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It's back to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza this week with the not exactly festive Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.
For what else is hitting cinemas this week, read on.
For what else is hitting cinemas this week, read on.
Big Screen Releases – 5 December 2025
Nothing says Christmas holidays like Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, right? Because that's what heads up this week at South African cinemas.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's back to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza this week with the not exactly festive Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.
For what else is hitting cinemas this week, read on.
For what else is hitting cinemas this week, read on.
Curious about what to expect of @rAgeExpo 2025 this weekend in JHB?
We've got a rundown of this year's gaming & tech show highlights.
#rAgeExpo2025
We've got a rundown of this year's gaming & tech show highlights.
#rAgeExpo2025
Five things to get excited for at rAge Expo 2025
Happy rAge 2025 Eve! South Africa's biggest and most iconic gaming and technology event, the Really Awesome Gaming Expo, kicks off in Johannesburg tomorrow, and these are the star attractions.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Curious about what to expect of @rAgeExpo 2025 this weekend in JHB?
We've got a rundown of this year's gaming & tech show highlights.
#rAgeExpo2025
We've got a rundown of this year's gaming & tech show highlights.
#rAgeExpo2025
✔️ Family fare for the holidays
✔️ Action blockbusters
✔️ Dark crime thrillers
@ShowmaxOnline is making sure everyone is covered for streaming entertainment this December.
✔️ Action blockbusters
✔️ Dark crime thrillers
@ShowmaxOnline is making sure everyone is covered for streaming entertainment this December.
Coming to Showmax: December 2024
From more traditional family fare to blockbuster movies and ever-popular crime thrillers, Showmax is making it very difficult for us to pare down their full schedule to just our top picks for December.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
✔️ Family fare for the holidays
✔️ Action blockbusters
✔️ Dark crime thrillers
@ShowmaxOnline is making sure everyone is covered for streaming entertainment this December.
✔️ Action blockbusters
✔️ Dark crime thrillers
@ShowmaxOnline is making sure everyone is covered for streaming entertainment this December.
Zootropolis 2 (AKA Zootopia 2) is still a fun time for families.
However, as a sequel it's not so much lacking freshness as having lost the edge of the original film.
Here's our review.
However, as a sequel it's not so much lacking freshness as having lost the edge of the original film.
Here's our review.
Zootropolis 2 review – Caper with its claws clipped
It’s back to everyone’s favourite anthropomorphic animal city in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootropolis 2, AKA Zootopia 2, for another buddy cop caper. The question is whether the sequel can capture the magic of the acclaimed original film?
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November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Zootropolis 2 (AKA Zootopia 2) is still a fun time for families.
However, as a sequel it's not so much lacking freshness as having lost the edge of the original film.
Here's our review.
However, as a sequel it's not so much lacking freshness as having lost the edge of the original film.
Here's our review.
Stream Scene – 28 November 2025
Lena Headey/Gillian Anderson western drama The Abandons leads this week's streaming release schedule, supported by the streaming debut of action-comedy Novocaine, the VOD debut of taut thriller Relay, and more!
Lena Headey/Gillian Anderson western drama The Abandons leads this week's streaming release schedule, supported by the streaming debut of action-comedy Novocaine, the VOD debut of taut thriller Relay, and more!
Stream Scene – 28 November 2025
Lena Headey/Gillian Anderson western drama The Abandons leads this week's streaming release schedule, supported by the streaming debut of action-comedy Novocaine, the VOD debut of taut thriller Relay, and more!
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November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Stream Scene – 28 November 2025
Lena Headey/Gillian Anderson western drama The Abandons leads this week's streaming release schedule, supported by the streaming debut of action-comedy Novocaine, the VOD debut of taut thriller Relay, and more!
Lena Headey/Gillian Anderson western drama The Abandons leads this week's streaming release schedule, supported by the streaming debut of action-comedy Novocaine, the VOD debut of taut thriller Relay, and more!
Less is noir.
We had a blast with single-session detective game The Last Case of John Morley, from developer @StudiosIndigo and publisher @JanduSoft
Here’s our review.
We had a blast with single-session detective game The Last Case of John Morley, from developer @StudiosIndigo and publisher @JanduSoft
Here’s our review.
