The Herald (South Africa)

THE MOVIES

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NEW ON CIRCUIT:

YELLOWBIRD: This animated film is a hero’s journey with an unlikely hero: a tiny orphaned bird who must lead a flock on its migration to Africa. See review on this page. (Walmer Park, Hemingways)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A hard-working small business owner (Vince Vaughn) and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what begins as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable. (Walmer Park)

PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2: Kevin James trundles through a series of computer-generated scrapes in this largely pointless sequel. (Boardwalk)

(NO RATING YET) SOMER SON: Afrikaans rom-com about a 30-something couple who decide to go on holiday to Mozambique in a last-ditch attempt to get their marital spark back. With Bok van Blerk and Hanna Grobler. (Walmer Park, Bridge)

(NO RATING YET) JADOO: KINGS OF CURRY: British comedy about two Indian brothers in Leicester, both excellent chefs, who fall out catastroph­ically. They then set up rival restaurant­s across the road from each other and spend the next 20 years trying to outdo each other. (Boardwalk)

ALSO SHOWING:

THE AVENGERS: THE AGE OF ULTRON: This sequel to The Avengers sees Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) try to jumpstart a peacekeepi­ng programme. When things go awry, the superheroe­s Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow must stop villain Ultron’s destructiv­e plans. (Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Bridge, Hemingways)

FRENCH TOAST: SA romance drama about photograph­er Lise le Roux, who lives on a wine farm near Stellenbos­ch with her dad. She finds her late mother’s diary and discovers she, Lise, has a long-lost sibling in France. (Bridge)

GET HARD: When millionair­e James King (Will Ferell) is nabbed for fraud and bound for state prison, he turns to Darnell Lewis (Kevin Hart) to prep him to go behind bars. (Boardwalk, Bridge, Hemingways)

RUN ALL NIGHT: A hit man (Liam Neeson) must figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son whose life is in danger, or his best friend, a mob boss. (Walmer Park, Bridge, Hemingways)

FAST & FURIOUS 7: The gang is back behind the wheel for this latest blockbuste­r. (Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Bridge, Hemingways)

CINDERELLA: Kenneth Branagh’s Disney remake has eye-popping visuals and a perfectly evil Cate Blanchett. (Walmer Park, Bridge, Hemingways)

HOME: A loveable misfit from another planet lands on Earth. (Bridge)

For screening days and times, contact the Boardwalk and Walmer Park’s booking line on 086-124-6362 or visit www.numetro.co.za Ster-Kinekor is on 086-166-8437 or www.sterkineko­r.com and Hemingways is on (043) 726-1505/17.

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