TERRI TATCHELL

CHAPPIE (2015)
Starring Hugh Jackman, Sharlto Copley, Sigourney Weaver and Dev Patel. Directed by Neill Blomkamp.

After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family. Chappie is preternaturally gifted, one of a kind, a prodigy. He also happens to be a robot.

REVIEWS Chappie - So much wasted potential

DISTRICT 9 (2009)
Starring Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner, William Allen Young, Nick Blake, Greg Melvill-Smith and Robert Hobbs. Directed by Neill Blomkamp.

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.