Cinema Goggles – July 25
Get your dance moves on and your comedy chip ready, because this weekend has it all in a nutshell.
Cuban Fury
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Nick Frost, Rashida Jones
Beneath Bruce Garrett’s under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
Step Up: All In
Genre: 3D, Drama, Romance
Starring: Adam G. Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Briana Evigan, Ryan Guzman, Stephen Boss
This fifth instalment in the Step Up series brings the return of previous stars including Briana Evigan, Ryan Guzman, Stephen “Witch” Boss, Alyson Stoner and Adam G Sevani. Set in Las Vegas, this chapter shows the stars coming together to take part in a competition that will define their dreams and their careers.
Cold Harbour
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Starring: Deon Lotz, Fana Mokoena, Thomas Gumede, Tony Kgoroge, Yu Nan, Zolani Mahola
A seasonal south-easterly storm washes up the mutilated body of a Chinese man on a Cape Town beach. For township cop Sizwe Miya, this is an opportunity to prove himself and earn the promotion he desperately needs. His boss and mentor, Venske, gives Sizwe the case but assigns a rookie cop, Legama, to keep an eye on him. Sizwe discovers that the homicide is linked to Triad (Chinese mafia) abalone smuggling in Cape Town. A Chinese shipping executive, Soong Mei, tries to seduce him into giving her information about the case. In a world where self-interest and corruption have overtaken personal loyalty and civil duty, Sizwe is left with no one to trust.
Think Like a Man Too
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Adam Brody, Dennis Haysbert, Gabrielle Union, Gary Owen, Jenifer Lewis, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Hart, Meagan Good, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Taraji P. Henson
A sequel to the 2012 comedy Think like a Man, this film follows the same couples on their way to Las Vegas for a wedding. But plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.