Tuesday, May 13, 2025

SPL!NG Movie Review: Black Mass

Black Mass is the true crime story of James Joseph “Whitey” Bulger, Jr., a notorious American criminal, who haunted the world’s most wanted list for years. The violent South Bostonian crime boss, and brother to a state senator, became an FBI informant to crack down on the Mafia family, whose operations were getting in the […]

Our Top 5 Australian Quirks [Videos]

‘Stralia’s a beautiful country, bloody oath mate. They do have some weird and wonderful things going on Down Under though, with these being our favourites.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Transcendence

Transcendence picks up a similar thread to The Lawnmower Man, following the trajectory of a man, whose meddling with computer science turns him into a god. The divide between humanity and technology is narrowing as artificial intelligence evolves. When will machines overtake humanity? It’s a recurring, thought-provoking and timely science-fiction theme that takes root in our collective […]

This Is Officially Johnny Depp’s Worst Movie Ever [VIDEO]

Dammit, Johnny. Did you learn nothing from Lone Ranger? Riding a wave of what can only be described as unjustified confidence, Depp partnered with virgin director, Wally Pfister to crank out ‘Transcendence’, which is a story about a computer genius who gets transformed in to a megalomaniac computer. Groan.

This Is How You Get An A-Lister In Your Film Without Paying Too Much

Don’t have the $20 million required to have Johnny Depp star in your $40 million budget film? How about $1 million then? For that price you can have him for a week. The name of the practice is called ‘boarding’ and it is being used more and more frequently to cut costs in the film industry.

Tuesday Morning Spice

Newspaper sanctioned over Darren Scott booze/drugs story. Depp and Moss to reunite. iPhone 5S outselling 5C in a big way. SAPS planned for Marikana death. Armed man bust at Buckingham Palace. Irregular bedtimes lead to misbehaved kids. Sandton’s traffic nightmare.

Johnny Depp Is Threatening To Quit Acting [VIDEO]

Johnny Depp is one of contemporary cinema’s most iconic actors – and he’s thinking of packing it in. In a candid interview with the BBC, Depp explains his growing dissatisfaction with speaking more of other peoples’ written words in a given year than his own. When prompted to explore similarities between Captain Jack Sparrow of […]

SPL!NG Movie Review: The Lone Ranger

Most people remember The Lone Ranger for: the noble gun-slinging heroics of John Reid, the camaraderie with Tonto, the lightning quick Silver and the classical Revolution theme. However, after watching the new film starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, you’ll start doubting you ever saw the original TV series.

Monday Morning Spice

ANC threaten to boycott cell networks over DA campaign. Zuckerberg denies knowledge of PRISM. Marilyn Manson dedicates song to Paris Jackson, simulates slitting wrists. Guess how old Johnny Depp is? Mandela spends 3rd night in hospital.

Johnny Depp Jams With The Black Keys [VIDEO]

Johnny Depp joined the Black Keys on stage at last night’s MTV movie awards and played two songs with the band – “Gold on the Ceiling” and “Lonely Boy” – instead of making a speech for his MTV Generation Award.

SPL!NG Movie Review: The Rum Diary

I hate it when a movie trailer turns out to be a 2 minute highlights reel. The Rum Diary is one such movie that promises a Dagwood and serves up a crouton. On paper, The Rum Diary should have been all that and more, reuniting the legendary actor-writer team behind Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Johnny Depp and Hunter […]

SPL!NG Movie Review: 21 Jump Street (2012)

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are not a match made in buddy cop heaven. Hill, best known for comedy, got a tip of the hat when he received an Oscar nomination for his role in Moneyball, while Channing Tatum’s range is best encapsulated by boxing legend Muhammed Ali’s mantra: float like a butterfly (romance) and sting like […]

Trailer For Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ Released

So Tim Burton is doing a much-anticipated adaptation of cult TV Show “Dark Shadows”, because of course he is. And it’s starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, because otherwise how would we know it’s a Tim Burton film? Check out the reasonably rad trailer after the jump.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides (2011)

Blackbeard, Barbarossa, Captain Kidd and Davy Jones would’ve rolled in their sea graves if they’d known fictional pirates like Long John Silver, Captain Hook and Captain Jack Sparrow would become more famous than them. Well, as real as Keith Richards is… he’s no pirate – not the way we think at least! Johnny Depp’s famous […]

SPL!NG Movie Review: Rango (2011)

Did you get a slightly uneasy feeling when you discovered Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl was a Disney movie? Mild surprise may be a better description, well – you may have experienced a similar feeling when you found that Captain Jack Sparrow, better known as Johnny Depp, is Rango. That’s right… […]

Films That Are Hilarious/Horrific When Watched Together

Intertextuality makes movies better. Think about it – you can take the already awesome ‘The Prestige,’ and turn it into a film where Wolverine and Batman are rival magicians – and Batman has a clone. See how much better that is? Read the list below, and learn how to make movies better – with more movies