The Last Case of John Morley review – A moody mystery morsel
Tired of open-world bloat and 40-hour time commitments? Noirish narrative mystery The Last Case of John Morley from Indigo Studios and JanduSoft is a satisfying, immersive palate cleanse.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Less is noir.
We had a blast with single-session detective game The Last Case of John Morley, from developer @StudiosIndigo and publisher @JanduSoft
Here’s our review.
We had a blast with single-session detective game The Last Case of John Morley, from developer @StudiosIndigo and publisher @JanduSoft
Here’s our review.
The emphasis is on fun and feel-good at South African cinemas as we enter the school holidays.
Here's what is fresh on the big screen from this Friday.
Here's what is fresh on the big screen from this Friday.
Big Screen Releases – 28 November 2025
We may not celebrate Thanksgiving locally, but November is going out with a bang, dropping five new films at South African cinemas. Zootropolis 2 leads the pack.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The emphasis is on fun and feel-good at South African cinemas as we enter the school holidays.
Here's what is fresh on the big screen from this Friday.
Here's what is fresh on the big screen from this Friday.
Tickets go on sale today for the 2026 editions of @comicconcapetown and @comicconafrica
If you're curious about the kind of celebrity guests you can meet, here's a look back at our interview with CCA 2025 attendee Dan Fogler, AKA @foglersfictions
If you're curious about the kind of celebrity guests you can meet, here's a look back at our interview with CCA 2025 attendee Dan Fogler, AKA @foglersfictions
Looking back at a 2025 highlight: Interviewing actor Dan Fogler
Tickets for Comic Con Cape Town and Comic Con Africa 2026 go on sale today, which makes it a perfect opportunity to look back at the time we got to interview Fantastic Beasts star Dan Fogler at CCA 2025.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tickets go on sale today for the 2026 editions of @comicconcapetown and @comicconafrica
If you're curious about the kind of celebrity guests you can meet, here's a look back at our interview with CCA 2025 attendee Dan Fogler, AKA @foglersfictions
If you're curious about the kind of celebrity guests you can meet, here's a look back at our interview with CCA 2025 attendee Dan Fogler, AKA @foglersfictions
Today's pop culture news recap is dominated by video games.
Here you'll find Clair Obscur's bid for awards glory, The Legend of Zelda, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider and more.
Here you'll find Clair Obscur's bid for awards glory, The Legend of Zelda, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider and more.
News Round-up: 17 – 23 November 2025
It was gaming that made the most noise on the pop culture news front this past week. Although there were several notable movie trailer drops and series announcements to make up for it.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today's pop culture news recap is dominated by video games.
Here you'll find Clair Obscur's bid for awards glory, The Legend of Zelda, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider and more.
Here you'll find Clair Obscur's bid for awards glory, The Legend of Zelda, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider and more.
Stream Scene – 21 November 2025
Turn it up to Eleven! The long-awaited final season of Stranger Things is finally here this coming week. While Netflix's big release threatens to overshadow everything else, we also have the local streaming debut Osgood Perkins' wild comedy-horror The Monkey, and…
Turn it up to Eleven! The long-awaited final season of Stranger Things is finally here this coming week. While Netflix's big release threatens to overshadow everything else, we also have the local streaming debut Osgood Perkins' wild comedy-horror The Monkey, and…
Stream Scene – 21 November 2025
Turn it up to Eleven! The long-awaited final season of Stranger Things is finally here this coming week. While Netflix's big release threatens to overshadow everything else, we also have the local streaming debut Osgood Perkins' wild comedy-horror The Monkey, and Mark Wahlberg's surprising sequel to action-comedy The Family Plan.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Stream Scene – 21 November 2025
Turn it up to Eleven! The long-awaited final season of Stranger Things is finally here this coming week. While Netflix's big release threatens to overshadow everything else, we also have the local streaming debut Osgood Perkins' wild comedy-horror The Monkey, and…
Turn it up to Eleven! The long-awaited final season of Stranger Things is finally here this coming week. While Netflix's big release threatens to overshadow everything else, we also have the local streaming debut Osgood Perkins' wild comedy-horror The Monkey, and…
For every good and/or revolutionary Call of Duty game released, it's followed by a year or two of lacklustre entries.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is one of the latter.
