Third time's a charm for the witty 'Kung Fu Panda 3'
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 16:18
Last update: about 12 years ago
If you're one of those people - and I'm with you - who roll your eyes when handed a pair of 3D glasses at the multiplex, wondering if all this rigmarole is REALLY necessary, then take heart: The...
The Cult deftly climbs new heights on 'Hidden City'
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 15:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
The Cult has had its ups and downs over the more than 30 years since its debut. "Hidden City" shows the band climbing new heights. Led by mystically inclined singer and lyricist Ian Astbury and...
'Bread, Wine, Chocolate' makes environmental issues tasty
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 16:33
Last update: about 12 years ago
The lands, waters and atmosphere of our planet are under tremendous stress from the appetites and endeavors of more than 7 billion people, and such issues often make for grim reading. But...
Waves and nostalgia wash over 'The Finest Hours'
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 16:18
Last update: about 12 years ago
Waves of water and nostalgia wash over the drenched and drippy "The Finest Hours," a Norman Rockwell painting tossed into stormy CGI seas. The disaster drama, directed by Craig Gillespie ("Lars...
'The Driver' focuses on songs about love, life on the road
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 15:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
On the song "Leaving Nashville," singer Charles Kelley delves into the personal and professional struggles that a songwriter faces after tasting a modicum of success. The complex narrative establishes...
Book Review: Author kicks off new series with 'Orphan X'
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 16:32
Last update: about 12 years ago
Gregg Hurwitz delivers a masterpiece of suspense and thrills with his latest novel, "Orphan X," that invokes the best of "Batman," ''The Bourne Identity" and "The Equalizer" films. The Orphan...
Gorgeous 'Manchester by the Sea' is a shattering masterwork
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 16:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
No one shows the landscape of human grief and trauma quite like Kenneth Lonergan. It sometimes seems like the playwright turned director of both "You Can Count On Me" and "Margaret" knows us...
'Cold Chilling: Compton' just sort of tepid
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 15:26
Last update: about 12 years ago
California knows how to party. So goes the refrain on 2Pac's enduring rap favorite "California Love." That love is on display in the form of an homage on "Cold Chilling: Compton," an album of...
Ix-Xafra tad-Destin – L-Imdina 1565
Monday, 8 February 2016, 15:39
Last update: about 12 years ago
This historic novel blends together romance with battle, honour and glory during the times which revolve around the Great Siege of Malta of 1565. It sets off with a ferocious pirate attack on a...
‘Lucy min?’
Monday, 8 February 2016, 15:33
Last update: about 12 years ago
the debut novel by Lara Calleja, has rocketed straight to the Top 10 bookshop bestseller list immediately upon its launch, breaking record sales on the book-signing night. The fiction story is...