The Herald (South Africa)

Your weekend cinema guide

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NEW RELEASES

(2) JUSTICE LEAGUE: See review on this page. (Boardwalk, Walmer Park, Baywest Imax, Baywest, Hemingways)

(NO RATING AVAILABLE) LIEWE KERSFEESVA­DER: Nonnie is forced into early adulthood when her mother abandons the family home and her father assumes the identity of Father Christmas. (Boardwalk, Baywest)

(6) THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART: Jason Clarke and Rosamund Pike star in this biographic­al war drama about the assassinat­ion of Reinhard Heydrich, leader of Czechoslov­akia under Nazi occupation. (Walmer Park)

ALSO SHOWING

(5) AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING: When Belle and her family move into a new house terrifying paranormal activity begins to occur. (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways)

(6) ALL SAINTS: True-to-life story of Michael Spurlock, who decides to trade in his sales career to become a pastor. (Walmer Park, Hemingways)

(8) WIND RIVER: Wildlife officer Cory Lambert finds the body of an 18-year-old woman on an American Indian reservatio­n in snowy Wyoming. When the autopsy reveals she was raped, FBI agent Jane Banner arrives to investigat­e. (Baywest)

(5) FLATLINERS: Five medical students embark on a daring and dangerous experiment to gain insight into the afterlife. (Baywest, Hemingways)

(8) ONLY THE BRAVE: Through hope and the drive to protect families, the Granite Mountain Hotshots become one of the most elite fire-fighting teams in the US. (Walmer Park)

(5) JUNGLE BUNCH: A penguin raised by tigers defends his jungle from an evil koala and an army of baboons in this animated family film. (Hemingways, Baywest, Boardwalk)

(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. (Hemingways, Baywest Imax, Walmer Park, Boardwalk)

(6) THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US: Stranded on a mountain after a plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. (Walmer Park)

(7) GEOSTORM: An intricate network of satellites created to control the global climate and keep everyone safe from natural disasters starts to play up – with catastroph­ic results. (Hemingways, Baywest, Boardwalk, Walmer Park)

(3) BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN: After venturing to a haunted campground, Madea, Bam and Hattie must run for their lives when monsters, goblins and the bogeyman appear. (Baywest)

(5 ) THE SNOWMAN: For Detective Harry Hole the death of a young woman during the first snowfall of winter feels like anything but a routine homicide. (Baywest)

(6) THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE: The battle for Ninjago City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd and his friends. (Baywest)

(3) THE EMOJI MOVIE: Hidden inside a smartphone, the city of Textopolis is home to all emojis. Each emoji has only one facial expression except for Gene, who is an emoji with multiple expression­s, which causes consternat­ion. (Walmer Park)

(8) VASELINETJ­IE: Helena “Vaselinetj­ie” Bosman is a white girl living with her coloured grandparen­ts in the post-apartheid Northern Cape. When it is revealed she is not their biological grandchild, she is taken to an orphanage. (Walmer Park)

Ratings are out of 10.

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