Here's our Blops7 review, covering all game modes.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is one of the latter.
Here's our Blops7 review, covering all game modes.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review – Guild Wars
There's no getting around the fact that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 feels like a rushed product this year, with highs tempered by lacklustre to bad design choices.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
For every good and/or revolutionary Call of Duty game released, it's followed by a year or two of lacklustre entries.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is one of the latter.
Here's our Blops7 review, covering all game modes.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is one of the latter.
Here's our Blops7 review, covering all game modes.
Wicked. Keeper. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution. And a few other special screenings.
It's a stellar week at South African cinemas, catering to all tastes.
It's a stellar week at South African cinemas, catering to all tastes.
Big Screen Releases – 21 November 2025
A glossy blockbuster musical leads the charge in a spirited week at cinemas, full of intense action and thrills (and a dash of romance).
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November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Wicked. Keeper. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution. And a few other special screenings.
It's a stellar week at South African cinemas, catering to all tastes.
It's a stellar week at South African cinemas, catering to all tastes.
Fly my pretties... to watch Wicked: For Good.
Some may miss the gleeful, high-energy spectacle of Part 1, but For Good is tighter, darker and much more emotionally powerful.
Read our review now.
#WickedForGood
Some may miss the gleeful, high-energy spectacle of Part 1, but For Good is tighter, darker and much more emotionally powerful.
Read our review now.
#WickedForGood
Wicked: For Good review – The Wonderful Witches of Oz
The year-long intermission is over, and it’s time for Wicked: For Good to deliver the epic conclusion of this musical Wizard of Oz spin-off, based on the beloved stage show. While shorter on uplifting magic than Part 1, For Good is far more emotionally powerful.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Fly my pretties... to watch Wicked: For Good.
Some may miss the gleeful, high-energy spectacle of Part 1, but For Good is tighter, darker and much more emotionally powerful.
Read our review now.
#WickedForGood
Some may miss the gleeful, high-energy spectacle of Part 1, but For Good is tighter, darker and much more emotionally powerful.
Read our review now.
#WickedForGood
What you'll find in this bumper pop culture news recap:
Fallout Season 2, the surprise return of The Devil Wears Prada, The Steam Machine, and more.
Fallout Season 2, the surprise return of The Devil Wears Prada, The Steam Machine, and more.
News Round-up: 20 October – 16 November 2025
Time for a monster catch-up. Here are all the big stories and trailer reveals that stood out for us over the past month.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
What you'll find in this bumper pop culture news recap:
Fallout Season 2, the surprise return of The Devil Wears Prada, The Steam Machine, and more.
Fallout Season 2, the surprise return of The Devil Wears Prada, The Steam Machine, and more.
Guilty pleasure heist movie series Now You See Me is back with more all-star cast tricks, twists.... and, now, villainous South Africans.
Here's our review of Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, easily the best of the franchise.
Here's our review of Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, easily the best of the franchise.
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t review – A South African Uys up its sleeve
Mirroring the disappearing and reappearing act of its lead characters, Now You See Me: Now You Don't brings back the high-style "magicians staging heists" movie franchise. Now with some extra appeal for South Africans viewers.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Guilty pleasure heist movie series Now You See Me is back with more all-star cast tricks, twists.... and, now, villainous South Africans.
Here's our review of Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, easily the best of the franchise.
Here's our review of Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, easily the best of the franchise.
Time to revisit that Watch Later list?
Unless you have a soft spot for cheesy Christmas movies, it's a pretty quiet week on the streaming front.
Here's what's hitting home screens in the coming days.
Unless you have a soft spot for cheesy Christmas movies, it's a pretty quiet week on the streaming front.
Here's what's hitting home screens in the coming days.
Stream Scene – 14 November 2025
It is a very quiet week for streaming releases, headlined by the Jonas Brothers Christmas movie, the VOD debut of the long-awaited Spinal Tap II: The End, and Jack Whitehall going dark in new suspense series Malice.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Time to revisit that Watch Later list?
