Deadly fantasy 'Seventh Son' wears out its welcome
Monday, 16 March 2015, 14:53
Last update: about 10 years ago
There's a fine line between charm and cheese in fantasy epics, and movies as silly and overwrought as "Seventh Son" only help to illustrate just how hard it is to hit the right tone when balancing...
SpongeBob's back, on a zany venture up to our world
Saturday, 14 March 2015, 15:22
Last update: about 10 years ago
Would that all of our brains resembled that of SpongeBob SquarePants - and we're talking about his actual brain, like, the cerebral matter located somewhere inside that porous yellow body. When,...
'Kingman' shakes up the traditional spy thriller
Friday, 13 March 2015, 15:22
Last update: about 10 years ago
In his earlier "Kick-Ass," British writer-director Matthew Vaughn famously cast an 11-year-old Chloe Grace Moretz as a young killing machine in the stylishly brutal superhero film. In his latest,...
Kendrick sings _ and charms _ in 'Last Five Years'
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 15:21
Last update: about 10 years ago
Don't be surprised if, settling into "The Last Five Years" with your popcorn, you hear a large number of people around you singing rather than crunching. That's because the stage play it's based...
Teen comedy 'DUFF' gives genre a social media spin
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 15:23
Last update: about 10 years ago
The milieu of suburban teenage life that they explored decades ago has defined the genre since. The social divisions, the boredom, the dances, the irrepressible awkwardness and the irrational...
'Jupiter Ascending' a soupy cosmic fairy tale
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 15:12
Last update: about 10 years ago
Within the warped wardrobe of the Wachowskis latest sci-fi extravaganza, "Jupiter Ascending," there are some fantastical feasts of intergalactic ridiculousness. Channing Tatum as a combination elf and...
30th edition of Children’s Cinema Day next Saturday
Monday, 9 March 2015, 14:26
Last update: about 10 years ago
The 30th edition of the twice yearly Children Cinema Day will be held next Saturday, 14 March, when cinemas in Malta and Gozo will be once again offering a wide selection of the best released movies,...
Tragedies of 'Timbuktu' told with rare beauty
Sunday, 8 March 2015, 16:02
Last update: about 10 years ago
The hot Malian sands of Abderrahmane Sissako's "Timbuktu" are a cool reservoir of placid beauty, where desert dunes are swept by quiet ripples of colorful, everyday village life and haphazard storms...
Something's missing from the deck in 'Wild Card'
Saturday, 7 March 2015, 15:59
Last update: about 10 years ago
It becomes quickly clear in "Wild Card," the latest vehicle for the hunky, brooding British action star Jason Statham, that his character doesn't need a gun to maim or kill. Guns are for wimps....