Your weekend cinema guide at a glance
NEW RELEASES
(8) LIFE: Astronauts (Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds) aboard the International Space Station are on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history – the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. See interview on this page. (Baywest, Bridge, Walmer Park)
(8) GET OUT: Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway with Missy and Dean. A series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead Chris to a truth that he never could have imagined. (Baywest)
(7) POWER RANGERS: Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. (Baywest, Hemingways, Boardwalk)
(7) THE SENSE OF AN ENDING: A business owner (Jim Broadbent) reunites with his first love (Charlotte Rampling) after a letter and a diary force him to confront the past. (Walmer Park)
(7) CHIPS: Throwback to the hit TV series as Jon Baker and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello join the California Highway Patrol in Los Angeles, but for very different reasons. Forced to work together, the inexperienced rookie and hardened veteran clash instead of click while trying to nab the bad guys. (Baywest, Hemingways, Boardwalk)
(NO RATING AVAILABLE) KAMPTERREIN: When Afrikaans family the Fouchés arrive at the ATKV Buffelspoort resort, they find that the campsite they choose every year has been occupied by the Khumalos, resulting in hilarious holiday chaos being the order of the day. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Walmer Park)
ALSO SHOWING
(8) JOHN WICK 2: Legendary hitman John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. (Hemingways, Boardwalk, Walmer Park, Baywest, Bridge)
(8) JAGVELD: Emma le Roux is on her way home to the family farm in the Great Karoo.The pacifist primary school teacher has made the trip a thousand times without incident, but not today. (Hemingways, Bridge)
(8) KONG: SKULL ISLAND: This film fully immerses audiences in the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island. (Hemingways, Boardwalk, Walmer Park, Baywest, Bridge)
(8) KALUSHI: This South African film tells the story of former uMkhonto weSizwe cadre Solomon Mahlangu, portrayed by stage and television actor Thabo Rametsi. The film also features Pearl Thusi, who plays Mahlangu’s girlfriend, Brenda, among other local stars. (Bridge)
(8) KEEPING UP WITH THE KANDASAMYS: Matriarchal rivals of neighbouring families, whose young adult children become romantically involved, try to keep them apart – with hilarious results. (Bridge)
(8) LOGAN: THE WOLVERINE: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide-out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces. (Bridge, Baywest, Walmer Park)
(6) ROCK DOG: For the Tibetan mastiffs on Snow Mountain, a dog’s life has a simple riff – guard a peaceful village of sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux and his rabid pack. (Hemingways, Baywest, Walmer Park, Boardwalk)
(10) LA LA LAND: Sebastian and Mia are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts, so does the fragile fabric of their affair. (Walmer Park)
(8) LION: Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train in India and is later adopted by an Australian couple. (Walmer Park)
(7) SING: Set in a world inhabited by animals, Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) is a dapper koala presiding over a theatre that has fallen on hard times. (Bridge)
(Ratings are out of 10)