Unless you have a soft spot for cheesy Christmas movies, it's a pretty quiet week on the streaming front.
Here's what's hitting home screens in the coming days.
Unless you have a soft spot for cheesy Christmas movies, it's a pretty quiet week on the streaming front.
Here's what's hitting home screens in the coming days.
Giveaway time! Win 1 of 5 double tickets to watch Keeper, Osgood Perkins’s next chilling horror film, at any Ster Kinekor cinema.
To enter:
Reply with your biggest relationship 🚩
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Entries close 19 November. More info on #keeperfilm + T&Cs:
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To enter:
Reply with your biggest relationship 🚩
Reshare for bonus entry
Entries close 19 November. More info on #keeperfilm + T&Cs:
www.pfangirl.com/competitions...
Giveaway: Win tickets to see Osgood Perkins’s Keeper on the big screen - Pfangirl.com
Here's your chance to win double tickets to watch Keeper, the latest horror film from Osgood Perkins, at any Ster Kinekor cinema in South Africa.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Giveaway time! Win 1 of 5 double tickets to watch Keeper, Osgood Perkins’s next chilling horror film, at any Ster Kinekor cinema.
To enter:
Reply with your biggest relationship 🚩
Reshare for bonus entry
Entries close 19 November. More info on #keeperfilm + T&Cs:
www.pfangirl.com/competitions...
To enter:
Reply with your biggest relationship 🚩
Reshare for bonus entry
Entries close 19 November. More info on #keeperfilm + T&Cs:
www.pfangirl.com/competitions...
The holiday movie season is heating up.
Sequel Now You See Me: Now You Don't and remake/reboot The Running Man are delivering the all-star blockbuster action at cinemas this week.
Sequel Now You See Me: Now You Don't and remake/reboot The Running Man are delivering the all-star blockbuster action at cinemas this week.
Big Screen Releases – 14 November 2025
What's hitting cinema screens in South Africa this Friday? Well, as the holiday season starts to surface from hibernation Mariah Carey-style, the big names are coming out to play, including star-packed Now You See Me: Now You Don't, and The Running Man.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The holiday movie season is heating up.
Sequel Now You See Me: Now You Don't and remake/reboot The Running Man are delivering the all-star blockbuster action at cinemas this week.
Sequel Now You See Me: Now You Don't and remake/reboot The Running Man are delivering the all-star blockbuster action at cinemas this week.
Gothic horror fans are eating good!
First Nosferatu, now Frankenstein in the space of 11 months.
Here's what we thought of Guillermo del Toro's fresh take on Mary Shelley's groundbreaking tale, streaming now on Netflix.
First Nosferatu, now Frankenstein in the space of 11 months.
Here's what we thought of Guillermo del Toro's fresh take on Mary Shelley's groundbreaking tale, streaming now on Netflix.
Frankenstein review – A Stein of the times
With Frankenstein, Oscar-winning and geek favourite filmmaker Guillermo del Toro tackles Mary Shelley’s gothic horror classic, bringing his signature stylings to the project. However, del Toro’s visual flair and personal stamp are ultimately at the expense of emotional substance.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Gothic horror fans are eating good!
First Nosferatu, now Frankenstein in the space of 11 months.
Here's what we thought of Guillermo del Toro's fresh take on Mary Shelley's groundbreaking tale, streaming now on Netflix.
First Nosferatu, now Frankenstein in the space of 11 months.
Here's what we thought of Guillermo del Toro's fresh take on Mary Shelley's groundbreaking tale, streaming now on Netflix.
Give thrills!
From survival to psychological and courtroom, it's all about thrillers on @ShowmaxOnline this November.
(Along with acclaimed documentaries and the ongoing, excellent Welcome to Derry)
From survival to psychological and courtroom, it's all about thrillers on @ShowmaxOnline this November.
(Along with acclaimed documentaries and the ongoing, excellent Welcome to Derry)
Coming to Showmax: November 2024
The Showmax line-up in November is full of underrated gems, plus thrillers of every kind – including Last Breath, Drop and Cuckoo.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Give thrills!
