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Movie Reviews
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
15 Jul 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is a French coming-of-age romance drama that should have been nominated for Best International Feature Film and Best Picture along with ‘Parasite’.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: 8
08 Jul 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
While it’s early days yet, there have been several horror films that demonstrate South Africa has what it takes. ‘8’ is the latest local horror to echo this sentiment.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Escape From Pretoria
01 Jul 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Escape from Pretoria’ is a gripping thriller inspired by the life of South African political activist Tim Jenkin and his autobiography, ‘Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison’.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Show Must Go On – The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
24 Jun 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Before Rami Malek won an Oscar and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ reignited old fans and introduced a new generation to Queen’s music, the renaissance had already begun. ‘The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story’ chronicles that journey.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Late Night
17 Jun 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Late Night’ is a fish-out-of-water comedy drama about a chemical plant worker pursuing her dream of joining the writer’s room behind a popular talk show. Starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, it’s a strange brew.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Thoroughbreds
10 Jun 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Thoroughbreds is an intriguing, enigmatic and elegant crime drama thriller that recalls Funny Games, American Psycho, Fierce People and Heathers.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Lighthouse
03 Jun 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Lighthouse’ is the much-anticipated follow up to ‘The Witch’ and deserved more acknowledgement over awards season.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Destroyer
27 May 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Destroyer’ allows Kidman to let it all hang out as cantankerous, unhinged LA cop, Erin Bell. This is a surprisingly Australian film when you consider the shared heritage of director-actor duo of Karyn Kusama and Nicole Kidman.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: It All Begins With A Song
20 May 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘It All Begins with a Song’ is a music documentary dedicated to the Nashville songwriter. The Tennessee capital is also regarded as America’s musical capital when it comes to songwriting.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Bad Education
06 May 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Bad Education’ follows the attempts of a beloved superintendent of New York’s Roslyn school district, who tried to cover up the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Planet Of The Humans
29 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Planet of the Humans’ is a climate change documentary presented by Michael Moore. The prolific ‘Bowling for Columbine’ and ‘Sicko’ documentarian served as executive producer on this environmental documentary.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: How To Steal A Country
22 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘How to Steal A Country’ is the latest documentary from prolific film-maker, Rehad Desai. The acclaimed Emmy-winning director has made definitive documentaries on Marikana with ‘Miners Shot Down’ and the #feesmustfall movement in ‘Everything Must Fall’.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Sisters Brothers
15 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Sisters Brothers’ is in no way related to ‘Brother Sun, Sister Moon’ about the life of St Francis of Assisi. This is cleared up in the first few minutes of this unusual western in a haunting metaphor as a horse canters away… in flames.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Rage
08 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
We don’t have Spring Break… we have ‘Rage’, the first big dose of freedom school-leavers undertake to shed their uniforms and frighten their parents. Based on this rite of passage comes local horror movie, ‘Rage’.
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Critics Didn’t Enjoy Meghan’s New Disney Movie
01 Apr 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Oh dear – it looks like some critics aren’t too thrilled with Meghan’s first foray back into the movie business.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: I Am Heath Ledger
01 Apr 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Heath Ledger is gone but in his wake he’s left a wonderful legacy as an actor, director and human. ‘I Am Heath Ledger’ explores the late actor’s life story and career in greater detail through accounts of family and friends.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Last Thing He Wanted
25 Mar 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ is based on a novel by Joan Didion, now a mystery drama film adapted by Dee Rees, starring Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck and Willem Dafoe.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Richard Jewell
18 Mar 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Based on a true story, ‘Richard Jewell’, follows in the vein of ‘Sully’… telling of a heroic serviceman, whose actions saved hundreds of lives.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: ‘Moffie’
11 Mar 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Oliver Hermanus’ latest film, ‘Moffie’, tells the story of a young gay conscript trying to survive two years of intensive military service in Apartheid-era South Africa.
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The Guardian Gave Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Escape From Pretoria’ A Glowing Review
09 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Despite Daniel Radcliffe’s questionable South African accent, ‘Escape from Pretoria’ is getting some positive reviews from critics.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Uncut Gems
04 Mar 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Uncut Gems’ proves ‘Good Time’ wasn’t a one-hit wonder. Writing the film as if with Sandler in mind, the hit-and-miss movie mogul gets a chance to flex his dramatic acting muscle once again.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Poppie Nongena
26 Feb 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Set in Cape Town during the ’70s when South Africa was under the rule of the Apartheid government, ‘Poppie Nongena’ is an important and powerful story, based on Elsa Joubert’s ‘The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena’.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Dark Waters
19 Feb 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Based on a true story, ‘Dark Waters’ is a behind-the-scenes legal thriller and character portrait that covers the tireless efforts of Roger Bilott, a defence attorney who took on large pharmaceutical company, DuPont.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Jojo Rabbit
12 Feb 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Jojo Rabbit is the latest comedy drama from New Zealander, Taika Waititi, the writer-director behind What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Thor: Ragnarok.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: 1917
05 Feb 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘1917’ is a simulated one shot World War I masterpiece from director, Sam Mendes, whose credits include: ‘American Beauty’, ‘Road to Perdition’, ‘Revolutionary Road’ and ‘Skyfall’.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Bombshell
29 Jan 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Bombshell’ follows a group of women who take on the toxic environment at Fox News, the head of the snake being Roger Ailes. Movie titles have been known to become self-fulfilling prophecies.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Cats
22 Jan 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Cats’ is essentially a pantomime masquerading as a musical. The choreography and music are its core attractions and while the campy fun of having a stage full of adults in onesies pretending to be felines may have its place, perhaps it should only ever be on a stage or in your living room. This has now been the case study and experience of ‘Cats’…
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Midway
15 Jan 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Roland Emmerich is known for his blockbuster films, including ‘Independence Day’, ‘The Day After Tomorrow’, ‘10,000 BC’, ‘2012’ and now ‘Midway’.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Judy
08 Jan 2020 by SPLING / No Comments
Judy Garland is a cult icon, whose career spanned 45 years, best known for her portrayal of Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Irishman
11 Dec 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
While ‘The Irishman’ is a grand film worth seeing in a theatre, it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be happening any time soon with the film getting a limited run to simply make it eligible come awards season.
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