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SPL!NG Movie Review: Dune (2021)
19 Jan 2022 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Dune’ journeys with Paul Atreides, a young noble who begins to discover his true calling. Dreams speak to his destiny as he becomes entrusted with protecting the precious resource known as spice, one of the galaxy’s most valuable and vital elements.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Don’t Look Up
12 Jan 2022 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Don’t Look Up’ is a political satire starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence from the guy who brought us ‘The Big Short’, ‘Vice’… oh, and ‘Anchorman’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Power Of The Dog
15 Dec 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Power of the Dog’ is an unconventional Western psychological drama, directed by Jane Campion and based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Thomas Savage.
SPL!NG Movie Review: 14 Peaks – Nothing Is Impossible
08 Dec 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
’14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible’ is a new biographical sports documentary, which journeys with Nims Purja and Project Possible… a seemingly impossible mission to summit 14 of the world’s 8000m plus peaks
SPL!NG Movie Review: Barakat
01 Dec 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Barakat’ is a “warm and fuzzy” local comedy drama from writer-director Amy Jephta, whose writing credits include ‘Ellen: Die storie van Ellen Pakkies’, ‘Trackers’ and ‘Skemerdans’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: New Material
24 Nov 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘New Material’ is the long-awaited sequel to ‘Material’, a local comedy drama gem that established Riaad Moosa as a doctor, comedian and actor. Loosely based on his life story, biographical elements filter into the plot as the son of a material shop owner in Fordsburg tries to keep his secret life’s ambition to be a stand up comedian from his father, who expects him to take over the family business.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Red Notice
17 Nov 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Some films allow their movie title to become a self-fulfilling prophecy and unfortunately, ‘Red Notice’ is one of them.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Father Christmas Is Back
10 Nov 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Christmas is a time to get nostalgic, decorate the tree, drink too much, revive old squabbles and watch heartwarming movies about well, Christmas.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Trip
03 Nov 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
When you’re known for your role as Lisbeth Salander, the original ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, it can be difficult to shake that iconic character. Noomi Rapace has been trying to outrun that dragon tattoo for over a decade now.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Fried Barry
27 Oct 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Fried Barry’ is an absolute trip. The local sci-fi horror thriller is a blast of visceral energy from the get-go, thrusting you into the world of a take-it-to-the-streets bastard who gets abducted and possessed by an alien.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Another Round
20 Oct 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Another Round’, an arthouse ‘The Hangover’, won Best International feature Oscar and set tabloids alight with talk of an American remake starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Angeliena
13 Oct 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Angeliena’ is a distinctly South African comedy drama from the mind of writer-director Uga Carlini. Best known for ‘Alison’, a biographical hybrid docudrama about a woman who survived after being left for dead, Carlini turned to a much lighter story.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Britney Vs Spears
06 Oct 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Britney vs Spears’ is a topical documentary that investigates the legal conservatorship around pop icon Britney Spears.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Kaalgat Karel
29 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Kaalgat Karel’ is the kind of edgy yet divisive movie title that will already give you an inkling if this film’s for you or not.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Pig
22 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
One of the most versatile and fearless actors in Hollywood, Nic Cage has turned his attention to another curveball of a film in ‘Pig’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Doin’ My Drugs
15 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Zambian-born musician, Thomas Buttenschøn, was born HIV+ and relocated to Denmark to receive treatment in 1985 at a time when there was still much uncertainty about the virus.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Sons Of The Sea
08 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Sons of the Sea’ is a timely crime mystery drama thriller about two small-time poachers who get caught up in a dangerous game when they stumble upon a dying man in a hotel room.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The River Runner
01 Sep 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The River Runner’ may sound like a fairly bland title for a kayaking documentary but these white water rapids run deep.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Critical Thinking
25 Aug 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
John Leguizamo is an easily recognisable actor who has become known for his trademarks: fast-talking and a feisty attitude.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Professor (Richard Says Goodbye)
18 Aug 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Professor’ stars the beleaguered Johnny Depp, who has gone from the iconic Keith Richardesque Captain Jack Sparrow to Davey Jones’ Locker.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Wesens (Creatures)
11 Aug 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Before ‘Wesens’ (Creatures), there have been many found footage films since ‘The Blair Witch Project’ launched the popular genre.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Africa & I
04 Aug 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Some of us only dare follow our dreams, yet for a young Moroccan man it seemed as though destiny was calling. Othmane Zolati wasn’t content with simply living in and touring his own country, a famous film setting for ‘Casablanca’.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Weight Of Gold
28 Jul 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Weight of Gold’ is a sports documentary that explores what it’s like for Olympic athletes who dedicate their lives in the pursuit of winning gold at the Games.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Oslo
21 Jul 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Oslo’ is a historical political drama based on the award-winning stage play, which deals with the Oslo Peace Accords. The pivotal and secret meetings laid the platform for constructive discussions and attempts at drafting a peace treaty.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Crazy, Not Insane
14 Jul 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Crazy, Not Insane’ doesn’t unpack every detail of the murders, it’s more concerned with the approach to research and a deeper psychological understanding.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Shaleen Surtie-Richards – I Am Who I Am
07 Jul 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Shaleen Surtie-Richards was a national treasure whose acting career spanned film, stage and television over 35 years.
SPL!NG Movie Review: The Kid Detective
30 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
The crime comedy caper ‘The Kid Detective’ lands in a melancholic stuck-in-the-middle gray area between childhood and adulthood.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Oxygen
23 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Oxygen’ is a timely psychological drama and survivalist thriller from French horror filmmaker, Alexander Aja. It’s actually the perfect film for our times.
SPL!NG Movie Review: I Am All Girls
17 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
As much as we try not to think about it, human trafficking and modern slavery are a reality. The idea that it’s happening right under our noses should worry us and lead to action but it’s so difficult to know what to do.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Sabaya
09 Jun 2021 by SPLING / No Comments
Human trafficking is prevalent in all parts of the world with an estimated five million people subjected to sexual exploitation. ‘Sabaya’ focuses on the Al-Hol camp in Syria.
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