From survival to psychological and courtroom, it's all about thrillers on @ShowmaxOnline this November.
(Along with acclaimed documentaries and the ongoing, excellent Welcome to Derry)
From survival to psychological and courtroom, it's all about thrillers on @ShowmaxOnline this November.
(Along with acclaimed documentaries and the ongoing, excellent Welcome to Derry)
We're still a way off from the holidays but @NetflixSA is ensuring your downtime, then, and now, is stacked!
The Christmas specials are piling up in November, and then there's the matter of Stranger Things Season 5 Vol1!
The Christmas specials are piling up in November, and then there's the matter of Stranger Things Season 5 Vol1!
New on Netflix – November 2025
Our New on Netflix is getting a new look from this November, cutting down on the noise and ensuring a focus on the hot new series, films, specials and documentaries you need to watch.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We're still a way off from the holidays but @NetflixSA is ensuring your downtime, then, and now, is stacked!
The Christmas specials are piling up in November, and then there's the matter of Stranger Things Season 5 Vol1!
The Christmas specials are piling up in November, and then there's the matter of Stranger Things Season 5 Vol1!
From Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein to a 19th Century samurai battle royale, and so much more...
Streamers are cramming in the stylish thrills this coming week.
Streamers are cramming in the stylish thrills this coming week.
Stream Scene – 7 November 2025
IT'S ALIVE! Guillermo Del Toro's long-awaited Frankenstein leads this week's jam-packed list of streaming release, which boasts Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan's new sci-fi show Pluribus, samurai battle royale series Last Samurai Standing, the VOD debut of Nobody 2, Kevin James/Alan Ritchson action-comedy Playdate, and more!
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein to a 19th Century samurai battle royale, and so much more...
Streamers are cramming in the stylish thrills this coming week.
Streamers are cramming in the stylish thrills this coming week.
Predator: Badlands review – Eat, prey, love
Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg gives us the third of his franchise revitalizing productions with Predator: Badlands, a sci-fi action romp that sees the titular alien warrior as the hero for the very first time.
Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg gives us the third of his franchise revitalizing productions with Predator: Badlands, a sci-fi action romp that sees the titular alien warrior as the hero for the very first time.
Predator: Badlands review – Eat, prey, love
Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg gives us the third of his franchise revitalizing productions with Predator: Badlands, a sci-fi action romp that sees the titular alien warrior as the hero for the very first time.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Predator: Badlands review – Eat, prey, love
Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg gives us the third of his franchise revitalizing productions with Predator: Badlands, a sci-fi action romp that sees the titular alien warrior as the hero for the very first time.
Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg gives us the third of his franchise revitalizing productions with Predator: Badlands, a sci-fi action romp that sees the titular alien warrior as the hero for the very first time.
Metroidvania. Meme. Masterpiece.
Just in case you missed it, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally out now.
Here's our deep dive review, courtesy of Matthew Figueira - @MatthewFig
Just in case you missed it, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally out now.
Here's our deep dive review, courtesy of Matthew Figueira - @MatthewFig
Hollow Knight: Silksong Review – Seamless Seamstress
Looooong-awaited sequel and metroidvania Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now. The big question is whether small studio Team Cherry were able to thread the needle again?
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November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Metroidvania. Meme. Masterpiece.
Just in case you missed it, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally out now.
Here's our deep dive review, courtesy of Matthew Figueira - @MatthewFig
Just in case you missed it, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally out now.
Here's our deep dive review, courtesy of Matthew Figueira - @MatthewFig
Gonna tell our kids this is Death Stranding 2!
But more seriously, Predator: Badlands leads this week's small set of new cinema releases.
But more seriously, Predator: Badlands leads this week's small set of new cinema releases.
Big Screen Releases – 7 November 2025
Enjoy the lull because as of next week, the end-of-year movie release schedule kicks in, with blockbuster after blockbuster. Not that this week is entirely quiet though, thanks to a certain resurgent sci-fi franchise.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Gonna tell our kids this is Death Stranding 2!
But more seriously, Predator: Badlands leads this week's small set of new cinema releases.
But more seriously, Predator: Badlands leads this week's small set of new cinema releases.