As we ease into the festive season, and the school year tapers off, four new movies open in South African cinemas this weekend. Pre the release of the holiday’s biggest blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water next Thursday, here’s what you can catch on the big screen.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
In this second Shrek spin-off, daring feline Puss in Boots (voiced again by Antonio Banderas) discovers that heʼs burned through 8 of his 9 lives. Getting those lives back will send him on his grandest quest yet, to find the mythical Wishing Star and restore his lost lives. That means asking for help from ex partner and rival Kitty Soft Paws (Salma Hayek) and staying ahead of Goldilocks (Florence Pugh) and the Three Bears Crime Family (Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo).
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
Sports drama and biographical film Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend follows the tumultuous life of iconic Italian entrepreneur and auto inventor Ferruccio Lamborghini (Frank Grillo), who, in the years after World War II, progressed from manufacturing tractors to designing the cars that ultimately defined his legacy. Gabriel Byrne plays rival Enzo Ferrari, who Ferruccio dreamed of beating. Also with Mira Sorvino.
The Good House
Based on Ann Leary’s novel of the same name, comedy drama The Good House follows Hildy Good (Sigourney Weaver), a New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches, whose compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell (Kevin Kline). Juggling multiple secrets, including her long-denied alcoholism, Hildy is propelled toward a reckoning with the one person she’s been avoiding for decades: herself.
Detective Knight: Redemption
Action thriller Detective Knight: Rogue released less than two months ago, in October. Now it’s holiday-set sequel Redemption (AKA Christmas Knight) is out. In custody in New York, ex-cop James Knight (Bruce Willis) finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorizing the city. With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, Knight must step up dispense justice.