Deadpool dives back into cinemas this weekend!

Cape Town – The Merc With a Mouth is back in cinemas this weekend. 

This time around the wisecracking mercenary Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) joins forces with three mutants - Bedlam, Shatterstar and Domino - to protect a boy from the all-powerful Cable.

Also to see: Melissa McCarthy heads back to college and Sam Claflin leads a group of soldiers in the latest adaptation of the play Journey’s End.

Here are the 3 new films releasing in SA cinemas:

Movie: Deadpool 2

Our rating: 4/5

Short review: It may not be quite as good as its predecessor but Deadpool 2 is still all but guaranteed to please fans of Ryan Reynolds' funny, hyper-violent and oddly sweet Merc With a Mouth.

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Movie: Life of the Party

Our rating: 2/5

Short review: Melissa McCarthy can't save flat Life of the Party, a going-back-to-school comedy we've all seen before.

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Movie: Journey’s End

Our rating: 4/5

Short review: This adaptation of a 90-year-old play adds nothing new to the story however, the brilliant acting and screenplay shows that the story is still timely and worth telling.

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(Photos: AP, Warner Bros, Empire Entertainment)