MOVIE GUIDE: 4 new films to ring in the New Year at the local box office

Cape Town – As 2016 draws to an end, there are 4 new movies to watch at the box office, and it’s a bunch of films you won’t want to miss.

Mel Gibson makes a massive comeback with his WWII drama, Hacksaw Ridge, sure to rake in the accolades during the upcoming award season.

Another, less serious, space movie as well as a Silicon Valley comedy offer a contrast of love stories and there’s even something for the kids.

Here are 4 new films at the local box office:

Movie: Hacksaw Ridge

Our rating: 5/5

Short review: Hacksaw Ridge will shake you to your core and will haunt you long after you leave the cinema.

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Movie: Passengers

Rating: 4/5

Short review: This modern day love story set in outer-space is the summer blockbuster flick you can watch to escape from your own world.

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Movie: Why Him?

Rating: 3/5

Short review: Why Him? will give techies a total hard-on and is filled to the brim with toilet humour and in-your-face sex jokes.

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Movie: Middle School

Rating: 3/5

Short review: Middle School is really only for its targeted age group – but that doesn't mean that their parents will suffer unduly while watching it with them over what remains of this holiday period.

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