Thursday, July 17, 2025

SPL!NG Movie Review: Avengers – Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron follows some typical sequel procedure. There’s much more conflict. The Avengers team is put to the test by various personal demons, making them self-doubt and re-examine their priorities. The characters have grown – we get more back story to several of the characters, especially Hawkeye and Black Widow, and discover greater depth. Joss Whedon […]

Forbes Announces Highest Paid Actor In The World

It’s finally Friday (and payday for many of us) so just in case you were feeling too good about your pay cheque and planning a big weekend, check out how much this actor was paid over the past 12 months.

US Army Soldiers Will Be Getting ‘Iron Man’ Armour

The US Army is tearing a page out the comic books to develop a new suit of amour, turning their soldiers into real-life Iron Men. The improved soldier uniforms will give their wearers increased strength, allow them to carry heavier loads over longer distances, monitor vital signs, stop bullets, staunch bleeding and heal wounds.

Elon Musk Is Literally Inventing Things He Sees In Iron Man

Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist – you’re thinking Tony Stark, aren’t you? Well, Elon Musk might be the closest thing we’ve got to a real-life Iron Man. He not only is a genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist, he’s now creating the things that he saw in the Iron Man movies!

Friday Morning Spice

Someone has suspended for that Gupta jet vibe. Facebook reveals earnings figures. Did Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert have an abortion? Hotmail is dead. Iron Man 3 is going ballistic. Guy gets jailed for selling fake bomb detectors (WTF?)

SPL!NG Movie Review: Iron Man 3

Iron Man surpassed expectations, while Iron Man 2 hovered below them. Just when we thought the Iron Man saga needed a bit of oil, The Avengers knocked any signs of rust off the rocket-powered Tin Man with Robert Downey Jr. stealing the show once again (with the Hulk’s permission). So the excitement around the May […]

SPL!NG Movie Review: The Avengers (2012)

The most anticipated superhero movie of the year is here! Marvel’s The Avengers has received plenty of hype ahead of its release and the bottom line is that it won’t disappoint… much. This superheroes-on-steroids spectacle manages to do the near-impossible, containing several of the world’s biggest superheroes and Hollywood egos in one literal blockbuster.

The Latest Avengers Trailer Is A Whole Lot Of Superhero Awesomeness [VIDEO]

For those of you who don’t know yet, The Avengers movie is fast-approaching and it’s set blow all other superhero movies out of the water. Featuring stars like Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson and Chris Evans, portraying heroes Iron Man, The Hulk, Black Widow, Nick Fury and Captain America, respectively. Dangit!

SPL!NG Movie Review: Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Cowboys & Indians – sure, Cowboys & Kung Fu – fine, but aliens in the Wild West? Go on, pull the other pulsating tentacle. Isn’t that why Bravestarr was relocated to a planet called New Texas? If only someone had whispered in Jon Favreau’s ear, “it’s a comedy”. Instead, the Iron Man director has gone […]

Shane Black To Direct ‘Iron Man 3’

Well hey, this could be fun. Since Jon Favreau – director of Iron Man and its sequel – decided not to sign on for the series’ third installment, Marvel’s been on the hunt for a suitable replacement, and it looks like Shane Black, writer of Lethal Weapon and director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, is the guy.

TWO FILMS YOU NEVER EXPECTED TO BE MADE

Word is afoot that a film version of my all time favourite childhood comic, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is in the works, with the writers of the Iron Man franchise on the case. Although, whether this film will work for the generation that actually cared about the comic remains to be seen. After all, […]