Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother (Mark Duplass). Hesitant at the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis).
Ready Player One
In the year 2045, people can escape their harsh reality in the OASIS, an immersive virtual world where you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone – the only limits are your own imagination. OASIS creator James Halliday leaves his immense fortune and control of the OASIS to the winner of a contest designed to …
Annihilation
Director: Alex Garland Written by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff van der Meer Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson and Tuva Novotny
I, Tonya – a bruising comedy
I, Tonya is billed as a film about skating, about the rivalry between Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. In truth, it is so much more than that. It is a searing depiction of domestic violence, it takes on society’s expectation of how a woman should act, and it finally delivers an endearing portrait of a …
Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri – it deserves the Oscars
At last, a film that takes on a serious subject and does not cop out! Woohoo, just for that, Three billboards deserves ten out of ten. Luckily, to quote local director Brett Michael Innes, this film is a masterclass in just about every element of filmmaking.
Revolting rhymes – deliciously revolting
The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers. She whips a pistol from her knickers.
The Shape of Water
My love for Guillermo del Toro is a matter of public record. I am an ardent fan of Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins and Michael Shannon, and agree with the New York Times that Michael Stuhlbarg is criminally underrated. Yet, The shape of water, directed by Del Toro and starring all of the great actors above, …
Molly’s Game
The film is based on the fascinating story of Molly Bloom, an intriguing real-life person. It’s worth buying your ticket just for that. Don’t expect well drawn characters or anything outside of the Hollywood soapbox, though.
Jumanji – so much fun
Jumanji is genuinely funny. The best one-liners were not reserved for the trailer. They just keep on coming. Along with some slapstick, a perfect cast, some digs at society and non-stop action, this blockbuster is going to be worthy of the money it would have made anyway.
Wonderlus
2017 het reeds ongelooflike Suid-Afrikaanse films opgelewer. 2018 lyk nog meer opwindend. Een van die hoogtepunte gaan vir seker Wonderlus wees. Dit gaan interessant wees om te sien wat Suid-Afrikaanse gehore daarmee maak. ’n Paar tannies gaan omgekrap wees, dit is vir seker.
Vuil Wasgoed
Vuil wasgoed is ’n vars skop-skiet-en-donder-fliek. Dit is ook bitter snaaks. Ek voorspel dit gaan ’n lokettreffer wees, maar nog belangriker, dit kan ’n nuwe tipe gehoor teaters toe lok. Ons het tog nodig om agterstewes in die teatersitplekke te sit.
Raaiselkind
Raaiselkind is my lewe uitgespel op die silwerdoek. Ek was deel van ’n familie wat deur ’n erg gestremde broer vernietig is. Ek het ook kontak gehad met soortgelyke families. Ek kan derhalwe met gesag sê die draaiboek het die chaos perfek vasgevang – ma’s neem in die reël al die verantwoordelikheid op hulleself, die …
Liewe Kersfeesvader
As mens kyk na regisseur Ettienne Fourie se drie films – Die windpomp, Dis koue kos, Skat, en nou Liewe Kersfeesvader – is dit duidelik dat hy soos gooie wyn beter word met tyd. Ek kan nie wag vir sy sesde of sewende film nie.
Vaselinetjie
Heel eerstens moet ek dit duidelik maak dat Vaselinetjie nie ’n uitmergelende film is nie. Jy gaan nie jou polse sny as jy dit gaan kyk het nie. Inteendeel, dit is ’n lieflike, opbouende film met ’n vars invalshoek in die rassespanning wat ons elke dag voel.
INXEBA The Wound
When I say The Wound is transformative, I don’t use the word casually. With great care and respect, John Trengove and his team disconnect you from your world, and walk alongside you into a world foreign to most. You are made to wince, to care deeply, even for loathsome characters, and ultimately, you are left …
Silwerskerm 2017 Kortfilms
Die 2017 Silwerskermfees het weer eens ’n opwindende versameling films gelewer. Die gehalte is deurlopend indrukwekkend, en boonop is daar met verskillende genres gewoeker, gespeel en kanse gevat.
