2016-03-23 09:58
Zack Snyder is known for stylish action and it shouldn't come as any surprise, having amassed a collection of films, which includes: 300, Sucker Punch, Man of Steel, Watchmen and that owl mo… Read More
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Get movie reviews, celebrity interviews and film industry news from South African film critic, Spling. "Don't wing it, SPL!NG it!"
2016-03-19 17:09
The Boers at the End of the World is a remarkable documentary from writer-director, Richard Finn Gregory, who preceded it with the short, The Last Boers of Patagonia. In Argentina's Pat… Read More
2016-03-18 13:15
D. David Morin is a prolific actor and director, who has been in the industry for over 30 years acting in countless feature films, network television shows and commercials, starring opposite… Read More
2016-03-18 07:15
Spling reviews Sink, Risen and The Homesman as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every week on Fine Music Radio… Read More
2016-03-15 11:08
Sink is a sleek, harrowing and powerful South African domestic drama, written and directed by Brett Michael Innes and starring Anel Alexander, Jacques Bessenger and Shoki Mokgapa. Sink, a ti… Read More
2016-03-13 11:44
Spling reviews Knight of Cups, Eye in the Sky and Mississippi Grind as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every… Read More
2016-03-09 10:17
Drone military warfare was at the heart of psychological thriller, Good Kill and thriller, Drones. It's now the subject of Gavin Hood's latest war drama thriller, Eye in the Sky, starring He… Read More
2016-03-04 06:17
Spling reviews Anomalisa, Gods of Egypt and The Diary of a Teenage Girl as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am ev… Read More
2016-03-02 10:45
If you're looking for someone, who you could call "Mr. Radio"... Ian Bredenkamp is your man. Bredenkamp studied at Stellenbosch University, where he fell in love with radio at Matie FM 92… Read More
2016-03-02 09:44
Anomalisa is a Charlie Kaufman... it's probably time we gave him a thing. You know, "a Spike Lee Joint". How about "a Charlie Kaufman Pearl"? The screenwriter has brought us many art house p… Read More
2016-03-01 07:08
DEAD OR ALIVE: T.C.O.B. delves into the eschatology of hedonism*
(*But, for those who make a habit of driving under the influence of alcohol, let it be noted in advance that hedonism is p… Read More
2016-02-26 08:59
It seems that South Africa has suddenly been inundated with movie and television network services. MTN's VU, DStv's Box Office, Netflix, ShowMax and Google Play have entered the market with… Read More
2016-02-26 08:19
Spling reviews You the Living, The Dressmaker and God Help the Girl as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every… Read More
2016-02-22 14:09
Gods of Egypt is a fantasy adventure from the mind of Alex Proyas. The Egyptian-born director has built a cult sci-fi empire, having directed such films as: Dark City, The Crow, Knowing and… Read More
2016-02-19 11:15
Spling reviews Hail, Caesar!, Trumbo and While You Weren't Looking as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every w… Read More
2016-02-17 08:07
Hail, Caesar! is an oxymoronic post card from the Coen brothers. On the one hand, it's a light-hearted, madcap, send-up of the Golden era Hollywood of the '50s. Then on the other hand... or… Read More
2016-02-16 14:13
Spling reviews A Perfect Day, Vir Altyd and Life as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every week on Fine Music… Read More
2016-02-10 10:11
Vir Altyd is the latest romance comedy drama from film-makers and stars, Donnalee Roberts and Ivan Botha. Their chemistry was established in Pad na jou Hart, also known as Road to your Heart… Read More
2016-02-08 11:05
Deadpool, "the merc with a mouth", is an unconventional comic book character from Marvel who featured in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Ryan Reynolds has played a number of superhero characters… Read More
2016-02-05 09:55
Spling reviews Spotlight, The Choice and Kidnapping Freddy Heineken as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every… Read More
2016-02-04 08:58
Once again, we do the SATANTANGO*
(* “You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.” – William Blake. But please note that hedonism, like Sat… Read More
2016-02-02 13:47
Spotlight is a biographical and historical drama turned thriller about the Boston Globe's "Spotlight", a team of investigative reporters who tackled alleged child abuse in the Catholic Churc… Read More
2016-02-01 10:03
Tom Marais is a diligent, humble and talented award-winning South African cinematographer and entrepreneur. Tom brings his unique creative vision and immense talent to every project and i… Read More
2016-01-30 12:33
While You Weren't Looking is a drama, which focuses on a mixed-race modern family in Cape Town some 20 years into the New South Africa. We're introduced to Dez and Terri, whose marital insec… Read More
2016-01-30 10:03
Spling reviews The Hateful Eight, The Danish Girl and Everest as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every week o… Read More
2016-01-27 07:42
The Hateful Eight is a Quentin Tarantino film, which has drawn inspiration from The Thing and Reservoir Dogs. The crime drama mystery western is set more than a decade after t… Read More
2016-01-25 14:05
Daddy's Home is a versus comedy that pits Will Ferrell against Mark Wahlberg, who previously co-starred in the hilarious The Other Guys. While the first half of The Other Guys was… Read More
2016-01-22 14:09
Spling reviews The Revenant, Joy and Max as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every week on Fine Music Radio… Read More
2016-01-20 11:01
The Revenant is a gritty survival adventure masquerading as a grim western, which while brutal remains beautiful and spirited. We follow the tale of a frontiersman, whose desire for revenge… Read More
2016-01-18 09:49
Spling reviews The Big Short, Suffragette and Self/less as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Catch Talking Movies on Fridays at 8:20am and Saturdays at 8:15am every week on Fine… Read More
2016-01-13 11:42
The Big Short is a film that follows four men, who predicted the impending economic collapse of the U.S. mortgage bond market in the mid-2000s. While director Adam McKay is best known for An… Read More
2016-01-09 13:40
Stephen Aspeling, better known as Spling, is a South African movie critic, who was born in Cape Town. A child of the '80s, his love for film started with animation, replaying films like… Read More
2016-01-08 15:50
This month we do the SATANTANGO… again*
(*T.C.O.B. believes that hedonism, as most everything, improves with practise.)
People who follow the T.C.O.B. will have noticed our fond… Read More
2016-01-03 08:20
Spling picks his top 5 superhero movies... not an easy undertaking when you consider the glut of solid superhero movies out there!
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins redef… Read More
2015-12-24 13:15
Point Break 3D has been inspired by Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break (1991) starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. Instead of a cop infiltrating a gang of ex-President mask wearing surfers i… Read More
2015-12-16 07:03
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the long-awaited sequel that re-ignites the Star Wars Universe with a seventh episode. After a successful Star Trek reboot, Spielberg-in-the-making J.J. Abram… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Triggerfish Animation Studios has selected four features and four TV series for development from the inaugural Triggerfish Story Lab, established with the support of The Department of Trade… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Captain America doesn't really have any super powers. He's a super soldier, armed with a shield that doubles as a boomerang frisbee. His agility, strength, healing and endurance abilities&nb&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Book two movie tickets to see the advanced Ster-Kinekor Movie Buffs screening of survival action-adventure drama ALL IS LOST starring Robert Redford on Thursday, 10 April for 8pm at Ster-Kin… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Pollsmoor Prison is overpopulated and way beyond capacity, famous for Nelson Mandela's incarceration and infamous for its prolific gangsterism. A gang war has been raging for almost a hundre… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Wes Anderson is a marvelous film-maker, one whose body of work is simultaneously aloof and delightful. He builds worlds in his films that exist entirely independent of real-life, yet still d… Read More
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