Movie Reviews
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.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Crazy, Not Insane
14 Jul 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Crazy, Not Insane’ doesn’t unpack every detail of the murders, it’s more concerned with the approach to research and a deeper psychological understanding.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Shaleen Surtie-Richards – I Am Who I Am
07 Jul 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Shaleen Surtie-Richards was a national treasure whose acting career spanned film, stage and television over 35 years.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Kid Detective
30 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
The crime comedy caper ‘The Kid Detective’ lands in a melancholic stuck-in-the-middle gray area between childhood and adulthood.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Oxygen
23 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Oxygen’ is a timely psychological drama and survivalist thriller from French horror filmmaker, Alexander Aja. It’s actually the perfect film for our times.
SPL!NG Movie Review: I Am All Girls
17 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
As much as we try not to think about it, human trafficking and modern slavery are a reality. The idea that it’s happening right under our noses should worry us and lead to action but it’s so difficult to know what to do.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Sabaya
09 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Human trafficking is prevalent in all parts of the world with an estimated five million people subjected to sexual exploitation. ‘Sabaya’ focuses on the Al-Hol camp in Syria.
SPL!NG Movie Review: President
02 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘President’ serves as an unofficial sequel to the documentary ‘Democrats’, a 2014 Danish documentary about the contentious 2008 election in Zimbabwe and the subsequent coalition’s attempts to redraft the country’s constitution.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Promising Young Woman
26 May 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
19 May 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
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
12 May 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
05 May 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
28 Apr 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
21 Apr 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
14 Apr 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
07 Apr 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
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
31 Mar 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
24 Mar 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
17 Mar 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
10 Mar 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
03 Mar 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
24 Feb 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
17 Feb 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
10 Feb 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
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
03 Feb 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
27 Jan 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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
20 Jan 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Sound of Metal’ is a coming-of-age music drama about a drummer who struggles to come to terms with hearing loss.
The Guardian’s One-Star Review Of Anne Hathaway’s New Flick Is Hysterical (Includes The Word ‘Stinker’)
14 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A “pandemic stinker” that gives off a “stench” isn’t what you want to read in a review of your latest movie, but here we are.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Minimalists
13 Jan 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
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
17 Dec 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘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.
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