Atomic Blonde
The good It is not without its faults, but Atomic blonde is so cool and sexy and exhilarating, you will be eager to overlook any shortcomings.
Baby driver
Yes, I know it is pitched as a movie about cars. It is called Baby driver, after all, and the car chases are stellar, mind you. Yet, at its core, it is a striking, choreographed and heartfelt ode to music, love, the [mostly] good guy and, yes, cars.
Krotoa
As ’n Suid-Afrikaanse film agt internasionale filmpryse inpalm, is ek, soos die meeste Suid-Afrikaners, voor die voet trots en opgewonde om dit te sien. Die teleurstelling was derhalwe groot toe ek ten einde laaste die (ongelooflike) storie van Krotoa op die silwerdoek te siene kry.
Guardians of the galaxy Vol 2
If you loved Guardians of the galaxy as much as I did, you will love Vol 2.
Die rebellie van Lafras Verwey
Tobie Cronjé is altyd ’n tour de force. Ek het egter gesukkel om vatplek te kry aan sy vertolking van Lafras Verwey. Hy kom oor as bloot versteurd, sonder nuanses, sonder oomblikke van helderheid of goedheid wat jou empaties teenoor hom laat.
Jagveld
Karoo Films se Facebook-blad beskryf hulle eie film as “polsende aksie in ware ‘Quentin Tarantino-styl’ wat die kyker uitdaag”. Kom ons vat Tarantino se eerste paar films as draaiboekskrywer en regisseur: Reservoir dogs, True romance, Pulp fiction en beide Kill Bills. Dit was grensverskuiwende skop-skiet-en-donder-flieks.
Keeping up with the Kandasamys
It’s not a great film, but a good premise on which to build. We have the stories, the talent and, as far as I am concerned, a unique sense of humour that still needs to be captured on film. Judging from the opening weekend success of Keeping up with the Kandasamys (R1.6 million), the South …
Hoener met die rooi skoene
As resensent word mens onderwerp aan ’n spektrum van films. Van goed tot sleg. Meestal kyk ek die films klaar oor ek verantwoordelikheid voel teenoor die regisseur, die akteurs en die produksiespan wat soveel tyd en moeite ingesit het. Ek wou na 20 minute van Hoener met die rooi skoene uitstap. Ek het na 40 …
Kampterrein
As jy van ’n lawwe komedie hou, ’n komedie wat boonop brandewyn & Coke en visvang insluit, en jy net vermaak wil word, moenie verder lees nie. Gaan kyk Kampterrein en ondersteun die mense wat hard daaraan gewerk het. Die meeste van my gripes met die film sal die algemene filmganger nie pla nie.
Vir die voels
Vir die voëls het vier maande gelede afgeskop met ’n amper perfekte lokprent. Dit het my hardop laat lag, maar ook laat wonder of die vollengte rolprent so goed soos die lokprent sou wees. Die antwoord? Ja. Regisseur Quentin Krog en sy formidabele span akteurs, skrywers, ens, het hulleself oortref.
Sy klink soos lente
Sy klink soos lente is 50% rom-kom en 50% buddy movie. Dit verskuif geen grense nie, maar doen omtrent als reg.
