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SPL!NG Movie Review: Promising Young Woman

‘Promising Young Woman’ trailblazed its way through awards season, winning Best Original Screenplay and picking up nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Palm Springs

What if you had to repeat the same day over and over again? Without having to suffer the consequences of your bad decisions, this waking dream could find you experiencing that day in all forms and according to your wildest dreams.

SPLING Movie Review: Things Heard & Seen

‘Things Heard & Seen’ is a mystery horror thriller based on the novel ‘All Things Cease to Appear’ by Elizabeth Brundage, and directed and written by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Love and Monsters

‘Love and Monsters’ is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure comedy about a young man who musters the courage to leave an underground bunker.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Damsel

‘Damsel’ isn’t a complete overhaul of the genre – it actually uses many classic elements to set the scene. The difference is that it has a spoof comedy quality beneath the surface.

SPL!NG Movie Review: His House

‘His House’ is a brilliant reimagining of the haunted house horror genre. Quite surprisingly, it’s a feature film debut for Remi Weekes whose strong sense for aesthetic and swirling themes are handled dexterously.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Seaspiracy

‘Seaspiracy’ is a documentary from the same people who brought us ‘Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret’, which was backed by celebrity environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio.

SPL!NG Movie Review: The Gentlemen

While Guy Ritchie has followed the money over the last few years culminating in ‘Aladdin’, he’s gone back to the bag of money films he’s famous for with ‘The Gentlemen’.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot

‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ is a film from Gus Van Sant. The visionary director helmed the meditative Cobain biopic ‘Last Days’, the school shooting drama ‘Elephant’, and the inspirational political biopic ‘Milk’.

SPL!NG Movie Review: News Of The World

‘News of the World’ is a western adventure drama based on the novel by Paulette Jiles starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass. Everyone knows Hanks and many will recall the actor-director duo working together in ‘Captain Phillips’

SPL!NG Movie Review: The Mauritanian

‘The Mauritanian’ is a political and legal drama based on the 2015 memoir ‘Guantanamo Diary’ by Mohamedou Ould Salahi.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Coming 2 America

‘Coming to America’ was a hit for Eddie Murphy in 1988, whose idea turned into a full-fledged comedy at the height of his career. Centred on the crown price Akeem Joffer of the fictional country, Zamunda, his lavish lifestyle takes a turn when he’s presented with an arranged bride-to-be.

SPL!NG Movie Review: I Care A Lot

‘I Care A Lot’ is one of those dark crime comedy capers that thrives on schadenfreude. As much as we try to fight it, the darker side of human nature gives our mouths a little curl when just desserts are carried out.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Malcolm & Marie

‘Malcolm & Marie’ is a film from Sam Levinson, starring John David Washington and Zendaya. Levinson is the writer-director of ‘Euphoria’, a critically-acclaimed and award-winning TV series starring Zendaya.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Bliss

‘Bliss’ is a film from writer-director Mike Cahill, who brought us the modest yet beautiful and slow-burning sci-fi romance drama, ‘Another Earth’. His latest effort stars Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Music

Sia is an Australian popstar whose thoughtful lyrics, emotive voice and catchy music’s rhythms have always been complemented by artful and surreal music videos. Her music has been used in soundtracks like ‘The Neon Demon’, yet it’s her directorial debut with which she unleashes 10 new songs to compel her venture into film-making.

SPL!NG Movie Review: The White Tiger

‘The White Tiger’ is based on the book by Indian author Aravind Adiga. Starting much like the book does with an opening email turned monologue to the Chinese premier ahead of his visit to India, the mail sets the tone for the rest of the film.

SPL!NG Movie Review: A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood

‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood’ is directed by Marielle Heller and based on the true story of the unlikely real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Sound Of Metal

‘Sound of Metal’ is a coming-of-age music drama about a drummer who struggles to come to terms with hearing loss.

SPL!NG Movie Review: The Minimalists

Best friends, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, were steadily climbing the corporate ladder of success. Building their income earning capacity, accumulating more material wealth and expanding their personal empires, they had bought into the American Dream.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Meisies Wat Fluit

‘Meisies Wat Fluit’ (Girls That Whistle) teases out a “friends with benefits” relationship within the dynamic of a couple who married too young, by taking a fly-on-the-wall approach to modern relationships, dating and marriage.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Riding With Sugar

‘Riding with Sugar’ is an important coming-of-age drama, journeying with a refugee much like an African version of Oliver Twist. It’s actually much more than a drama, and blends an array of genres.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Parow To Parowfest – The Jack Parow Story

Zander Tyler, better known as Jack Parow is a rapper, who has become one with South African pop culture. Easily recognisable thanks to his over-sized caps, facial hair and loud outfits, he’s one of the few Afrikaans music artists to crack the international scene.