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I Am Number Four
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Review: Smallville opened our eyes to the small town exploits of a young Superman slowly learning his true identity and unmasking an array of superpowers. In a similar way, I Am Number Four, positions its protagonist in the confines of a small town, discovering his abilities and protecting his anonymity at all costs. Instead of a slow, winding TV series... the romance, action, science fiction adventure and $60 million budget has all been jam-packed into 109 minutes of all out action entertainment. I Am ...
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I Am Slave
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Review: Slavery is not dead. Just like leprosy, slavery has been relegated to the past. Films like Amazing Grace recount William Wilberforce's influence in leading a 26 year campaign leading to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. Yet, there are about 5,000 'slave' workers in Britain today - a startling fact considering the Slave Trade Act was institued in 1807. I Am Slave is based on the true life story of Mende Nazer, who was abducted and sold into slavery as a child in Sudan.Malia, a twelv...
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I Love You Phillip Morris
[ 2010 ] [ Hits:508 ]
Review: Jim Carrey is gay. Well, at least in his latest outing, I Love You Phillip Morris in which he portrays the real life story of Steven Jay Russell, a cop, a conman, an inmate and a big fan of musicals. If you desperately want one of those golden statuettes, play someone famous, someone that's mentally-challenged or just "play it gay". It worked for Tom Hanks in Philadelphia, Hillary Swank in Boys Don't Cry, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, Charlize Theron in Monster and Sean Penn in Milk. Let's n...
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Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
[ 2009 ] [ Hits:406 ]
Review: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the third installation in the Ice Age animated saga. The first movie hit home with some great characters and a story that both adults and kids could watch. Then Ice Age: Meltdown gave everyone a second lick with a more varied assortment of characters with a more threatening journey for the ragtag herd of prehistoric animals. Now the bumbling team of lovable creatures finds themselves in The Land Before Time, or more conveniently an underground world of dinosaurs...
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Immortals [3D]
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Review: Immortals is yet another action-fantasy epic in a spate of Ancient World mythology-based adventures. Frank Miller's 300 and the popularity of the God of War video game series has sparked off a fascination with tragic Greek heroes, resulting in visual-intensive 3D follow-ups in Clash of the Titans and now Immortals. Despite the comparisons and influence, Zack Snyder's virtual back lot technique remains in its own league with 300 head-and-shoulders above the latest blockbuster offerings. Immorta...
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In Time
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Review: Time is money. This driving mantra for Western culture is turned into a full-blown science-fiction action-thriller in Andrew Niccol's latest film, In Time. Niccol is no stranger to sci-fi, having written The Truman Show and Gattaca. While In Time has a sharp young cast, a visionary writer-director and an intriguing premise - it's not worth your time.We're presented with a not-too-distant future where money has been converted into time and people have been genetically engineered to stop aging at...
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Inception
[ 2010 ] [ Hits:618 ]
Review: in-cep-tion [in-sep-shuh n] noun - beginning; start; commencement.When Christopher Nolan releases a movie the world stops and takes notice... The director started making films when he was just seven-years-old and 33 years down the line he's still doing what he loves with only several feature length films to date. A short filmography by Hollywood standards, but when you consider Stanley Kubrick only made 16 films in 5 decades it puts Nolan's career in perspective. Just like Kubrick, Nolan's films...
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Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
[ 2008 ] [ Hits:334 ]
Review: The Indiana Jones franchise has been dormant for a number of years after ending the trilogy with his fedora held high. However, the character’s popularity and the recent spate of successful renaissance sequels in Die Hard, Rambo and Rocky Balboa led Indy to his much-anticipated fourth installment, Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Spielberg returns to create another exciting chapter with all the same faces (bar Sean Connery) as renowned archeologist, professor and adventurer He...
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Inglourious Basterds
[ 2009 ] [ Hits:466 ]
Review: Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Inglourious Basterds (10 years in the making) is about to hit South African shores like D-Day this Friday. Brad Pitt appears to be the star and headlines a cast including: Christoph Waltz, Diane Kruger, Julie Dreyfuss, Melanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger and Mike Myers in what will no doubt be a return to Tarantino's heydays after the Grindhouse accident involving Deathproof, which was not quite up to scratch when contrasted with the likes of Reservoir Dogs,...
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Ingrid Jonker: Her Life and Times
[ 2001 ] [ Hits:869 ]
Review: Ingrid Jonker: Her Lives and Time is a biographical documentary based on the life of South African poet and artist, Ingrid Jonker. The film examines her place within society, from her position during Apartheid in South Africa to the vantage point of Nelson Mandela’s famous reference in Parliament. No one can deny that the woman was gifted, and this documentary reflects on her life while acknowledging influences: from regimes to lovers. Her suicide at the age of 31 in Three Anchor Bay immortali...
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Insidious
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Review: Do you have emotional, physical or spiritual feelings of being blocked? Do you experience a sudden onset or desire to engage in unhealthy behaviour or addiction? Do you ever have sudden mood swings or changes in personality? Do you hear inner voices? Have you coughed up nails before? If you answered with a resounding yes to all of these questions, you may be possessed... or are expecting a visitation from your mother-in-law.Demon possession is no joke - unless you're watching Ghostbusters. The p...
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Invictus
[ 2009 ] [ Hits:535 ]
Review: Invictus is a film that attempts to capture the Zeitgeist of the New South Africa in its infancy. It's based on the book, Playing the Enemy by John Carlin and stars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, with Clint Eastwood behind the camera. Eastwood has delivered some beauties in his time... from tough guy spaghetti Western performances to directing stirring war epics like Letters from Iwo Jima to movies about an exciting time in South African history. Having work...
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Iron Man
[ 2008 ] [ Hits:416 ]
Review: Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) is a wealthy weaponry expert and tycoon, who starts to use technology for good after he narrowly escapes armed forces in an armoured suit made from scrap metal. This Iron Man, a story about unlikely heroes. Most people may have heard about this particular superhero, but don’t have much of a back story. The one big difference between Iron Man and most other superheroes is that he’s a self-made man. Now you wouldn’t guess this at first because Tony Stark’s intellige...
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Iron Man 2
[ 2010 ] [ Hits:547 ]
Review: Iron Man set the bar high with a well-balanced action adventure about an unlikely self-made superhero in Tony Stark. The classic character discovery is a strong platform for any film to form a foundation and Iron Man played it like it was second nature, drawing audiences in against the terrorists and then swiveling the enemy right back on itself, while maintaining a tongue-in-cheek character at the helm and a majestic performance from Robert Downey Jr. Well, for the most part... nothing's change...
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Its Complicated
[ 2009 ] [ Hits:429 ]
Review: It's Complicated... initially a statement describing one's love life as being in limbo is now a Facebook relationship status and a Nancy Meyers film, starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. The film has received added publicity during awards season for Streep's Best Actress nominations and after watching the film you can see why. She's the focus of this "I don't wanna go there" romance and shows off yet another fantastic comedy performance after her role as the flamboyant Julia Chi...
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Izulu Lami
[ 2008 ] [ Hits:1005 ]
Review: Izulu Lami is a South African film with a focus on street kids in Durban. The film encounters several themes surrounding children in South Africa including: a local fallacy that Aids can be cured by sleeping with a virgin, the problems with glue-sniffing street kids and petty crime. These contentious issues could easily recreate another City of God scenario in the slums of Durban, however the film's approach has been compared with Slumdog Millionaire. Although, it's unfair to even contrast Izulu...
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