The magical, lonely love of 'Her'
Friday, 3 January 2014, 14:36
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
How essential are physical and emotional connections when falling in love? What would you miss — looking into someone's eyes, caressing them, tasting them? In "Her," Spike...
Streep holds nothing back in brutal drama
Thursday, 2 January 2014, 14:35
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Planning some extended family dinners over the holidays? Worried that folks might not get along, that festering tensions might surface, that people might get tipsy and say too much? Well,...
'Saving Mr Banks' a spoonful of sugar
Wednesday, 1 January 2014, 14:34
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
For most scribes who have toiled in the movie industry, portraying Hollywood as a healing paradise is roughly equivalent to regaling a lobster of the soothing properties of a boiling pot of...
Reeves comes off bogus in 'Ronin'
Tuesday, 31 December 2013, 14:33
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
In Japan, the story of the 47 ronin is so central to the country's national identity that a special word exists for the act of retelling it: Chushingura. But despite this long tradition of...
Pomp, amoral 'Wolf of Wall Street' is rich
Monday, 30 December 2013, 14:30
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Digging into deep-pocket gluttony, Martin Scorsese's dark comedy "The Wolf of Wall Street" highlights a world rich in drugs, fast cars and private jets. The American dream is amplified,...
'Out of the Furnace' rusted over
Friday, 20 December 2013, 14:52
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
"Out of the Furnace" is an earnestly crafted, passionately acted working-class drama rusted over by its noble intentions of steel-town sympathizing. Director Scott Cooper (whose...
New 'X-Men' movie coming in 2016
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 14:51
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The "X-Men" franchise will get another boost in 2016 with the release of "X-Men: Apocalypse." Director and producer Bryan Singer hinted at the next installment via...
National Board of Review names 'Her' best film
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 14:49
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The National Board of Review named the futuristic romance "Her" best film and Spike Jonze best director in its annual awards. The honors announced Wednesday give...
Ski fashion: Rainbow of color headed down slopes
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 15:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Bright is the new black when it comes to colors and styles for snow bunnies to look their best on the slopes. The move to color in winter-sport outerwear follows a trend seen in clothing...
'Gravity,' 'Her' tie for LA Film Critics top honor
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 14:48
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association split between the space odyssey "Gravity" and the futuristic romance "Her," lending no more certainty to an awards season...