Tess
Christia Visser gaan dit ver bring en sy verdien al die pryse wat sy vir dié film wen. Sy het die ongenaakbare rol van Tess in haar vroeë twintigs aangepak en meesterlik vertolk. Sonder haar sou die film sukkel. (Kan almal net ophou om haar die nuwe Charlize te noem? Ek het absoluut niks teen …
Johnny is nie dood nie
Die film begin met Rolanda Marais wat wakker word, regop sit en vir die kamera kyk. Dan begin die kamera terugbeweeg, uit die kamer uit, in die gang af. Jy sien Rolanda steeds in die bed sit. Sy kyk steeds vir die kamera. Ek het reeds hier geweet Johnny is nie dood nie is iets …
Dis koue kos, skat
Die standaard-romkom het ’n baie spesifiek resep: ’n liefdesverhaal met ’n lawwe storielyn, gemiddelde humor en eendimensionele karakters. Iemand raak verlief. Iemand vang iets lafs aan. Niemand is regtig sleg nie. Liefde oorwin mos als, selfs seksisme en verneukery.
The Shallows
Sure, The Shallows is not a perfect film, but it is summer entertainment at its most minimalist and thrilling.
Twee grade van moord
Laat ek met die deur in die huis val. Die karakters is stereotipies en gevolglik het mens zero empatie met hulle. Aleksa is die suksesvolle sielkundige, vrou en skrywer, als begeerbare rolle. Fy is die wyse kleurlinghuishulp wat oulikhede kwytraak. Christiaan is die mooi gay man, mooi aangetrek en gemaklik in sy mooi woonstel. Tanya …
Allegiant
The first two films in the series were dreadful, to be honest. For some incomprehensible reason I decided to soldier on and watch instalment 3A. (Yes, there’s a 3B.) I should have waved a white flag after Insurgent and admitted defeat. Allegiant is a tedious, more befuddling, and even more sexist version of Divergent and …
Modder en Bloed
Eerstens is die naam Modder en bloed misleidend. Dit klink na ʼn film wat bloot derms uitryg. Natuurlik is daar geweld en hartseer in die film. Dit speel tog af tydens die tragiese Anglo-Boereoorlog. Uiteindelik is hierdie film wel ʼn epiese goedvoelfliek met ʼn reusagtige hart en ʼn wonderlike storie.
The Assignment
The prospect of watching a home-grown, Joburg-based thriller about a (yes, female) journalist scooping a major story was an exciting one. We undoubtedly have the stories to tell and the talent to tell it. Our movie industry is, furthermore, producing quite remarkable thrillers, comedies, dramas, etc. Sadly, The Assignment is not remarkable at all.
Die Ontwaking
Die Ontwaking het ʼn ongelooflik goeie rolverdeling (Gys de Villiers, Gerard Rudolf, Paul Eillers, Morne Visser, ens). Die bronmateriaal is ook ʼn bekroonde boek (Abel se ontwaking deur Chris Karsten). Wat het dan met die film skeefgeloop? Die stokkerige draaiboek en die regie.
Oom Toon en Tannie Rienie
1982. Dit is die jaar wat ek oom Toon en tannie Rienie ontmoet. Dit is ook die jaar wat my bababoetie gebore is. Die twee gebeurtenisse is vir ewig aan mekaar verbind, maar dit is die oom en die tannie oor wie ek wil praat.
Dis ek, Anna: ‘n Moet-sien film
GESKRYF VIR EN GEPUBLISEER DEUR WWW.LITNET.CO.ZA Dis ek, Anna is ʼn besonderse film.
Wanneer boetie nie suurstof kry nie
GESKRYF VIR EN GEPUBLISEER DEUR NETWERK24 So twee jaar gelede word my bababoetie, RB, opgeneem in die hospitaal. Die dokter verklaar sy borskas as te krom en skeef en te klein om sy longe te huisves. Dit beteken omtrent kroniese longontsteking. Dit is die enigste pad vorentoe. Permanente suurstof. Longontsteking. Antibiotika. Longontsteking. Antibiotika. En die …
Die oorplant van viooltjies
GESKRYF VIR EN GEPUBLISEER DEUR NETWERK24 Groot viooltjies, klein viooltjies, pienk viooltjies of pers viooltjies, maar plaaslike viooltjies. African Violets, om presies te wees. Ek het grootgeword in ’n huis vol African Violets.
