The Herald (South Africa)

Your weekend cinema guide

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(7) DEN OF THIEVES: Every day, a huge amount of cash is taken out of circulatio­n and destroyed by the LA branch of the Federal Reserve – unless a notorious, elite crew of robbers can pull off the ultimate heist and get to the money first! (Hemingways, Boardwalk, Baywest)

(7) DARKEST HOUR: Within days of becoming prime minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials. (Walmer Park)

(7) INXEBA: THE WOUND: Controvers­ial South African film about Xolani, who must join the other men of his community on a journey to the mountains to initiate a group of teenagers into manhood. (Hemingways, Walmer Park, Baywest)

(6) 6 BELOW: Former profession­al hockey player Eric LeMarque finds himself stranded on a mountain during a fierce snowstorm. (Baywest) (6) MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CURE:See review on this page. (Baywest, Hemingways, Walmer Park, Boardwalk)

(9) THE POST: Meryl Streep excels as the first female publisher of The Washington Post. (Walmer Park)

(5) PROUD MARY: Mary is a profession­al assassin whose life gets turned around when she crosses paths with a 12-year-old boy named Danny. (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways) (8) PADMAAVAT: Controvers­ial Indian movie about the legendary Hindu Rajput queen Rani Padmavati. (Baywest,Walmer Park)

(5) MONSTER FAMILY: After being dragged to a costume party on Halloween night, a family is cursed by an evil witch. (Baywest) (7) THE COMMUTER: Insurance salesman Michael (Liam Neeson) is on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. (Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(10) THE SHAPE OF WATER: Elisa is a mute woman who works as a cleaner in a hidden government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. (Walmer Park))

(3) NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE: Surly Squirrel and the gang are back in this animated children’s film. (Boardwalk, Walmer Park)

(7) JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: In this sequel, four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting. (Baywest, Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(8) THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: This musical celebrates the birth of show business and how a visionary rose from nothing to create a worldwide sensation. (Walmer Park)

(7) FERDINAND: Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in Spain after his father fails to return from a showdown with a matador. (Baywest, Hemingways) (Ratings are out of 10)

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