Movie Reviews
SPL!NG Movie Review: Bad Education
06 May 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Bad Education’ follows the attempts of a beloved superintendent of New York’s Roslyn school district, who tried to cover up the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Planet Of The Humans
29 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Planet of the Humans’ is a climate change documentary presented by Michael Moore. The prolific ‘Bowling for Columbine’ and ‘Sicko’ documentarian served as executive producer on this environmental documentary.
SPL!NG Movie Review: How To Steal A Country
22 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘How to Steal A Country’ is the latest documentary from prolific film-maker, Rehad Desai. The acclaimed Emmy-winning director has made definitive documentaries on Marikana with ‘Miners Shot Down’ and the #feesmustfall movement in ‘Everything Must Fall’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Sisters Brothers
15 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Sisters Brothers’ is in no way related to ‘Brother Sun, Sister Moon’ about the life of St Francis of Assisi. This is cleared up in the first few minutes of this unusual western in a haunting metaphor as a horse canters away… in flames.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Rage
08 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
We don’t have Spring Break… we have ‘Rage’, the first big dose of freedom school-leavers undertake to shed their uniforms and frighten their parents. Based on this rite of passage comes local horror movie, ‘Rage’.
Critics Didn’t Enjoy Meghan’s New Disney Movie
01 Apr 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Oh dear – it looks like some critics aren’t too thrilled with Meghan’s first foray back into the movie business.
SPL!NG Movie Review: I Am Heath Ledger
01 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Heath Ledger is gone but in his wake he’s left a wonderful legacy as an actor, director and human. ‘I Am Heath Ledger’ explores the late actor’s life story and career in greater detail through accounts of family and friends.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Last Thing He Wanted
25 Mar 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ is based on a novel by Joan Didion, now a mystery drama film adapted by Dee Rees, starring Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck and Willem Dafoe.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Richard Jewell
18 Mar 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Based on a true story, ‘Richard Jewell’, follows in the vein of ‘Sully’… telling of a heroic serviceman, whose actions saved hundreds of lives.
SPL!NG Movie Review: ‘Moffie’
11 Mar 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Oliver Hermanus’ latest film, ‘Moffie’, tells the story of a young gay conscript trying to survive two years of intensive military service in Apartheid-era South Africa.
The Guardian Gave Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Escape From Pretoria’ A Glowing Review
09 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Despite Daniel Radcliffe’s questionable South African accent, ‘Escape from Pretoria’ is getting some positive reviews from critics.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Uncut Gems
04 Mar 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Uncut Gems’ proves ‘Good Time’ wasn’t a one-hit wonder. Writing the film as if with Sandler in mind, the hit-and-miss movie mogul gets a chance to flex his dramatic acting muscle once again.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Poppie Nongena
26 Feb 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Set in Cape Town during the ’70s when South Africa was under the rule of the Apartheid government, ‘Poppie Nongena’ is an important and powerful story, based on Elsa Joubert’s ‘The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Dark Waters
19 Feb 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Based on a true story, ‘Dark Waters’ is a behind-the-scenes legal thriller and character portrait that covers the tireless efforts of Roger Bilott, a defence attorney who took on large pharmaceutical company, DuPont.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Jojo Rabbit
12 Feb 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Jojo Rabbit is the latest comedy drama from New Zealander, Taika Waititi, the writer-director behind What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Thor: Ragnarok.
SPL!NG Movie Review: 1917
05 Feb 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘1917’ is a simulated one shot World War I masterpiece from director, Sam Mendes, whose credits include: ‘American Beauty’, ‘Road to Perdition’, ‘Revolutionary Road’ and ‘Skyfall’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Bombshell
29 Jan 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Bombshell’ follows a group of women who take on the toxic environment at Fox News, the head of the snake being Roger Ailes. Movie titles have been known to become self-fulfilling prophecies.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Cats
22 Jan 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Cats’ is essentially a pantomime masquerading as a musical. The choreography and music are its core attractions and while the campy fun of having a stage full of adults in onesies pretending to be felines may have its place, perhaps it should only ever be on a stage or in your living room. This has now been the case study and experience of ‘Cats’…
SPL!NG Movie Review: Midway
15 Jan 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Roland Emmerich is known for his blockbuster films, including ‘Independence Day’, ‘The Day After Tomorrow’, ‘10,000 BC’, ‘2012’ and now ‘Midway’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Judy
08 Jan 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Judy Garland is a cult icon, whose career spanned 45 years, best known for her portrayal of Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Irishman
11 Dec 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
While ‘The Irishman’ is a grand film worth seeing in a theatre, it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be happening any time soon with the film getting a limited run to simply make it eligible come awards season.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Knives Out
04 Dec 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
While ‘Knives Out’ doesn’t have British culture, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or Agatha Christie to fall back on, it does have one of its most famous actors in Daniel Craig.
“A Tree Of Boredom Falling Unheard In A Forest Of Dullness” – New ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Slammed By Critics
29 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
‘Charlie’s Angels’ is back for a second reboot. While the films of the early 2000s were a pop culture event, this one is getting panned by critics.
SPL!NG Movie Review: A Rainy Day In New York
27 Nov 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
‘A Rainy Day in New York’ is the latest comedy from Woody Allen, who hasn’t had the best run of form lately with a series of so-so films.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Fisherman’s Friends
20 Nov 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Fisherman’s Friends’ is a biographical comedy drama, which captures the highs and lows of the band who are best known for their traditional sea shanties.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Doctor Sleep
13 Nov 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Doctor Sleep’ was always going to be a massive undertaking. Following on from a highly acclaimed film from one of the all-time master auteurs, writer-director and editor Mike Flanagan must have felt enormous pressure.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Terminator – Dark Fate
06 Nov 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
While James Cameron lost touch with the ‘Terminator’ saga, taking on more of a backseat role as it went through several iterations, he’s returned to the story with ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Salvation
30 Oct 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
This multi-narrative faith-based drama follows after a number of short films in which Sangion’s been able to craft character-driven pieces that tackle deeper emotional and psychological issues.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Parasite
23 Oct 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Parasite’ won the Cannes d’Or in style, signalling a masterpiece for writer-director, Joon-ho Bong. Having directed the ultra-violent and relentless, ‘Snowpiercer’, Bong has shown his flair and vision.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Story Of Racheltjie De Beer
16 Oct 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
Rachel de Beer made the ultimate sacrifice to save her brother, Dirkie. During a cold winter trek to south-eastern Transvaal in 1843, the children were separated from their father.
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