The sea inside
The films screened as part of the Rima Film Festival shed welcome - and necessary - nuance on the migrant experience in Europe
Film Review | Sicario
Guest reviewer Marco Attard is quite taken by Denis Villeneuve’s Mexican drug cartel thriller starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro
Film Review | Pixels

Lukewarm performances and a gimmick-heavy plot aren't even the worst things about this Adam Sandler movie

Lukewarm performances and a gimmick-heavy plot aren't...

Filmmaking through displacement and dispossession | Iury Lech

Ahead of his eclectic showcase of Palestinian short films, we speak to curator...

Ahead of his eclectic showcase of Palestinian short films,...

Horror filmmaker Wes Craven dies, aged 76

US media reported that Craven died at his Los Angeles home on Sunday from brain...

US media reported that Craven died at his Los Angeles home...

Film Review | The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

This glitzy Guy Ritchie caper may be yet another reboot, but it's also yet another entertaining spy-movie entry in a year that has been something of an...

This glitzy Guy Ritchie caper may be yet another reboot,...

French comedy to be filmed in Malta in September

The production has selected various locations across the island including the...

The production has selected various locations across the...

Raoul Bova to film episodes of Italian teleseries 'Task Force 45' in Malta

This is the second time for the renowned Italian actor Raoul Bova to film in Malta after ‘Come un Delfino’.

This is the second time for the renowned Italian actor...

Film Review | Fantastic Four

Trank’s film may not be the best entry in the recent swathe of superhero films. But neither is it the worst, and the battering it received by both...

Trank’s film may not be the best entry in the recent...

Film Review | Mission Impossible: Rouge Nation

The fifth installment of the Mission Impossible movie franchise isolates our...

The fifth installment of the Mission Impossible movie...

[WATCH] 'By the Sea' trailer released

The film itself is due to be released in November this year and follows the crumbling marriage of Vanessa and Roland as they arrive in a picturesque seaside...

The film itself is due to be released in November this year...

New behind-the-scenes photos of 'By the Sea' released

Gozo’s unique landscapes play home to the much-anticipated romantic...

Gozo’s unique landscapes play home to the...

Film industry expected to inject €100 million into economy

Seventh edition of Malta Short Film Festival launched, winner of the Rising...

Seventh edition of Malta Short Film Festival launched,...

Film Review | Slow West

Directed by a Scot and featuring an equally non-American cast, this Western may be traditional in some ways, but it's a quirky and refreshing re-tread of...

Directed by a Scot and featuring an equally non-American...

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A good cop is hard to find

In many ways, the Daniel Zammit case reads like a classic ‘corrupt cop’ thriller: police operating beyond their remit, in an ethical vacuum and...

In many ways, the Daniel Zammit case reads like a classic...

Cinemas upgraded through government investment

Collaboration between cinemas, Creative Europe Desk Malta and KRS film...

Collaboration between cinemas, Creative Europe Desk...

Trailer Park | 13 Hours

Michael Bay's Malta-filmed Benghazi thriller 13 Hours may be based on a true story, but its jingoistic slant is evident in nearly every frame of its...

Michael Bay's Malta-filmed Benghazi thriller 13 Hours...

Film Review | Ant-Man

Thought it falls short of flawless movie magic, Marvel Studios' latest contribution is a refreshingly low-key break from the epic slugfests we've had...

Thought it falls short of flawless movie magic, Marvel...

Colin Firth's latest film begins shooting in Malta

Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz in Malta

Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz in Malta

Film Review | Timbuktu

Taking its cue from the occupation of the Malian city in 2012 (but swapping the Ansar Dine extremist group with ISIS for the film), the film shows us the...

Taking its cue from the occupation of the Malian city in...