How do you top the Ephedrine shot to box office that is Barbenheimer? Well, you don’t. Not really. Rather, you take a breather, maybe watch the half of Barbenheimer you didn’t get around to last weekend (PSA: Oppenheimer is still at IMAX), or check out the below new additions to South African cinemas.
From acclaimed writer-director Paul Schrader, who collaborated with Martin Scorsese on some of the latter’s most iconic films, drama-thriller Master Gardener centres on horticulturist Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton), who has created an idyllic sanctuary for his demanding employer, Mrs. Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver). Roth’s perfectly cultivated life begins to unravel, though, when Haverhill’s troubled great-niece Maya (Quintessa Swindell) arrives seeking apprenticeship, unearthing secrets from Roth’s dark past.
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie is the first feature film based on the globally beloved animated series (and cosplay catnip) Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. In this musical fantasy adventure, viewers are taken to the start of the story, as anxious Parisian teenager Marinette Dupain-Cheng sees her ordinary life transformed when she becomes superhero Ladybug. Ladybug must unite with her opposite, Cat Noir, to save Paris as a new villain unleashes chaos unto the city.