Head out to the nearest cinema this week. Photo: Envato Elements
A superb lineup this week featuring Tracy Morgan, Anil Kapoor, Elsie Fisher and Josh Hamilton.
Head out to the nearest cinema this week. Photo: Envato Elements
It’s been an interesting week. We’re recovering from the load shedding drama, Tito delivered his budget speech on Wednesday, and the weather is finally coming around.
It’s been hectic; you deserve a break. Head out to your nearest cinema, get popcorn and cherry slush, sit back and just tune out of it all for two hours or so.
You can look forward to the heart-warming tale of an adolescent student just trying to make her way through eighth grade. There’s also an animation for the kiddos and some romance for the grown-ups.
Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school—the end of her disastrous eighth grade year—before she begins high school.
Runtime: 109 minutes
Cast: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghadri, Fred Hechinger, Imani Lewis, Luke Prael, Catherine Oliviere.
Age Restriction: 13 L S
Genre: Comedy, Drama
IMBd Rating: 7.5
Release date: 22 February 2019
Cinema: Ster Kinekor and Numetro.
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Synopsis: On her 7th birthday, Princess Barbara discovers a magical book that transports her to Wonderland—an enchanted place filled with dragons and fantastic creatures.
Runtime: 90 min
Voices: Irina Kireeva, Konstantin Kozhevnikov, Ani Lorak, Sergey Smirnov, Diomid Vinogradov
Age Restriction: PG
Genre: Family, Animated, Adventure.
IMBd Rating: 5.3
Release date: 22 February 2019.
Cinema: Ster Kinekor and NuMetro.
Synopsis: Ali Davis is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest to the test.
Runtime: 117 min
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tracy Morgan.
Age Restriction: 16 L S
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
IMBd Rating: 4.2
Release date: 22 February 2019.
Cinema: Ster Kinekor and Nu Metro.
Synopsis: The madness and the craziness of the biggest franchise of laughter continues… After Guddu and Jonny, small time conmen, get double-crossed of their illegal booty by their own colleague Daddu, a crazy adventure begins.
Runtime: 140 min
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Boman Irani, Sanjay Mishra, Vijay Patkar.
Age Restriction: TBA
Genre: Comedy, Adventure.
IMBd Rating: n/a
Release date: 22 February 2019.
Cinema: Ster Kinekor and Numetro.