The Herald (South Africa)

Your weekend cinema guide

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NEW RELEASES

(2) THE SNOWMAN: See review on this page. (Baywest)

(6) UNLOCKED: After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a deadly Paris attack, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker – until the CIA discovers another attack is imminent. (Hemingways, Boardwalk)

(7) SHOT CALLER: Recently released from prison, a gang member finds himself forced by his leaders to orchestrat­e a major crime with a rival gang. (Boardwalk)

(NO RATING AVAILABLE) THE WHALE CALLER: The seaside town of Hermanus is overrun with tourists who want to see whales in their natural habitat. (Walmer Park)

ALSO SHOWING

(10) BLADE RUNNER 2049: Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the LAPD, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways, Walmer Park)

(7) VICTORIA & ABDUL: Abdul Karim arrives from India to participat­e in Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favour with the queen herself. (Walmer Park)

(4) MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE: The little ponies embark on an epic journey to save Ponyville. (Boardwalk, Baywest)

(4) JUDWAA 2: Twin brothers Raja and Prem, separated at birth after their father exposes a kingpin and his racket, later join forces to save their family from doom. (Baywest)

(6) THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE: The battle for Ninjago City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, along with his friends. (Hemingways, Baywest, Walmer Park)

(8) THE BIG SICK: Kumail, a Pakistani comic, meets an American girl. He becomes concerned about what his Muslim parents will think of her. (Baywest, Walmer Park)

(2) THE EMOJI MOVIE: Hidden inside a smartphone, the city of Textopolis is home to all emojis. (Walmer Park, Hemingways, Boardwalk, Baywest)

(2) KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: With the world held hostage, members of Kingsman find new allies when they discover a spy organisati­on in the US known as Statesman. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways, Walmer Park) (8) VASELINETJ­IE: Helena “Vaselinetj­ie” Bosman is a white girl living with her coloured grandparen­ts in the post-apartheid Northern Cape. When it is revealed she is not their biological grandchild, she is taken to an orphanage. (Walmer Park)

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