A look at Kong: Skull Island (M)
HARD as it is to believe that a remote Pacific Ocean island is still waiting for Westerners to find and land on it, that’s a central premise behind the latest King Kong epic.
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Throwing sand in the gears of the Nazi war machine by Richard Jones
A look at Alone In Berlin (M)
THERE have been countless films about resistance movements and how they functioned against the fascist regimes of Germany and Italy during World War 2. Continue reading
How the First Lady copes by Richard Jones
A look at Jackie (M):
IN recent history there’s probably no better known and recorded death of a country’s leader than the 1963 assassination of US president John Kennedy. Continue reading
A gruelling two-plus hours watching personal tragedies by Richard Jones
A look at Manchester By The Sea (M)…
IT’S never comfortable viewing to sit through a movie where family deaths underline what the characters are dealing with up on the screen. Continue reading
Brilliant minds rise above prejudice by Richard Jones
A look at Hidden Figures (PG)
IT’S amazing how films can prompt movie-goers into discovering stories they had absolutely no knowledge of two hours earlier. Continue reading
An inter-racial marriage delight by Richard Jo
A look at A United Kingdom (PG)
KNOWING how appallingly bigoted southern Africa was in the late forties a film which depicts an inter-racial romance and marriage between a man from Bechuanaland and an Englishwoman might be considered headed for disaster.
Flawed war spy thriller ends up pretty limp by Richard jones
A look at Allied (M)
I THINK we all know that when two major world movie stars are paired in a film it’s going to be hard to concentrate on the actual story line. Continue reading
A real-life search for family by Richard J
A look at Lion (PG)…
CAN you imagine what it would be like to embark on a search for your family from whom you were separated as a five-year-old? Continue reading
Chess champion from the slums by Richard Jones
A look at Queen of Katwe (PG)
TEN-YEAR-OLD Phiona lives with her family in one of the most depressing slums outside the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Continue reading
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