The Herald (South Africa)

Your weekend cinema guide

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NEW RELEASES (Ratings are out of 10)

(5) THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON: On her seventh birthday, Princess Barbara discovers a magical book that transports her to Wonderland – an enchanted place filled with dragons. (Baywest)

(4) WHAT MEN WANT: Passed up for a promotion, sports agent Ali wonders what else she needs to do to succeed in a man's world. Hoping to find answers from a psychic, Ali drinks a weird concoction that allows her to hear what men are thinking. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

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(8) ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: The abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a cyberdocto­r who takes the cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(6) GREEN BOOK: Renowned African-American pianist Dr Don Shirley is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip, a tough-talking bouncer from an ItalianAme­rican neighbourh­ood in the Bronx, to drive him. (Boardwalk)

(NO RATING AVAILABLE) LIEWE LISA: Daniel (Hendrik Cronje) is confused and concerned about his future. In the pursuit of excitement, he finds himself trapped in an illicit affair with the wife of a powerful businessma­n. (Baywest)

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

(6) HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: Now chief and ruler of Berk, alongside Astrid Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden 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)

(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, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

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

(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)

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

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