It's a good weekend to go to the movies

Cape Town – Kenneth Branagh’s all-star Murder on the Orient Express pulls into cinemas this weekend. 

Based on the novel by Agatha Christie Branagh directs and stars in the murder mystery as detective Hercule Poirot who has to solve a murder on the famous European train in the 1930s.

Also to see Pixar’s latest heart-warming animation, a biopic of legendary writer J. D. Salinger and the sequel of Daddy’s Home. 

Here are the 4 new films releasing in SA:

Movie: Murder on the Orient Express

Our rating: 4/5

Short review: This murder mystery is a must-see thrill ride that will keep viewers in suspense until the last possible moment.  

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Movie: Rebel in the Rye

Our rating: 4/5

Short review: Rebel in the Rye is a beautiful film stained by the shocking revelations relating to Kevin Spacey’s sexual misconduct.

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Movie: Coco

Our rating: 4/5

Short review: Coco feels like a beautiful love letter written with the intention of convincing the rest of the world to fall in love with Mexico and its beautiful traditions.

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Movie: Daddy’s Home 2

Our rating: 3/5

Short review: Daddy’s Home 2 has a funny enough cast that you might just be able to look past some of the toxic old-world views portrayed in a movie that doesn’t give any agency to the mothers.

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(Photos: Times Media Films, AP, Disney Numetro)