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Kip Moore explores gray areas on 'Wild Ones'

Friday, 4 September 2015, 13:46 Last update: about 10 years ago

Of all the backward-ball cap-wearing male country singers, Kip Moore takes the dirt road less traveled. The songs on his debut album tended to search his soul. But on "Wild Ones," Moore...

'Vacation' is a funny homage to its predecessor

Friday, 4 September 2015, 13:01 Last update: about 10 years ago

The great American family road trip seems, in the 32 years since we first met the Griswolds, as antiquated a concept as ever. Middle class families fly now - device enabled, efficiency obsessed and...

'We Are Your Friends' an entertaining musical romp

Thursday, 3 September 2015, 12:59 Last update: about 10 years ago

Part electronic dance music tutorial and part love letter to Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, "We Are Your Friends" is a surprisingly accessible and sweet story of a group of friends standing on the...

Meryl Streep seduces on Ricki soundtrack

Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 13:45 Last update: about 10 years ago

Meryl Streep is simply unstoppable. After dipping her toes in the musical genre quite frequently in the last decade, Streep goes full-on rock star in the movie "Ricki and the Flash." And she manages...

'Zachariah' a drama about last 3 people on Earth

Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 12:58 Last update: about 10 years ago

A powder-keg plot setup triggers an underwhelming display of dramatic fireworks in "Z for Zachariah," a post-apocalyptic survival tale propelled by male-female emotional dynamics. Set in a remote...

'No Escape' is taut but deeply troubled

Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 12:57 Last update: about 10 years ago

Not since Saigon in the 1970s has an American operation in Southeast Asia been as ill-conceived as "No Escape," a taut, well-made and entirely dubious thriller. Where does "No Escape" take place?...

Children’s Cinema Day back on 12 September

Monday, 31 August 2015, 13:59 Last update: about 10 years ago

KRS Releasing has announced the next Children Cinema Day will be held on Saturday, 12 September, when once again cinemas in Malta and Gozo will be offering a selection of popular movie genres to make...

Streep finds her inner rocker in 'Ricki and the Flash'

Saturday, 22 August 2015, 15:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

Early on in "Ricki and the Flash," Ricki (Meryl Streep) gets a call that disarms her before she's even decided to pick it up. With smoky eyes, braided rocker hair and a swagger that suggests skin...

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