Thanks to the Springboks, it’s a three-day holiday weekend in South Africa. If you’re not planning on using the extra day for seasonal preparations, you may be considering heading to the movies. In that case, you have two new feature films to choose from, in addition to a variety of screened concerts and theatrical productions showing at select cinemas.
The quirkiness of Nicolas Cage meets the arthouse originality of A24 in Dream Scenario. Part comedy, part drama, with maybe a sprinkling of horror, Dream Scenario sees unassuming professor Paul Matthews turn into a celebrity overnight when millions of strangers around the world suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When the nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul’s already upended life heads in a darker direction.
Long before American crossover Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire reaches our screens next year, there’s a Godzilla movie out of Japan to scratch that monster actioner itch. Godzilla Minus One is set during post WWII Japan, when the nation is at its lowest point. Things get even worse when a giant creature, baptized by the horrific power of the atomic bomb, emerges. Godzilla Minus One is the most successful live-action Japanese movie in history, and has been praised as arguably the best Godzilla movie of all time.