Your weekend cinema guide at a glance
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(8) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: See review on this page. (Baywest IMAX from today; opening at other cinemas on April 13)
(2) THE LAST FACE: Miguel (Javier Bardem), a Spanish doctor, begins a torrid affair in Liberia with Wren (Charlize Theron), the spokesperson for an organisation that funds medical assistance for impoverished nations in this dud of a film directed by Sean Penn. (Walmer Park)
(6) THE BOSS BABY: A suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his seven-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the chief executive of Puppy Co in this DreamWorks Animation film. (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways)
(NO RATING AVAILABLE) DIE REBELLIE VAN LAFRAS VERWEY: Afrikaans drama about Lafras Verwey, a clerk in the civil service in Pretoria for 30 years. But unbeknownst to his colleagues he is also a clandestine courier for a secret organisation that recruited his services to complete their covert mission. (Baywest)
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(7) GOLD: Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey) is a prospector desperate for a lucky break, who teams up with a similarly eager geologist to find gold in the uncharted jungles of Indonesia. This goes on to spark adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. (Walmer Park)
(8) GHOST IN THE SHELL: It’s the near future and Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: a human who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways, Walmer Park)
(4) THE BYE BYE MAN: When three college friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, they discover there is only one way to avoid his curse. (Baywest)
(6) SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE: Best friends Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty use a special map that guides them through the Forbidden Forest that's filled with magical creatures. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways, Walmer Park).
(7) THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE: When Poland is invaded by the Nazis, the Zabinskis, keepers of the Warsaw zoo, covertly begin working with the underground resistance to save the lives of hundreds from the Warsaw Ghetto. (Walmer Park)
(8) LIFE: Astronauts (Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds) are on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history – the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. (Baywest)
(7) POWER RANGERS: Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. (Baywest, Hemingways, Boardwalk)
(7) CHIPS: Throwback to the hit TV series as Jon Baker and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello join the California Highway Patrol in LA, but for very different reasons. The inexperienced rookie and hardened veteran clash instead of click while trying to nab the bad guys. (Hemingways)
(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. (Baywest, Walmer Park)
(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)
(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 a treacherous, primordial island. (Walmer Park, Baywest) (8) LION: Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train in India and is later adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years on he sets out to find his family. (Walmer Park) (Ratings are out of 10)