Movie Reviews
It’s Not Often A New DiCaprio, Lawrence, Streep, And Blanchett Film Gets Slammed [Trailer]
13 Dec 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
When we first heard about ‘Don’t Look Up’, featuring a laundry list of Hollywood heavyweights, we had high hopes.
SPL!NG Movie Review: 14 Peaks – Nothing Is Impossible
08 Dec 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
’14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible’ is a new biographical sports documentary, which journeys with Nims Purja and Project Possible… a seemingly impossible mission to summit 14 of the world’s 8000m plus peaks
Olivia Colman’s New Series Isn’t Your Usual True-Crime Drama [Trailer]
08 Dec 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Olivia Colman and David Thewlis are a seemingly ordinary British couple who get caught up in an extraordinary murder investigation.
Guardian Gives New Spielberg Film Five Stars [Trailer]
03 Dec 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical, ‘West Side Story’, has received stellar reviews thus far.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Barakat
01 Dec 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Barakat’ is a “warm and fuzzy” local comedy drama from writer-director Amy Jephta, whose writing credits include ‘Ellen: Die storie van Ellen Pakkies’, ‘Trackers’ and ‘Skemerdans’.
The Guardian Mocks Leto And Pacino In ‘House Of Gucci’ Three-Star Review
29 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Lady Gaga and Adam Driver have come out on top in this ‘House of Gucci’ film review, while the acting chops of Jared Leto and Al Pacino were cut down to size.
SPL!NG Movie Review: New Material
24 Nov 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘New Material’ is the long-awaited sequel to ‘Material’, a local comedy drama gem that established Riaad Moosa as a doctor, comedian and actor. Loosely based on his life story, biographical elements filter into the plot as the son of a material shop owner in Fordsburg tries to keep his secret life’s ambition to be a stand up comedian from his father, who expects him to take over the family business.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Red Notice
17 Nov 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Some films allow their movie title to become a self-fulfilling prophecy and unfortunately, ‘Red Notice’ is one of them.
Double Five-Star Reviews For A-List Packed Comedy Drama [Trailer]
16 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
‘Licorice Pizza’ has been lauded as both “seductively real” and one of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “funniest and most relaxed films yet”.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Father Christmas Is Back
10 Nov 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Christmas is a time to get nostalgic, decorate the tree, drink too much, revive old squabbles and watch heartwarming movies about well, Christmas.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Trip
03 Nov 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
When you’re known for your role as Lisbeth Salander, the original ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, it can be difficult to shake that iconic character. Noomi Rapace has been trying to outrun that dragon tattoo for over a decade now.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Fried Barry
27 Oct 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Fried Barry’ is an absolute trip. The local sci-fi horror thriller is a blast of visceral energy from the get-go, thrusting you into the world of a take-it-to-the-streets bastard who gets abducted and possessed by an alien.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Another Round
20 Oct 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Another Round’, an arthouse ‘The Hangover’, won Best International feature Oscar and set tabloids alight with talk of an American remake starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Angeliena
13 Oct 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Angeliena’ is a distinctly South African comedy drama from the mind of writer-director Uga Carlini. Best known for ‘Alison’, a biographical hybrid docudrama about a woman who survived after being left for dead, Carlini turned to a much lighter story.
The Guardian Gives Another Rare Five Stars – ‘BELFAST’ [Trailer]
13 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The film is set in late 1960s Northern Ireland during the turmoil of The Troubles and is a personal and joyful story about the power of memory, with a little boy at the centre.
Whoah – The Guardian Gave ‘The Ape Woman’ 5 Stars [Trailer]
08 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The film, inspired by the true story of a 19th-century Mexican indigenous woman Julia Pastrana, with a condition that has her entire body covered in hair, received a full star rating.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Britney Vs Spears
06 Oct 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Britney vs Spears’ is a topical documentary that investigates the legal conservatorship around pop icon Britney Spears.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Kaalgat Karel
29 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Kaalgat Karel’ is the kind of edgy yet divisive movie title that will already give you an inkling if this film’s for you or not.
The Bond Reviews Are In
29 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
With ‘No Time To Die’ set to hit UK theatres tomorrow, the reviews are in for Daniel Craig’s final hurrah as 007.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Pig
22 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
One of the most versatile and fearless actors in Hollywood, Nic Cage has turned his attention to another curveball of a film in ‘Pig’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Doin’ My Drugs
15 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Zambian-born musician, Thomas Buttenschøn, was born HIV+ and relocated to Denmark to receive treatment in 1985 at a time when there was still much uncertainty about the virus.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Sons Of The Sea
08 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Sons of the Sea’ is a timely crime mystery drama thriller about two small-time poachers who get caught up in a dangerous game when they stumble upon a dying man in a hotel room.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The River Runner
01 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The River Runner’ may sound like a fairly bland title for a kayaking documentary but these white water rapids run deep.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Critical Thinking
25 Aug 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
John Leguizamo is an easily recognisable actor who has become known for his trademarks: fast-talking and a feisty attitude.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Professor (Richard Says Goodbye)
18 Aug 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Professor’ stars the beleaguered Johnny Depp, who has gone from the iconic Keith Richardesque Captain Jack Sparrow to Davey Jones’ Locker.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Wesens (Creatures)
11 Aug 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Before ‘Wesens’ (Creatures), there have been many found footage films since ‘The Blair Witch Project’ launched the popular genre.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Africa & I
04 Aug 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Some of us only dare follow our dreams, yet for a young Moroccan man it seemed as though destiny was calling. Othmane Zolati wasn’t content with simply living in and touring his own country, a famous film setting for ‘Casablanca’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Weight Of Gold
28 Jul 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Weight of Gold’ is a sports documentary that explores what it’s like for Olympic athletes who dedicate their lives in the pursuit of winning gold at the Games.
Must Watch: The Guardian Gave ‘Old’ A Rare Five Stars [Trailer]
23 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest horror, ‘Old’, has rave reviews for being as intense and highbrow as is possible for a movie in the genre.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Oslo
21 Jul 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Oslo’ is a historical political drama based on the award-winning stage play, which deals with the Oslo Peace Accords. The pivotal and secret meetings laid the platform for constructive discussions and attempts at drafting a peace treaty.
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