


Film review | Dunkirk - survival film
In Dunkirk, there is no place for most of the tropes of the genre. Instead, what we have is a tale of men trying their utmost to survive in a bleak,...
In Dunkirk, there is no place for most of the tropes of the...

Open-air cinema a la carte | Antonio Villa Castelo
As they prepare for another round of open-air cinema on the stairs near Cafe...
As they prepare for another round of open-air cinema on the...

Harry Potter actor Robert Hardy dies at 91
Robert Hardy’s family announced his death and paid tribute to an actor...
Robert Hardy’s family announced his death and paid...

Film review | The Last Word: Getting it over with in style
The Last Word is a generic coming-of-age comedy covering two broad age-ranges...
The Last Word is a generic coming-of-age comedy covering...

Sam Shepard, playwright and actor, dies age 73
Playwright, director and actor Sam Shepard has died at the age of 73
Playwright, director and actor Sam Shepard has...

Film review | Baby Driver: All revved up and ready to go
Baby Driver is the kind of indulgent and fun film that Hollywood-friendly...
Baby Driver is the kind of indulgent and fun film that...

Film Review | A Futile and Stupid Gesture
A game cast transforms this uneven comedy-biopic into an impish and often...
A game cast transforms this uneven comedy-biopic into an...

Film Review | The Post
Steven Spielberg is back with another award-baiting historical drama – this time tackling freedom of the press in Nixon-era America • 3/5
Steven Spielberg is back with another award-baiting...

Film Review |Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Fire, fury, tears... and laughter make up the heady-and-hilarious concoction...
Fire, fury, tears... and laughter make up the...

Film Review | Molly's Game
This biopic of the real-life “Poker Princess” is rich pickings for the master of rapid-fire dialogue Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, with a...
This biopic of the real-life “Poker Princess”...

Film review | Blade of the Immortal
Your film critic is currently in Rome... where even Netflix offers a richer selection of treats than what’s available locally. Alas... • 3/5
Your film critic is currently in Rome... where even Netflix...

The most anticipated films of 2018
TEODOR RELJIC dusts off the crystal ball (aka Google with a dash of IMDB) to suss out what the most hotly-anticipated cinematic outings of the coming year will...
TEODOR RELJIC dusts off the crystal ball (aka Google with a...

‘Bound to lose’: Paolo Villaggio’s Fantozzi – 10 of the best
A Maltese childhood in the 1980s and pre-Cable TV 1990s meant being brought up...
A Maltese childhood in the 1980s and pre-Cable TV 1990s...

Fantozzi actor Paolo Villaggio, 84, dies in Rome
Paolo Villaggio, best known for his role as Ugo Fantozzi, died in Rome this...
Paolo Villaggio, best known for his role as Ugo Fantozzi,...

Swedish ‘Dragon Tattoo’ actor Michael Nyqvist dies at 56
Actor Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the film adaptation of Stieg...
Actor Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the film adaptation...

Rampant over-development at the forefront of local short film
Written and directed by Jamie Vella, Arcadia will be screened as part of the...
Written and directed by Jamie Vella, Arcadia will be...

Film review | Beuys
The documentary succeeds in illustrating why German artist Joseph Beuys was such a galvanising force
The documentary succeeds in illustrating why German...

Film review | Spoor: Following the tracks
Agnieszka Holland’s film is both sensitive and powerful, moving to...
Agnieszka Holland’s film is both sensitive and...