The Herald (South Africa)

Your weekend cinema guide

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NEW RELEASES

(7) JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don't just play Jumanji – you must survive it. (Baywest, Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(8) THE GREATEST SHOWMAN:The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. (Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Hemingways, Baywest)

(7) TIGER ZINDA HAI:East Indian agent Tiger joins forces with Pakistani agent Zoya to battle a ruthless militant. (Baywest)

ALSO SHOWING

(7) FERDINAND: See review on this page (Baywest, Hemingways, Boardwalk, Walmer Park)

(6) PITCH PERFECT 3: Third musical comedy film about the award-winning a cappella group The Bellas who have hit a slump and split. When the chance to tour again comes up, the girls decide to reunite but then things get complicate­d. (Hemingways, Baywest, Boardwalk, Walmer Park)

(8) WONDER: Based on the New York Times bestseller, Wonder tells the story of August Pullman, a young boy with severe facial difference­s who must adjust to attending a mainstream school. (Baywest, Walmer Park)

(8) STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order. (Baywest Imax, Baywest, Hemingways, Boardwalk, Walmer Park)

(7) THE FOREIGNER: Quan is a humble London businessma­n whose long-buried past erupts in a vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter -- dies in a senseless act of politicall­y motivated terrorism. (Baywest, Hemingways)

(7) MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train in this remake of an Agatha Christie classic. (Walmer Park)

(6) DADDY’S HOME 2: Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmas perfect for the children. Their newfound partnershi­p soon gets put to the test when Dusty’s old-school, macho dad and Brad’s gentle father arrive to turn the holiday upside down.. (Baywest)

(9) COCO: Despite his family’s generation­s-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplish­ed musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, in this colourful animated film. (Walmer Park, Hemingways)

(8) THOR: RAGNAROK: Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatori­al contest that pits him against the Hulk. Thor’s quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilisati­on. (Walmer Park)

Ratings are out of 10.

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