Split Reel is on temporary hiatus. Filed under: Uncategorized
Bro … I’m totally gonna stop being a douchebag and posting epic Youtube videos, and for real, work on some mind-blowing content and reviews any second now. Like for sure. Filed under: Lin...
Post-Oscars we’re all thinking what constitutes a great movie, or at least a succesful one. I think Jimmy’s got the recipe for blockbusters. Filed under: Links, Watch This !
I’m currently writing an essay on the African American female at the Academy Awards for my cultural sociology class, so I found this particularly interesting. Why do you guys think about the Be...
David Cronenberg’s newest leaves a fan dissapointed. A Dangerous Method unfortunately does not trail in Cronenberg’s recent impeccable tradition, and seems, not unlike Freud’s theor...
Does everyone else find Billy Crystal funny but me? I mean, if this trailer masterpiece is what he came up with, I’m not convinced. They should get the Clooney to host it next year. Links Andy ...
For the past week or so Nick Prigge, Castor, Andrew, Andy and me have been swapping some interesting e-mails on the past year in film. It’s now up at Anomalous Material! Click here to read the ...
Oh, Ricky, Ricky, Ricky … Besides a few snarky comments about Colin Firth’s racist antics and Jodie Foster’s Beaver the comedy didn’t compare to last year’s interesting ...
You fool, you haven’t been watching the best new shows on television! Here they are : American Horror Story Best Episode : Open House Game of Thrones Best Episode : Winter is Coming Homeland Be...
I understand that not everyone thought of 2011 as a mediocre film year, and that’s fair enough. 6 films made it to the IMDB 250 (which unlike the RT Top 100 I find a reliable assurance of quali...
Another year of film has gone by, some say too fast, some say too slow. For me the year, was a kind of gap year; a year that kind of like the age of nineteen offers no interesting turns or twists. Wh...
What I’ll be watching this Christmas : Edward Scissorhands (It’s an annual tradition.), Scrooged (Never seen it before, been popping out on many a Best of Christmas- lists), Blade Runner ...
The akward feeling when you’re completely and utterly right about a film. With The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo David Fincher delivers a strong, capable, dark thriller that rivals and exceeds th...
1. Harry Potter: The Complete 1-8 Film Collection – Limited Numbered Edition (Blu-ray + DVD) Like it or not, the Harry Potter saga has ended with a triumph, Deathly Hallows pt. 2 being one of t...
Even the best of them don’t get it right every time. On occasion your favourite actors and actresses star in quite overwhelming efforts or films that don’t really catch your attention due...
2012 is getting closer and closer, and last year’s resolutions have already been long forgotten (for me anyway). NEXT YEAR IT WILL ALL GO BETTER. Split Reel has been quiter than usual the past ...
First apperances of 50/50 had it as the strongest indie comedy of the year, mixing Seth Rogen‘s undeniable comedic ability with Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s quirky cool on an unlikely, but appa...
Australian cinema is a bid of a blind spot for me, if I’m being honest. It’s rare to see an Australian drama raise its head on the international market; Animal Kingdom last year being a w...
Every year the film season picks up its pace in November and December, just in time to remain fresh in the minds of Academy voters. No harm in that really, since it means many a film to watch during ...
We are swiftly moving to a time where Blockbuster is a vague memory, so distant in the past that it’s hard to imagine why dvd rental was made so difficult. I for example, even though I used to ...
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Finally, after a few backlashes and hesitation, it’s here! 123 films you should have already checked out. Filed under: Top Lists
Life is like walking in the rain… you can hide and take cover or you can just get wet. At times super-rude, but still warm, Hesher proves something I’ve known for a while: JGL is _the_ ma...
Considering the amount of television I watch, I find it strange that I’ve barely mentioned any shows on here. There’s been a few BSG references, Firefly references (just because I’m...
¡Viva España! Some of the best filmmaking countries in the world often get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the anglocentric domination of cinemas around the world. Argentina, Mexico and Spain have...
Machine Gun Preacher emerges from the hands of style-chameleon Marc Foster, known from films like Monster’s Ball, Quantum of Solace, Finding Neverland, Stranger than Fiction, Stay and The Kite ...
After a few days of basking in the glory of the immensness that was Drive, I have found a few words to describe what is by far the best film I’ve seen this year (yeah yeah, so far). If you̵...
Christian speaking… Hi, I’m here now. I landed this morning. What? Er… Washed? I shaved at the airport if you must know. I shaved at the airport if you must know! I’m fineR...
Every now and again a film appears, that without seeing it people are assured of its quality, impeccable style and class. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is one of them. Based on the 1974 novel by John Le ...
Sorry about not posting. I have no internet at the moment, nor will I for a while, so the blog will be a more silent than usual. Sticky situation with Sky. Will still be posting in the next few weeks...
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