Movie Reviews
SPL!NG Movie Review: Stroomop
08 Aug 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Stroomop’, which means upstream, follows the lives of five women with their own personal struggles, who join a whitewater rafting expedition.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Mission Impossible – Fallout
01 Aug 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Who knew that when they dangled Tom Cruise from the air duct in Mission Impossible in 1996, that it would still be in business some 22 years later.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Adrift
25 Jul 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Adrift is a romance drama and survival thriller, based on a true story about a young seafaring couple, who faced one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. The deep sea misadventure stars up-and-coming young talents, Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, floating somewhere between the perilous All is Lost with Robert Redford and rose-tinted […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: Isle Of Dogs
18 Jul 2018 by SPLING / 2 Comments
Isle of Dogs… a play on the phrase “I Love Dogs” was inspired by a road sign Wes Anderson saw whilst filming his previous stop-motion film, Fantastic Mr. Fox.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Hereditary
11 Jul 2018 by SPLING / 1 Comment
Hereditary is a grand and masterfully composed horror, in the same league as The Shining. This is a remarkable achievement for a feature film debut.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Ant-Man & The Wasp
04 Jul 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Ant-Man & The Wasp is the sequel to Ant-Man, continuing a surprising departure from Marvel’s usual superhero formula, to deliver something akin to a heist film.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Thys & Trix
27 Jun 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
The idea of equal-opposite Johannesburg cop siblings going undercover as a wealthy couple on an elite Mossel Bay golf estate to infiltrate a drug trafficking ring is perfectly poised.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Ocean’s 8
20 Jun 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling and Helena Bonham Carter lead the charge.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Jurassic World – Fallen Kingdom
13 Jun 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
This Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom roller-coaster is darker, following some time after the events of Jurassic World.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Solo – A Star Wars Story
06 Jun 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Love it or hate it, Star Wars is here to stay… at least until everyone gets sick of the remakes, spin-offs, reboots and prequels.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Nommer 37
30 May 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Nommer 37’ is an Afrikaans language homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, borrowing and re-imagining the concept at the heart of the classic thriller.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Deadpool 2
23 May 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Deadpool 2 is the sequel to Deadpool… duh! Thankfully, it’s not a simple rinse-and-repeat or one of those sequels that. just supersizes everything.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Unsane
16 May 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Unsane is a prickly psychological medical drama turned stalker thriller, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Claire Foy.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Avengers – Infinity War
09 May 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Avengers: Infinity War is a much-anticipated superhero blockbuster, the third installation in the series, blending the worlds of The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy within the Marvel Comics realm. In this sequel, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before he puts an […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: Madame
02 May 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Madame is a film set in Paris, dealing with love across social classes and is based on the book by Amanda Sthers, who has adapted and directed the novel for screen. Madame centres on a wealthy American couple’s maid, who joins their Parisian social circle after posing as a guest at a dinner party. On […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: Mark Felt – The Man Who Brought Down The White House
25 Apr 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
In an age of outrage, where fake news runs rampant, newspapers are asking for donations to keep their integrity and presidential elections are swung through social media, it seems more important than ever that we inspire truth, accurate reporting and justice. All the President’s Men covered the Watergate scandal a few years after the news […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: A Quiet Place
18 Apr 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
John Krasinski, is best known for his role as Jim Halpert, the lovable guy from the US version of The Office. While this memorable role was his “lottery ticket” after doing a few commercials and off-broadway shows, he’s quickly making a name for himself as an actor and director. While the upbeat, quirky comedy gem, […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: Vuil Wasgoed
11 Apr 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Vuil Wasgoed or Dirty Laundry is an Afrikaans crime caper turned buddy movie starring Bennie Fourie and Bouwer Bosch and directed by Morne du Toit.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Five Fingers for Marseilles
04 Apr 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Five Fingers for Marseilles is a gritty South African western directed by Michael Matthews and written by Sean Drummond, starring Vuyo Dabula and Hamilton Dhlamini. A feature film directorial debut for Matthews, whose eye-catching short film Sweetheart demonstrated his knack for creating another world, Five Fingers for Marseilles is a long-awaited passion project. The tough-as-nails […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: Gringo
28 Mar 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Gringo’ is an ensemble comedy crime caper from Nash Edgerton, a stunt co-ordinator turned director from Australia.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Tomb Raider (2018)
20 Mar 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Tomb Raider’ is the beloved franchise, spawned by a popular video game, which follows the treasure hunting adventures of Lara Croft.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Downsizing
14 Mar 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Big and small have a wonderful relationship in cinema, allowing film-makers to transport the viewer to another dimension through eye-popping visual contrasts and trick photography.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Death Wish (2018)
07 Mar 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Bruce Willis revived the Die Hard franchise quite convincingly and based on his body count, seemed like the perfect candidate to headline the Death Wish remake almost 50 years later.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
21 Feb 2018 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri is a crime mystery drama directed by Martin McDonagh, starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell.
SPL!NG Movie Review: I, Tonya
14 Feb 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
I, Tonya is a gritty and trashy account of Tonya Harding’s career as an ice skater, from her earliest days to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Commuter
31 Jan 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
The Commuter is a crime mystery thriller from Jaume Collet-Serra, starring Liam Neeson in a leading role that has become quite typical for the pairing
SPL!NG Movie Review: Breathe
24 Jan 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
“Good shot old chap”, is the type of era we find ourselves in with Breathe, a coming-of-age romance drama starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. It could’ve been called “Keep Calm and Carry On”, mustering up the best of British fortitude against the tide of bureaucracy and prejudice. Cricket, tennis… a spot of tea and […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Shape of Water
17 Jan 2018 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Hollywood is going through something of a monster movie revival, which probably pre-empted Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy drama, The Shape of Water. The film takes place at a top secret research facility in the 1960s as a lonely janitor forms a special relationship with an amphibious creature. Loosely modeled on Creature from Black Lagoon, the Pan’s […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: Brad’s Status
10 Jan 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
The title Brad’s Status is a clever play on words that references today’s social media-driven society and the notion of keeping up with the Jones’s. The story follows, Brad, a father who feels inferior about his life’s choices after reconnecting with some old friends on a college tour with his son. This is a self-reflective […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: Star Wars – The Last Jedi
14 Dec 2017 by SPLING / No Comments
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Carrie Fisher’s last film and the eighth Star Wars episode in the long-running and popular series. Director Rian Johnson, best known for Looper, is a sci-fi fanatic and makes a good argument for why he should be given the reins for another episode. Johnson manages to keep it in-line […]
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