As far as ghost stories go, Mama is rather run-of-the-mill: sufficiently engaging not to put you to sleep but yet not brave enough to waive aside the compulsory boo!s accompanied by loud screeching violins. Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is looking for his two nieces, Victoria (Megan Charpentier) and Lilly (Isabelle Nélisse), who went missing after the car in which they were […]
April 30, 2013
Steven Soderbergh‘s latest (and apparently last) feature film is a thriller that is as astute, shifty and sinister as its protagonists. Emily Taylor’s (Rooney Mara) husband (Martin, played by Channing Tatum) has just been released from prison after serving four years for insider trading. A few days later Emily tries to commit suicide by driving […]
April 24, 2013
26, 27, 28 April 2013, 21:00 – 22:30 Venue: British Legion, Melita Street, Valletta Admission: €12.00 FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE. BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE.
March 15, 2013
*SPOILERS A young woman. Her father. A cup of tea. They occupy the first 45 minutes or so of Edward Bond’s play, a lengthy monologue delivered by Mike (Manuel Cauchi), in part to his obstinately silent daughter Sheila (Simone Spiteri), in part to his own disconcerted self. Words gush out of his mouth, filling the […]
May 2, 2013
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