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Safe House Review - CinemaBlend.com
Leaving the audience in the dark for the sake of a central mystery that never gets interesting, Safe House is less a thriller than an experiment in confusion, trying to rile up the audience by stranding them in scenes they don't understand, over and over until the climax mercifully sets us free.
Rough Aunties
The emotional work of rescuing abused children in South Africa is shown in "Rough Aunties."
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FirstShowing.net Logo RSS FIND HOME TRAILERS RELEASE DATES PODCASTS REVIEWS POSTERS INTERVIEWS BOB $TENCIL NEWS FEEDS ABOUT APPS REVIEWS Stranger Than Fiction Review: A Clever Dramedy By Josh Green Stranger Than Fiction is about a man named Harold Crick (Will Ferrell). Harold appears to be living a
District 9 movie review
For the second time this summer, a young, brand-new director has emerged from out of nowhere to present a vision of where sci-fi can go from here. It first happened with IMoonI, the elegant and tightly sealed thinkpiece from Duncan Jones that operated far more with the head than with the heart.
Twelve Disciples Of Nelson Mandela
A quasi-docu about the formative years of the African National Congress that relies heavily on handsomely-mounted dramatic recreations to tell its story, "Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela" reps a strong calling card for U.S.-born helmer Thomas Allen Harris, the stepson of ANC co-founder
Gandhi My Father
Classy production values and a textured lead performance by Darshan Jariwala are undercut by a lack of real drama in "Gandhi My Father," a sideways look at one of India's most iconic figures through his fractured relationship with his son.
The Poseidon Adventure
Hey, that giant tidal wave was so 1970s. Why not a new "The Poseidon Adventure," where the ship is upended by terrorists that infiltrate the kitchen staff? Bottom line is that once the boat <I>finally</I> flips, there are plenty of big stunts and action here -- this remake's
U-Carmen Ekhayelitsha
Classic opera travels to contempo South Africa and finds a comfortable home amid a shantytown setting in "U-Carmen eKhayelitsha." This version of Georges Bizet's frequently reinterpreted "Carmen" is spoken and sung in the click-punctuated African lingo of Xhosa and adapted to
Life Is Wild
The revised version of this CW pilot not only alters the cast but cuts to the chase -- opening in South Africa, where a blended family has relocated for reasons that are sputtered out in one absurd gulp of dialogue.
Sorrows and Rejoicings
Having developed a productive and fruitful bond in recent years with the McCarter Theater and its artistic director, Emily Mann, South African playwright Athol Fugard's back again for the world preem of his new play, "Sorrows and Rejoicings," a romantic memory play heightened by the
