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Features 

Powerful Chronicles at Encounters Documentary Film Festival 2023

June 22, 2023June 25, 2023 Spling 20 days in marupiol, bobi wine: the people's president, documentary, encounters, the other profile, theatre of violence, this is national wake

The Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival kicks off this week and runs until the 2nd July with screenings

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Interviews 

Clive Will on ‘Time Spent with Cats is Never Wasted’

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Spling bela tarr, cinema, clive will, time spent with cats is never wasted

Clive Will’s black-and-white docudrama, Time Spent with Cats is Never Wasted, is a thought-provoking and visceral slow cinema arthouse experience.

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Podcasts 

Talking Movies: Elvis, Horisonne and Operation Mincemeat

June 3, 2023 Spling elvis, horisonne, operation mincemeat, talking movies

Spling reviews Elvis, Horisonne and Operation Mincemeat as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Listen to podcast. TRANSCRIPT Good

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Reviews 

Movie Review: Office Invasion

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Spling Ghostbusters, horrible bosses, office invasion, office space

One-liner: A half-baked script, juvenile tone and lack of focus undermine this colourful, diverse yet coarse and inconsistent Horrible Bosses

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Movie Review: Elvis

May 31, 2023June 6, 2023 Spling austin butler, baz luhrmann, elvis, elvis presley, tom hanks

One-liner: a strong lead, exhilarating music and a seamless edit overpower a miscast co-lead in this lavish and lively chronicle

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Movie Review: Operation Mincemeat

May 30, 2023 Spling colin firth, john madden, operation mincemeat

One-liner: a smart cast, genre twist subplots and high stakes enliven this war drama’s intriguing, simple and true espionage plot.

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Movie Review: Horisonne (Horizons)

May 30, 2023May 31, 2023 Spling chris chameleon, elma postma, horisonne, midsommar, the silence of the lambs, wessel pretorius

One-liner: a game cast compel this safe, superficial and uninspired folk horror The Silence of the Lambs and Midsommar hybrid.

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Podcasts 

Talking Movies: Paper Spiders, Jewel and The Price of Family

May 20, 2023 Spling jewel, paper spiders, talking movies, the price of family

Spling reviews Paper Spiders, Jewel and The Price of Family as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Listen to

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Reviews 

Movie Review: The Price of Family

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 Spling angela finocchiaro, christian de sica, claudio colica, dharma mangia woods, giovanni bognetti, the price of family

One-liner: a fun concept, charming cast and upbeat energy power this amusing albeit repetitive comedy home. The Price of Family

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Movie Review: Jewel

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 Spling adze ugah, jewel, michelle botes, nqobile khumalo, sharpeville massacre

One-liner: while promising, this contrived, over-ambitious and rushed drama scatters powerful themes and an inspired cast. Jewel is a drama

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Stephen ‘Spling’ Aspeling is an independent film authority with over 15 years of experience as a movie critic, radio broadcaster, script editor, judge, panelist, podcaster, creative consultant and host. Read more…

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