review Tolkien (2019) 51% - -

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Jun 20, 2019 4.5/5 Toy Story 4 is finely crafted and gorgeously detailed -- everything we have come to expect from this particular Pixar franchise. Go to Full Review Toy Story 4 (2019) 96% - -

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Jun 7, 2019 2/5 X-Men movies keep on re-introducing characters and concepts instead furthering their overall story arc... Go to Full Review Dark Phoenix (2019) 22% 64%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) May 30, 2019 2/5 For a monster movie this is a surprisingly un-tense, limp affair. Go to Full Review Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) 42% 83%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Apr 25, 2019 4.5/5 Well. That was not what I expected. And, I think I love it all the more for it. Go to Full Review Avengers: Endgame (2019) 94% - -

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Apr 6, 2019 4/5 Sharp, nasty, brittle, thought-provoking, Christiaan Olwagen's film Die Seemeeu makes for uncomfortable but absorbing viewing, like watching a train wreck happen in front of your eyes. Go to Full Review The Seagull (2018) - - - -

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Apr 5, 2019 4/5 There are plenty of sight jokes, but these never descend into farce and the dialogue is quick and witty. Go to Full Review Shazam! (2019) 90% 81%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Dec 21, 2018 Not all comic book characters have unsolvable mommy issues and sometimes embracing the cheese is a relief. Go to Full Review Aquaman (2018) 66% 72%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Dec 20, 2018 4/5 Parents will wallow in the nostalgia and laugh at the jokes, children will empathise with the Banks kids and catch the lessons embedded in the songs. Go to Full Review Mary Poppins Returns (2018) 80% 64%

Megan Furniss Weekend Special (South Africa) Jul 13, 2018 3/5 I enjoyed the styling of the "hidden spot" in the woods, and the red-light warning signals. And Emily Blunt, who has perfected the long, silent wistful stare. Go to Full Review A Quiet Place (2018) 96% 83%

Megan Furniss Weekend Special (South Africa) Jun 1, 2018 1/5 For a comedy there was not one single funny moment. I did not laugh once or even crack a smile. Go to Full Review Overboard (2018) 24% 54%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Mar 23, 2018 3/5 Don't go watch if you want intricate plotting or a deep characterising, but if you want to watch gigantic robots fight, this is for you. Go to Full Review Pacific Rim Uprising (2018) 41% 37%

Theresa Smith Weekend Special (South Africa) Mar 8, 2018 4.5/5 Touching on friendship, betrayal, sexual and political awakening, this film is as layered and nuanced as any of the theatre work Olwagen has worked on over the years and bodes well for his film career. Go to Full Review Johnny Is Nie Dood Nie (2016) - - - -