Hoe om mense in rou te help
GESKRYF VIR EN GEPUBLISEER DEUR NETWERK24 Ons vermy mense wat rou asof dit nooit met ons gaan gebeur nie. Asof ons geliefdes nie kan verongeluk, sterf aan ‘n ongeneeslike siekte of selfmoord pleeg nie.
Ons poskantoor-woonstelblok en die harde slag
GESKRYF VIR EN GEPUBLISEER DEUR NETWERK24 Ons woonstelblok sal nie die eerste prys wen vir ontwerp nie. In der waarheid lyk dit soos ‘n poskantoor. Ek dink ons het wel ontslae geraak van die potte in die vorm van olifantpote.
’n Eie ritueel met die afsterf van my pa
GESKRYF VIR EN GEPUBLISEER DEUR NETWERK24 In 2013 beland my pa in ’n tehuis. Sy niere het ingegee, so ook sy moed. Hy weier om te eet. Hy het agt jaar vantevore ’n beroerte gehad en dit het sy lyf en mond by hom gesteel en my kans om met hom te kan vrede maak …
There is a boy
There is a boy, a blonde, disabled boy being taken for strolls, in my hood, in his oversized pram, by his nanny in her blue uniform. And when I drive past this blonde boy with his nanny in her blue uniform, it strips away the carefully constructed world I built around a 9-year old girl …
Hannelie Coetzee installing a new sculpture
September 2014, Klipkoppe (Stone heads)
The Spark hosted by Lauren Beukes
The fabulous Lauren Beukes is hosting a blog to promote African writers and I made it! http://laurenbeukes.com/spark-October
Dragon Fiery Alcoholic Ginger
Granted, this might not qualify as a beer, but it certainly qualifies as a kraft/craft drink. Unfortunately I do not remember much about it, except that it was NOT bad, because I had to hastily swig it down to get into Soccer City to watch Bruce Springsteen! I am sure most of you will understand. …
Faan se trein
One can no longer say that a film like Faan se trein is good for “an Afrikaans film”. There are simply too many incredible Afrikaans and South African films available. Thus I have to judge Faan se trein according to international (and South African) standards.
Brew Dog Zeitgeist Idiosyncratic Dark Lager
Company www.brewdog.com http://www.zeitgeistbeer.com Tasting notes It’s a little crazy how good this beer is. I think lesser beers might have been ruined for me. L And I don’t even drink dark lager/stout. This mother is pitch black with a chocolate aftertaste! It is not too bitter or heavy. It’s just damn delicious. I’m off ...
Brew Dog Electric India Pale Ale
I’m starting my beerblog with a good one, possibly one of the best beers I’ve tasted to so far. The Brewdog Electric India – a blend of an Indian Pale Ale and a Belgian Sauvin – is going to be hard to beat.
I’m thinking of starting a beer blog…
I certainly taste enough beer to develop an opinion.
Some Sundance films coming your way
Kukimo the Treasure Hunter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unyZ_7rs-7Q
Winter in Europe
The wife was awarded a residency in Germany over the December holidays. Everyone shivered at the thought of winter in Europe, but we braved it. Yes, it was a little cold, but it had a beauty of its own. Plus, there were no hordes of silly tourists. Bonus. First stop, the Wanas Sculpture Park in …
Cape Town Roller Girls
I stumbled upon roller derby through my sister-in-law. She’s way cool. She cycled from New Orleans to New York, named her firstborn son Eland and she does flat track roller derby!
Blue is the warmest colour
Written for and published by www.litnet.co.za There is a lot of controversy surrounding the production of this film – and the root of it all is present in the film itself.
Wie is Walkie Talkie?
