The Herald (South Africa)

Your weekend cinema guide

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NEW RELEASES (Ratings are out of 10)

(6) Captain Marvel: Captain Marvel gets caught in the middle of a galactic war between alien races. (Baywest)

(6) SEW THE WINTER TO MY SKIN: In the 1950s, the SA government tracks down and arrests a black rebel hero. (Boardwalk, Baywest)

(8) MATWETWE: Over the course of one action-packed New Year’s Eve in Atteridgev­ille, high school graduates, Lefa and Papi, try to score a huge deal, dodge a gangster, get the girl and ultimately save their lives in this hilarious escapade. (Hemingways)

ALSO SHOWING

(8) HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: Now chief and ruler of Berk, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they’ve known and journey to a hidden world. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(7) A SIMPLE FAVOR: Stephanie, a mommy vlogger, seeks to uncover the truth behind the sudden disappeara­nce of her best friend Emily from their small town. (Hemingways)

(5) THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE: A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, morgue worker Megan Reed takes delivery of a disfigured cadaver. (Baywest)

(4) THE UPSIDE: Phillip is a wealthy quadripleg­ic who needs a caretaker to help him in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee. (Baywest, Hemingways)

(8) RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: Video game bad guy Ralph and Vanellope risk it all by travelling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacemen­t part to save Vanellope’s video game. (Hemingways)

(8) ON THE BASIS OF SEX: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a struggling attorney and new mother who faces numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights in this true story. (Boardwalk)

(NO RATING AVAILABLE) DOMINEE TIENIE: Reverend Tienie Benade is confronted by a cross road that will test his career, his marriage and his faith. (Baywest)

(4) GLASS: Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrat­or who holds secrets critical to both men. (Hemingways, Baywest)

(10) MARY POPPINS RETURNS: Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns his house will be repossesse­d in five days unless he can pay back a loan. Just as all seems lost, Michael and his sister receive a surprise visit from Mary Poppins. (Boardwalk)

(4) AQUAMAN: Once home to the most advanced civilisati­on on earth, Atlantis is an underwater kingdom ruled by King Orm. Aquaman has to thwart Orm’s plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people and the surface world. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(8) INSTANT FAMILY: When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child, but when they meet three siblings they find themselves an instant family of five. (Boardwalk)

(6) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: Foot-stomping celebratio­n of Queen, their music and their extraordin­ary lead singer Freddie Mercury. (Baywest, Boardwalk)

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