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March 19, 2012by 5plitreel 7 Comments

Split Reel is on temporary hiatus.

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Classic Movies Subtitled for Bros

March 7, 2012by 5plitreel 1 Comment

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.

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Watch This ! Jimmy Kimmel’s “Movie : The Movie”

February 29, 2012by 5plitreel 10 Comments

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.

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Watch This ! The 2012 Oscars and the Bechdel Test

February 21, 2012by 5plitreel 1 Comment

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 […]

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Sociology of Film, Watch This !

A Dangerous Method (2011)

February 9, 2012by 5plitreel 32 Comments

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 theories, overtly fixated on sex. A […]

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Cinema - American, Film Review, Genre - Drama

The Oscar’s Trailer + Born to Link

January 28, 2012by 5plitreel 8 Comments

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 […]

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Anomalous Material’s 1st Annual Movie Round Table

January 20, 2012by 5plitreel 1 Comment

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 […]

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Best Films 2011, Guestposting

Recap : The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

January 16, 2012by 5plitreel 16 Comments

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 and surprising show. […]

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Boss TV : 5 Best New TV-Shows of 2011

January 13, 2012by 5plitreel 8 Comments

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 : […]

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22½ of the Most Anticipated Films of 2012

January 5, 2012by 5plitreel 38 Comments

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 […]

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13 Best Films of 2011

January 3, 2012by 5plitreel 27 Comments

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 […]

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Best Films 2011, Top Lists

It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad!

December 24, 2011by 5plitreel 10 Comments

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 […]

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

December 22, 2011by 5plitreel 20 Comments

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 […]

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Cinema - American, Film Review, Genre - Crime, Genre - Thriller

Brace yourselves … Christmas is coming!

December 13, 2011by 5plitreel 21 Comments

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 […]

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Merchandise, Personal

Even if the movie sucks I’d watch it for …

December 7, 2011by 5plitreel 16 Comments

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 […]

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Is it too early for resolutions? + Links

November 30, 2011by 5plitreel 15 Comments

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 […]

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Blind Spot, Links, Personal

50/50 (2011)

November 29, 2011by 5plitreel 9 Comments

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 apparently […]

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Cinema - American, Film Review, Genre - Comedy

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