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Del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' casts a gothic spell

Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 16:42 Last update: about 12 years ago

The most pressing threat in Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror "Crimson Peak" isn't the ooze-filled cauldrons of dead souls in the basement of the old Victorian mansion, nor the plotting, black-clad...

DING DONG!

Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 16:23 Last update: about 12 years ago

It seems that Maltese life moves strictly to an effective ding dong sound. It is a reality reflected in all aspects of Maltese society, as if it cannot escape the temptation to go in twos or end up...

Avicii feels flat on new album "Stories"

Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 15:28 Last update: about 12 years ago

Avicii, the Swedish DJ, producer and mega-hit maker, is out with his second major studio album "Stories," which arrives feeling like a move toward minimalism within an electronic dance music genre...

‘Għalik Ma’ : A widow’s son becomes a saint

Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 09:52 Last update: about 12 years ago

In a society that is becoming even more conscious of the lack of faith and of the fact that Christian values are being placed aside, the lifestory of a saint of our time is not something often heard...

'Bridge of Spies' is an absorbing slow burn

Monday, 19 October 2015, 16:41 Last update: about 12 years ago

Steven Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies," much like its misunderstood litigator, is a film that plays the long game. This complex Cold War drama soaked in shadows, blues, greys and furrowed brows, is a...

Artists mill-qrib – a collection of interviews

Monday, 19 October 2015, 16:22 Last update: about 12 years ago

Horizon's latest publication is Laurence Mizzi's 'Artisti mill-Qrib' (Up Close with Artists) which is a collection of personal interviews with a number of painters, sculptors and ceramists that the...

Toby Keith gets playful on '35 mph Town'

Saturday, 17 October 2015, 16:55 Last update: about 12 years ago

For the first time in a decade, Toby Keith let two years pass between albums. As prolific as he is consistent, Keith took time off from recording - and returns "35 mph Town," an album as entertaining...

Thriller 'A Line of Blood' delves deep into family dynamics

Saturday, 17 October 2015, 15:20 Last update: about 12 years ago

A supposedly tight-knit family becomes torn apart after the death of a next-door neighbor in an intense debut by author Ben McPherson. "A Line of Blood" delves deep into family dynamics for a...

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