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SPL!NG Movie Review: Glass
30 Jan 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
M. Night Shyamalan has come a long way, with a string of hit-and-miss films ranging from ‘The Sixth Sense’ to ‘The Last Airbender’.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Fyre
23 Jan 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
Ahh, the Instagram lifestyle – perfect complexions, exotic locations, beautiful bodies, limitless wardrobes, expensive accessories and jet-setting adventures.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Andre The Giant
16 Jan 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
Before the likes of Paris Hilton, the Internet and the Marvel superhero phenomenon, there were self-made celebrities and real marvels of nature like André Roussimoff.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Spider-Man – Into the Spider-Verse
09 Jan 2019 by SPLING / No Comments
There have been many iterations of Spider-Man over the years with a number of reboots and now an animated spin-off.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Mowgli – Legend Of The Jungle
12 Dec 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ is a curious film, following closely in the wake of Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ live-action adaptation.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Creed II
28 Nov 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Creed’ picked up the Rocky story, creating a spin-off boxing drama about Apollo Creed’s son, Adonis, who falls under the mentorship of new coach, Rocky Balboa.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: High Fantasy
21 Nov 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Casting promising young actors who mix a part of themselves with some of the writer-director’s aims for ‘High Fantasy’, there’s a strong collaborative element at play.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Girl In The Spider’s Web
14 Nov 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ is a strange creature, based on a book that continues the Millennium series, which wasn’t written by the original ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ author, Stieg Larsson.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Juliet, Naked
07 Nov 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Juliet, Naked – if you were expecting nudity, you’re guaranteed to be disappointed. While the film title sounds a bit racy, this unconventional music comedy drama is actually quite harmless.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: A Simple Favour
10 Oct 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘A Simple Favour’ is a neo-noir thriller based on the novel by Darcey Bell, as projected through the mind of writer-director Paul Feig.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Leave No Trace
03 Oct 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Leave No Trace’ is a drama about doing what most people only dream of doing these days – living off the land in peace and harmony.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Recce
27 Sep 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Recce’ is a South African war drama from writer-director Johannes Ferdinand Van Zyl. The film follows the journey of a soldier behind enemy lines.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Johnny English Strikes Again
19 Sep 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ is the third instalment in the Johnny English franchise, starring Rowan Atkinson as a bumbling Secret Service agent.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Crazy Rich Asians
29 Aug 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Crazy Rich Asians is a romance comedy drama based on the international bestseller, and features an all-Asian cast of up-and-coming to established stars.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Spy Who Dumped Me
22 Aug 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ isn’t a sequel to ‘Austin Powers’, but rather a spy action adventure comedy starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Mary Shelley
15 Aug 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Mary Shelley’ is a biographical romance drama and origins story of the famed author, whose published name serves as a mask for a fascinating entry into the world of writing.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Stroomop
08 Aug 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Stroomop’, which means upstream, follows the lives of five women with their own personal struggles, who join a whitewater rafting expedition.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Mission Impossible – Fallout
01 Aug 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Who knew that when they dangled Tom Cruise from the air duct in Mission Impossible in 1996, that it would still be in business some 22 years later.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Isle Of Dogs
18 Jul 2018 by SPLING / 2 Comments
Isle of Dogs… a play on the phrase “I Love Dogs” was inspired by a road sign Wes Anderson saw whilst filming his previous stop-motion film, Fantastic Mr. Fox.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Ant-Man & The Wasp
04 Jul 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Ant-Man & The Wasp is the sequel to Ant-Man, continuing a surprising departure from Marvel’s usual superhero formula, to deliver something akin to a heist film.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Jurassic World – Fallen Kingdom
13 Jun 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
This Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom roller-coaster is darker, following some time after the events of Jurassic World.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Unsane
16 May 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Unsane is a prickly psychological medical drama turned stalker thriller, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Claire Foy.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Mark Felt – The Man Who Brought Down The White House
25 Apr 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
In an age of outrage, where fake news runs rampant, newspapers are asking for donations to keep their integrity and presidential elections are swung through social media, it seems more important than ever that we inspire truth, accurate reporting and justice. All the President’s Men covered the Watergate scandal a few years after the news […]
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Five Fingers for Marseilles
04 Apr 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
Five Fingers for Marseilles is a gritty South African western directed by Michael Matthews and written by Sean Drummond, starring Vuyo Dabula and Hamilton Dhlamini. A feature film directorial debut for Matthews, whose eye-catching short film Sweetheart demonstrated his knack for creating another world, Five Fingers for Marseilles is a long-awaited passion project. The tough-as-nails […]
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Gringo
28 Mar 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Gringo’ is an ensemble comedy crime caper from Nash Edgerton, a stunt co-ordinator turned director from Australia.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Tomb Raider (2018)
20 Mar 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
‘Tomb Raider’ is the beloved franchise, spawned by a popular video game, which follows the treasure hunting adventures of Lara Croft.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: I, Tonya
14 Feb 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
I, Tonya is a gritty and trashy account of Tonya Harding’s career as an ice skater, from her earliest days to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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Rotten Tomatoes Gave This New Film A 100% Rating [Video]
08 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It’s a case of so far so good for Marvel’s latest superhero movie, and it doesn’t come much better than a perfect score. I guess only time will tell.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Breathe
24 Jan 2018 by SPLING / No Comments
“Good shot old chap”, is the type of era we find ourselves in with Breathe, a coming-of-age romance drama starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. It could’ve been called “Keep Calm and Carry On”, mustering up the best of British fortitude against the tide of bureaucracy and prejudice. Cricket, tennis… a spot of tea and […]
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SPL!NG Movie Review: The Shape of Water
17 Jan 2018 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Hollywood is going through something of a monster movie revival, which probably pre-empted Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy drama, The Shape of Water. The film takes place at a top secret research facility in the 1960s as a lonely janitor forms a special relationship with an amphibious creature. Loosely modeled on Creature from Black Lagoon, the Pan’s […]
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