What's On | January 11
The week ahead
Film Review | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Brave the January blues with this gleefully fun take on the world's greatest detective.
Trailer Park | Brave

Pixar ventures into high fantasy territory with Brave, a new tale about the courageous Merida confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts.

Pixar ventures into high fantasy territory with Brave, a...

Film Review | X-Men: First Class

The mutant kids are back in town, as Kick-Ass's Matthew Vaughn tells the origin story of the X-Men

The mutant kids are back in town, as Kick-Ass's...

Trailer Park | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

As the Potter series lurches to a climax, the other literary blockbuster of...

As the Potter series lurches to a climax, the other...

Film Review | Hanna

Joe Wright's film, which tells the story of a teenage assassin sent on a deadly mission, has dynamism and some invention, but fails to fully come...

Joe Wright's film, which tells the story of a teenage...

Trailer Park | Tabloid

Thirty years before the antics of Lindsay, Paris and Britney, Joyce McKinney made her mark as a peerless tabloid queen.

Thirty years before the antics of Lindsay, Paris and...

A long road ahead | Peter Busuttil

Newly-appointed Film Commissioner Peter Busuttil aims to kick-start the local film industry… but he’s certainly not in the business of giving...

Newly-appointed Film Commissioner Peter Busuttil aims to...

Trailer Park | The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)

A mere two years after the release of the Swedish original, Fight Club...

A mere two years after the release of the Swedish...

Malta Film Fund launched, opens doors to indigenous productions

Finance Minister announces that Brad Pitt production World War Z will...

Finance Minister announces that Brad Pitt production...

Film Review | Source Code

Masterpiece it ain't, but Duncan Jones's sci-fi mindbender is a curiosity worth indulging.  

Masterpiece it ain't, but Duncan Jones's sci-fi...

Film Review | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Being the fourth in a saga can't be a good thing, but Captain...

Being the fourth in a saga can't be a good thing, but...

Film Review | Sucker Punch

Zack Snyder's only non-adaptation isn't just an infantile mess, it's also grossly offensive.

Zack Snyder's only non-adaptation isn't just an...

Indigenous cinema should be top priority for new Film Commissioner, directors say

Members of the local film industry are hoping that the newly-appointed Film Commissioner Peter Busuttil will give a push to indigenous film production,...

Members of the local film industry are hoping that the...

Film Review | Thor

It's big, brash and camp: part of the superhero machine, yes, but Kenneth Branagh's sprucing up of Marvel's Thor is a breath of fresh air

It's big, brash and camp: part of the superhero...

Trailer Park | Fright Night

Colin Farrell is a vampire terrorising the neighbourhood in a new version of the 80s horror classic.

Colin Farrell is a vampire terrorising the neighbourhood...

Film Review | The Lincoln Lawyer

Matthew McConaughey's latest vehicle is a legal thriller that pushes all the right buttons but never really ignites.

Matthew McConaughey's latest vehicle is a legal...

Actor, TV presenter Peter Busuttil appointed Film Commissioner

Finance ministry announces new film commissioner

Finance ministry announces new film commissioner

Film Review | Limitless

Sexy and sleek, Limitless is a frantic ride running on a ludicrous but fun concept.

Sexy and sleek, Limitless is a frantic ride running on a...

Trailer Park | Immortals

As a power-mad king razes ancient Greece in search of a legendary weapon, a heroic young villager rises up against him in a thrilling quest as timeless as it...

As a power-mad king razes ancient Greece in search of a...