The Herald (South Africa)

Your weekend cinema guide at a glance

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NEW RELEASES

(8) CARS 3: Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. (Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Hemingways, Baywest)

(6) THE HUNTER’S PRAYER: An assassin is sent to kill a young woman but finds himself unable to pull the trigger. They form an uneasy alliance and flee from their pursuers. (Baywest)

(6) THE CASE FOR CHRIST: In 1980, Lee Strobel's award-winning, investigat­ive reporting earns him a promotion to legal editor at the Chicago Tribune. His wife Leslie's newfound faith in Christ compels Lee to apply his journalist­ic and legal training to try and disprove the claims of Christiani­ty. (Walmer Park)

ALSO SHOWING

(7) ROUGH NIGHT: See article on this page. (Boardwalk, Walmer Park, Baywest, Hemingways)

(6) THE WHOLE TRUTH: A defence attorney (Keanu Reeves) tries to get his teenage client (Gabriel Basso) acquitted for the murder of his father (Jim Belushi). (Walmer Park)

(8) THE MUMMY: Nick Morton is a soldier of fortune who plunders ancient sites for timeless artifacts and sells them to the highest bidder. When Nick and his partner come under attack in the Middle East, the ensuing battle unleashes a fearsome, ancient Egyptian princess. (Walmer Park, Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(8) GIFTED: Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single dad raising a child prodigy – his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace). The child’s mathematic­al abilities threaten to tear the family apart. (Walmer Park)

(10) WONDER WOMAN: Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets a US pilot who tells her about the massive conflict raging in the outside world. (Walmer Park, Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(6) BAYWATCH: Matt is a former Olympic swimmer who wants to join an elite team of lifeguards led by the hulking Mitch. When drugs and a shady resort owner pose a threat to the bay, Mitch and Matt must put their difference­s aside to save the day. (Boardwalk, Hemingways, Baywest, Walmer Park)

(8) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR’S

REVENGE: A down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil’s Triangle. (Walmer Park, Baywest, Hemingways) (Ratings are out of 10)

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