REVIEWS

BORAT: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan manages to offend gays, Jews, Christians, Muslims and women. But is it actually funny?
BRICK: Take one part high school genre movie, a pinch of the crime thriller, combine a little femme fatale and a slice of self-loathing and what you have is a Brick of pure cinema joy.
THE GRUDGE 2: The release of The Grudge 2 officially ends the romance between the Japanese horror film and the Hollywood remake.
AMERICAN GUN: American Gun is a cautionary tale about guns and the people who are affected by their use in contemporary American society.
THE BLACK DAHLIA: Legendary film director Brian De Palma brings the true-life murder of 1940s actress Elizabeth Short to the big screen.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: The magnificent Meryl Streep does yet another fantastic - possibly Oscar-worthy - job in her latest film, based on the bestselling novel.
WORLD TRADE CENTER: With World Trade Center, Oliver Stone chooses to not examine conspiracy theories about the September 11 terror attacks and, as a result, produces a truly emotional film.
CLICK: Click re-teams Adam Sandler and director Frank Coraci, who worked together on The Wedding Singer. Unfortunately, this time around they’re unable to recreate the same ‘magic’.
MY SUPER EX GIRLFRIEND: Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman returns to the big screen with an entertaining but riddled-with-flaws look at what would happen if you dated and broke-up with a superhero.
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: The new film by legendary director Robert Altman takes an enjoyable - if somewhat stilted - look at the golden age of radio by making the most of a stellar cast of performers.
THE TRAVELLERS: Moira the Faerie Godmother is rather impressed with this 2005 Naledi Best Cutting Edge award winner, now on at The Laager in Joburg's Market Theatre Complex.
THE STRANGE CASE OF HESTER CILLIERS: An intriguingly different way of spending an evening out: Help solve a lurid murder mystery set in old Johannesburg whilst comfortably dining.
JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE: John Tucker Must Die may boast a near-naked Jesse Metcalfe but it’s neither as violent nor interesting as its name implies and instead retreads the High school teen comedy formula.
CONFETTI: Confetti magazine cordially invites you to watch three couples fight it out as they strive to win the coveted title of the ‘Most Original Wedding of the Year.’
THE CONFESSIONS TOUR: She wouldn’t come here, so we went to her! Madonna is a true-blue pop icon and Mambaonline got to see her show in London. Luiz DeBarros worships at the feet of the queen.
UNITED 93: A brilliant yet unrelenting look at the events surrounding the hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11.
THUMBSUCKER: Director Mike Mills presents us with a world where everyone is addicted to something and examines what happens these addictions are taken away.
POPSTAR JESUS: Lars Schwinges takes a look at Jesus Christ Superstar, currently wrapping up its run at Cape Town’s Theatre on the Bay.
MAMMA MIA!: A show for every dancing queen! Moira the Faerie Godmother takes a look at the international smash musical constructed around ABBA’s greatest hits, now on in Pretoria.
THE LAKE HOUSE: Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves team up again - for the first time since 1994’s Speed - for a schmaltzy new film about love across time.