AFDA Graduation Film Festival – Spling’s Top 5 Picks (Cape Town)
Making a short film on a tight budget is nothing short of a miracle. This year’s AFDA student film selection featured some brilliant concepts, compelling narratives, first-rate cinematography, resourceful producing, razor sharp writing, fine performances with some very professional Q&A…
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Don’t Want to Be a Total Monster on Black Friday? Watch This Bonkers Creature Feature Starring Bruce Campbell First
Holiday-specific horror is becoming increasingly popular. Still, you might need something to bridge the gap between the more traditional spooky movies you watch in October and the Christmas-heavy horror of December. Last year, Eli Roth gave us an outright slasher…
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Our Little Secret Is Lindsay Lohan’s Third Netflix Holiday Movie & The Best
Has Lindsay Lohan found her niche in heartwarming holiday movies over the last few years? From a roaring debut in The Parent Trap at age 11 to her iconic status in 2004's Mean Girls, the actor was a major up-and-comer…
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‘Maria’ Film Review: Ethereal Biopic Finds Angelina Jolie At Her Best
Filmmaker Pablo Larraín has taken to crafting cinematic mood pieces that focus on life-changing events in the lives of iconic 20th century females. 2016’s Jackie covered Jackie Kennedy after her husband’s assassination. 2021’s Spencer examines Princess Diana as she decides…
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Here: A Heartwarming Tale of Love and Loss
Robert Zemeckis’s latest film Here is a visually-stunning and emotionally-resonant exploration of time, memory and the human condition. Based on Richard McGuire’s graphic novel, the film weaves together the stories of multiple generations who have inhabited a single suburban home…
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This Thriller on Netflix Masterfully Weaves an Intricate and Deeply Satisfying Murder Mystery
Nothing reels you in quite like a locked-room mystery. Throw in a web of lies, deceit, and a race against time, then you’ve got something that truly keeps viewers on the edges of their seats. In a nutshell, that’s what…
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Ryan Reynolds Thinks Eddie Murphy Deserves an Oscar (for Good Reason)
The incomparable Eddie Murphy has been a staple on both the big and small screen since skyrocketing to superstardom on Saturday Night Live in the early 1980s, with the talented comedian and actor going on to star in a slew…
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Y2K Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date December 6, 2024 MPAA Rating Rated R for bloody violence, strong sexual content/nudity, pervasive language, and teen drug and alcohol use On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to…
Read moreVengeance Most Fowl Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date December 18, 2024 (Limited) Digital Date January 3, 2025 (Netflix) Aardman's four-time Academy Award®-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated Merlin Crossingham return with a brand new epic adventure, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. In this next installment,…
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The Last Showgirl Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date December 13, 2024 (LA)January 10, 2025 The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a…
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The Iconic Movie That Ended Meryl Streep’s Affair With Method Acting
Meryl Streep is one of the foremost actors in Hollywood, not just during her lifetime, but arguably, in all of cinema's history. With the inexplicable ability to excel in seemingly any role that she undertakes, it can genuinely feel like…
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The Oath Is the Perfect Thanksgiving Movie for 2024
Thanksgiving can be a fraught holiday, what with ideologically diverse extended family members, and even more so in an election year. Assembling the family after a lengthy period of heated political rhetoric, all culminating in the bitter defeat of one…
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