Apart for ambitious Bollywood sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD, and the Throwback Cinema re-release of both Back to the Future 2 and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, there are four new feature films for South African movie fans to enjoy on the big screen this week. Learn about them all below.
Prequel A Quiet Place: Day One takes audiences back to the day meteorites fell from the sky, and the world was first forced to go quiet, or risk a brutal end. This third entry in the apocalyptic horror franchise shifts the action from rural America to New York City, and centres on Samira (Lupita Nyong’o), a woman navigating the nightmare scenario alongside stranger Eric (Stranger Things’s Joseph Quinn) and Sam’s cat Frodo. Sure to enhance the tension, A Quiet Place: Day One is also screening on IMAX, 4DX and DBOX screens.
There would be no Minions if it weren’t for Despicable Me, and this week sees the release of the fourth film in Sony and Illumination’s popular animated comedy series. In Despicable Me 4, ex-supervillain Gru, his wife Lucy, and their three adopted daughters welcome the newest member to the family, Gru Jr. However, they’re forced to go on the run when they’re targeted by new villain Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina. Featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, and Sofia Vergara, Despicable me 4 is screening in 2D and 3D.
In South African romantic comedy He’s Not Ready, office worker Thabo is given an ultimatum by his long-time girlfriend Zonke: marry her or let her go. This sets Thabo on a personal journey to discover whether or not he’s ready to take the next step, preparing, testing himself and turning to friends and family for advice as he determines whether he’s actually husband material… or the right husband for Zonke at least. The cast of He’s Not Ready is headed up by Botho Molahloe and Motsoaledi Setumo.
Screening in limited release is comedy drama Treasure, which takes the form of a father-daughter road trip set in 1990s post-socialist Poland. The film sees Ruth (Lena Dunham), an American journalist, and her father, Edek (Stephen Fry), a Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. Their explorations reveal very different agendas as Ruth wants to learn more about her family’s past, while Edek will do anything to avoid revisiting earlier traumas.