Onderhoud gevoer vir en eerste gepubliseer deur www.litnet.co.za Reney Warrington het die volgende e-pos ontvang: My good friends Toast Coetzer (Buckfever Underground) and Hemelbesem and I formed a new bilingual spoken word band, and we called it Walkie Talkie. We wrote a song/poem and collaborated with Pretorian electro-bad-boys A Skyline on Fire. The song is called “Happy …
Jimmy in Pienk
Title: Jimmy in Pienk Director: Hanneke Schutte Stars: Tanya van Graan, Sean Cameron Michael, Gys de Villiers What starts out as a freaking funny spoof of backward plaasmense, flaming queens and lefty hippies soon turns into a heartfelt exploration of the insecurities and the heartaches felt by all. And it does not become soppy!
Die See II
Alcatraz se deure is al jare lank toe. In die ’90’s was dit wel die rusplek vir enige alternatiewe siel. As ek reg onthou, het die klub nie eens ’n naambord gehad nie. Jy het in die oostekant van die stad rondgery tot jy die deur herken het. Binne was dit boonop swak belig en …
Clover Aardklop Onderhoude
Mike van Graan gesels oor Gevalle engel Gevalle engel is ’n spanningsvolle menslike drama. Die skoolhoof wil haar skors. Weer eens. Die kopdokter het nog nooit so ’n geval teëgekom nie. Die dominee is nie daarvan oortuig dat gebed sal help nie. Maar sy’s net ’n kind. Miskien ’n gekwelde kind, maar nietemin ’n kind. Wat laat …
My kort vir jou sop
My short story, Weggooibraak, is included in this collection of short stories in aid of charity.
Stilet
. Stilet artikel deur Jessica Murray . Toelaatbare Uitsondering deur Alida Liebenberg .
Fanie Fourie’s Lobola is an awesome South African flick
By saying Fanie Fourie’s Lobola (FFL) is an awesome South African flick I do not mean compared with other South African films, or lekker for a local flick. Oh, no, I mean FFL is a world-class film with a strong South African flavour.
LeE HARVeY OsMOND – The Folk Sinner
If you do not know Cowboy Junkies, you are either 12 years old, have lived under a rock for the past 25 years or just have no interest in incredibly talented musicians playing real instruments. But there is hope for you yet. Read on and be amazed.
Klein Karoo
Wanneer ek ’n Afrikaanse film gaan kyk, veral ’n rom-kom, hou ek altyd duim vas dat dit my rok gaan opblaas. Semi-Soet (hoofsaaklik te danke aan Nico Panagio) het dit reggekry, Klein Karoo in ’n mindere mate.
Django
This is another Tarantino masterpiece and you are either going to love it or hate it, but if you have seen other Tarantino films you know what to expect walking into the cinema – buckets of blood, dark humour, priceless cameos and razor sharp dialogue. The only surprise element is the romance. Even though Django …
Top 12 films of 2012
WRITTEN FOR AND FIRST PUBLISHED BY WWW.LITNET.CO.ZA I compiled my list of 12 best films for 2012 in about five minutes. Yes, there were that many brilliant films this year. Once it was compiled I realised that almost all of them transcended their genre – an action film surpassed the action, a drama moved into …
Skyfall – possibly the best Bond film ever
From the gob-smacking opening animation to the last tender moments between James and M, Skyfall is utterly breathtaking. The good Skyfall is a hell of a ride. The action is non-stop, but clever, inventive and totally funny at times. Look out for the Caterpillar excavator on the train and the Komodo Dragons in the pit. Very funny! ...
Safety Not Guaranteed – wonderfully trippy
WRITTEN FOR AND FIRST PUBLISHED BY WWW.LITNET.CO.ZA First time director, Colin Trevorrow, manages to perfectly balance a quirky reality, a possible fantasy, dry humour and even a little romance. And Derek Connolly’s first script is brutally sharp and engaging throughout.
