Friday, March 28, 2025

Monday Morning Spice

Robots say they have no plans to rebel against humanity, N3 arson case a ‘co-ordinated attack’, Solar panel fault probed after fire at Vodacom’s Cape Town office, Matthew McConaughey’s son makes social media debut.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Gold

Gold is based on a true story. While it may be set in the ’80s, instead of the ’90s, change a few names and conjoin a few characters… the essence of the story lives on in this film about hitting the big time. Gold is something of a character portrait, blending adventure, entrepreneurship and biographical […]

SPL!NG Movie Review: Interstellar

Christopher Nolan has become one of the few living directors, who could claim to be a household name. When he releases a film, it’s not just another movie… it’s a cinematic event.

SPL!NG Movie Review: The Wolf of Wall Street

“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” The verse is often misquoted, but seems fitting when you consider the rise and fall of Jordan Belfort, a stock broker whose extraordinary biography became a film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

SPL!NG Movie Review: The Paperboy

The Paperboy is a strange and unusual thriller with a first class cast. Director Lee Daniels has followed up his Oscar-nominated drama, Precious, with a film based on a novel by Pete Dexter that carries a similar intensity. As palpable as the tension is, The Paperboy also seems overly ambitious and experimental.