The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Awakens With a New Live Score

South Florida visual and sound artist Richard Vergez is set to perform an original soundtrack for the influential 1920 German horror film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” during a special screening this Saturday, January 11. The special screening is celebrating the movie’s 100th anniversary.

The Best Films of 2019

Making a list of the year’s best films is an overwhelming endeavor for a film critic. Having seen more than 150 cinematic works this year, I found it tough to limit the stellar ones to 20. The list lost exciting films as ambitious and messy as the Matthew McConaughey-starring Serenity, as provocative and intriguing as Holiday, and as gorgeously animated and tender as Weathering With You.

Miami Film Awards 2019: Local Experts Pick Their Favorites of the Year

For the past half-decade, local film experts — including critics, programmers, professors, and filmmakers — have picked their favorite flicks of the year for the Miami Film Awards. The results were published on the website Dim the House Lights in 2015 and 2016 before moving to New Times in 2017 and 2018. Now they’re back to close out the decade.

What to See and What to Skip at Miami Film Festival Gems 2019

The Miami Film Festival is back with its annual Gems — a weekend of movie premieres showing at the Tower Theater. Perhaps the most anticipated of these screenings is Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory, which will open the four-day minifestival Thursday, October 10. But as New Times film critics Juan…

Popcorn Frights Announces Homegrown Lineup and More Premieres

On the heels of its announcement last week, Popcorn Frights Film Festival has returned with more films for their fifth edition in their second wave announcement. The festival, taking place August 8-16 at Savor Cinema, announced such features as Paradise Hills, Knives and Skin, and Haunt last week. The second…