A bestselling literary phenomenon that incorporates childhood trauma and a cute cat • 3/5
Written in three days, shot over 28 days and costing a mere $1 million, “Rocky” went on to become 1976’s highest-grossing film and carve itself a niche in cult...
The bloody catharsis chronicles | The Purge: Election Year
3/5 • There’s no beating around the bush when it comes to the...
3/5 • There’s no beating around the bush when it...
New Entebbe hijack movie set to be filmed in Malta
A new film depicting the 1976 hijacking of an Air France plane is set to be...
A new film depicting the 1976 hijacking of an Air France...
Film Review | That sweet, sweet moral vacuum
War Dogs makes room for a little hand-holding, which somewhat muddies the moral...
War Dogs makes room for a little hand-holding, which...
‘Spectre’ tops most watched movies among 700,000 cinema admissions in 2015
In 2015, cinemas in Malta and Gozo projected 375 different film titles and registered a total of 704,243 admissions
In 2015, cinemas in Malta and Gozo projected 375 different...
Film Review | When family history takes revenge
David F. Sandberg’s Lights Out serves as a springboard-vehicle...
David F. Sandberg’s Lights Out serves as a...
Film Review | Blood in the water
The Shallows has drawn some comparisons to Alfonso Cuaron’s 2013 movie Gravity
The Shallows has drawn some comparisons to Alfonso...
Film Review | Orchestrated anarchy at its worst
Suicide Squad had to endure rushed cuts after early responses to its initial...
Suicide Squad had to endure rushed cuts after early...
Malta Film Fund special edition to boost local film production
Selected projects could be awarded a maximum grant of €120,000, with a...
Selected projects could be awarded a maximum grant of...
Film Review | Franchise re-fresh that rings hollow
In many ways, Greengrass’s entire film is an extended exercise in...
In many ways, Greengrass’s entire film is an extended...
Award winning director chooses Malta for his new movie
Science fiction film unfolds in 2027 when scientific progress in the field of...
Science fiction film unfolds in 2027 when scientific...
Film Review | I ain’t afraid of no girls
The all-female Ghostbusters reboot is not a revolutionary act of pop...
The all-female Ghostbusters reboot is not a...
Film Review | Tarzan
Swing… and a miss | Slotting Tarzan in the middle of the political minefield that was the scramble for Africa is a great idea, but it was a shame...
Swing… and a miss | Slotting Tarzan in the middle of...
Kinemastik Short Film Festival | ‘That little piece of total freedom’
Ahead of the 12th edition of the Kinemastik Short Film Festival, Teodor Reljic spoke to two of its programmers – Bojana Dimitrovska and Emma Mattei...
Ahead of the 12th edition of the Kinemastik Short Film...
Film Review | The Colony
Middlebrow movies try to have the cake and eat it too, which all too frequently results in dilution and disappointment
Middlebrow movies try to have the cake and eat it too,...
Milquetoast horror on repeat
While the cosmetic elements of the tale are certainly in place, the entire experience lacks the specificity required to make the horror truly compelling
While the cosmetic elements of the tale are certainly in...
Film Review | Love & Friendship
Chloë Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale are fast friends in Whit Stillman’s adaptation of an early Jane Austen novella (4/5)
Chloë Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale are fast friends in...
Italian actor Bud Spencer dies at 86
The Italian actor and filmmaker was also a professional swimmer and in 1950, became the first Italian to swim 100m in under one minute
The Italian actor and filmmaker was also a professional...
Film Review | Tale of Tales
Matteo Garrone's cherry-picked adaptation of a Neapolitan fairy tale anthology is a rich and beautiful fantasia that is bound to reward repeat viewings
Matteo Garrone's cherry-picked adaptation of a...
