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Spling loves movies so much that he’s devised ‘Bingeing with Spling’ a watch party event series. The movie critic and self-appointed host of these watch party evenings describes them as a “movie night festival”. Having hosted a number of in-cinema
Have you ever noticed how someone’s often credited with having written a documentary? Documentaries by their very nature are meant to be documents. We expect films documenting something to come with a level of objectivity in order to be taken
I’m listening to one of my favourite bands from the ’90s as I type this… Spending my teenage years in that decade, I was connected to alternative music and stumbled upon Rage Against the Machine. An influential band of the
Never say never. There are definitely exceptions. For instance, in comedy sometimes deliberately doing this can be very effective. Although this usually creates a self-awareness and opens a door that can’t be closed. Breaking the fourth wall to poke fun
David J. Ferreira is a go-getting film-maker whose drive, determination and passion spurred his faith-based short film, Evade. Having started as a church community project, the short film snowballed as friends and industry professionals came onboard… turning it into a
South African writer-director Hanneke Schutte started her film career with the SAFTA-winning short film, Superhero. From there she went on to direct Willem Dafoe as part of her Jameson First Shot short film, Saving Norman. Her penchant for quirky comedy
One of the most anticipated local film releases of 2020 is Toorbos (Enchanted Forest). Based on the novel by Dalene Matthee, the story follows young Karoliena, a young woman on the cusp of adulthood. Part of the forest-dwelling community near
8 is a horror mystery drama, which has just landed on Netflix. Starring Tshamano Sebe, Inge Beckmann, Garth Breytenbach and introducing Keita Luna, this is a truly South African production. The film is directed by Harold Holscher, an up-and-coming director
Screenwriters are world-building, wordsmiths and idea mechanics who ply their craft to create bold stories. Taking us to the edge of our seat, immersing us in fantasy worlds… they are the unsung heroes. While they’re the ones who inevitably spend
Stephen Aspeling, better known as Spling, has been reviewing film for over a decade via print, online, radio and TV. Having hosted a number of special screening events, it seemed like a natural progression for him to turn to online