Pretville – ‘n Lang lawwe musiekvideo
OORSPRONKLIK GESKRYF VIR EN EERSTE GEPUBLISEER DEUR LITNET Die Suid-Afrikaanse filmbedryf lê na aan my hart. En die hele Hartiwood-span – werkers en spelers – is ongelooflik gaaf. Ek was op die stel en by die press junket en die akteurs kon nie uitgepraat raak oor hoe awesome die ervaring was nie. Die stel wat …
Rihanna – Unapologetic
WRITTEN FOR AND FIRST PUBLISHED BY WWW.LITNET.CO.ZA Rihanna has never really registered on my radar. Yes, she’s damned hot, has a bad attitude and her voice is recognisable, but that is where my interest ended. That was until she performed “Stay”on Saturday Night Live two weeks ago and a minor obsession developed.
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Charmingly traumatic
The team behind Beasts of the Southern Wild has created a broken, battered and yet hauntingly brave world, where beauty is not guaranteed, but utterly worth fighting for, and you get to spend some time in this world.
Bernie – constructively weird
What do you get when you put Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine in a comedy based on a murder that actually happened? One weird-ass film that delights and shocks. The most brilliant aspect of this documentary is that it combines the “movie”’ about Bernie and Marjorie’s lives and real interviews done with real people who …
Wolwedans in die skemer – Lekker creepy
Onheilspellend. Dit is ’n goeie beskrywing vir Wolwedans. Die creepy musiek, die skelm kyke, die duistere geheimpies, en die verdomde hadidas! Ek was effe benoud toe ek halfpad deur die film besef ek is alleen in die teater …
Lana del Rey – Born to Die: The Paradise Edition
WRITTEN FOR AND FIRST PUBLISHED BY WWW.LITNET.CO.ZA A few years back one Lizzy Grant launched her singing career. It went nowhere but south. She reinvented herself as Lana Del Rey – named after the dazzling Lana Turner and the car, the Ford Del Rey. She recorded a simple song called Video Games, edited an interesting …
Lady Gaga versus Die Antwoord
So Die Antwoord just released a video in which they parody Lady Gaga as a brainless American, who gets hijacked, gives birth to a Parktown Prawn and then is eaten alive by a lion. Why the apparent animosity? She asked them to open for her (an offer they declined) and told them she was a …
Dear Zachary: a shocking story
I didn’t see this one coming. I did not predict being so completely overwhelmed and saddened by this true tale. Know as little as you can about this documentary before you go and watch it.
The Troll Hunter
What a brilliantly filmed and executed hoot! An intelligent mockumentary that manages to both mock and scare!
Semi-soet: Uiteindelik! ʼn Afrikaanse komedie wat werk!
Semi-Soet is werklik snaaks, bevat geen schmaltz nie, net hope plaaslike talent. Veral Nico Panagio beïndruk.
Young Adult
Die resensie is geskryf vir en eerste gepubliseer deur www.sarie.com Charlize se nuutste fliek is ongemaklik, maar die moeite werd. Young Adult is nie ʼn plesierige Sondagmiddaguitstappie nie. Dit is ook nie die komedie wat die voorprent dit uitmaak om te wees nie. Dit is ʼn ernstige en deeglike ondersoek na die menslike psige en die film …
Lucky
Die resensie is geskryf vir en eerste gepubliseer deur www.sarie.com Dit is vir my moeilik om Lucky te resenseer. Eerstens, is dit ʼn reuse verantwoordelikheid om iemand anders se werk/drome te kritiseer. Tweedens, het ek ʼn sagte plekkie vir die groeiende Suid-Afrikaanse film industrie.
Magic Mike: nie die tipe ‘sexy’ wat jy verwag nie …
Die resensie is geskryf vir en eerste gepubliseer deur www.sarie.com Magic Mike se voorprent is (opsetlik) misleidend. Dit beeld die fliek uit as ‘n sexy komedie oor ‘n manlike ontkleedanser. Een, dit is nie ‘n komedie nie, en twee, die sexy element van die fliek maak jou met tye ongemaklik. Magic Mike is meer as ligte Vrydagaand-vermaak.
