New Times’ annual Best of Miami issue is finally here, guiding you through the best in Magic City culture. That guide is more valuable than ever, especially when it comes to Miami’s ever-evolving film industry. If you want the best movies, TV, and film events this city offers, start with these picks.
Now, a slick young billionaire (voiced by Bob Odenkirk) has a plan to make superheroes popular (and legal) again by televising their exploits, and chooses Elastigirl over Mr. Incredible as the face of this new campaign …
… Young soldiers Bartle (Ehrenreich) and Murphy (Tye Sheridan) face the unceremonious cruelties of deployment; through flashbacks and time shifts, we know that only Bartle returns and that he may be somehow responsible for Murphy being classified MIA
Strange stares in the break room. Uncomfortable small talk by the printer. A boss who insists on hugging you. For far too long, women have grown accustomed to awkward and distracting interactions at work, especially in a city such as Miami, which can at times seem like the unofficial capital of catcalling, leering, and sexual innuendo. “At Starbucks, older men are constantly hitting on you,” sighs Aileen Lavin, a Miami mom who works in real estate. “I was tired of going to networking events and feeling uncomfortable.”
Like 2004’s The Raspberry Reich, a satire of what LaBruce has called “terrorist chic,” The Misandrists soaks audiences in the doings (and I do mean doings) of a radical cell of sexual dissenters
Brickell is now home to a 10,000-square-foot mural of Brazilian soccer star Neymar. The mural is one of three soccer murals in the U.S. commissioned by sports website Bleacher Report.
The main character, this time named Frank (Nick Offerman), like (High) Fidelity‘s Rob, owns a record store and lectures women about music as if they don’t have opinions — or ears — of their own
The film will screen on the second anniversary of the Pulse massacre in Orlando.
Father’s Day is this Sunday, and June is Pride Month. Miami offers many options for celebrating both occasions this week. Pride isn’t only about rainbow flags; it takes work to be an ally. This Wednesday, Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services will host a discussion about how best to create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ refugees and immigrants in Miami, and community input is strongly encouraged. And if you’re looking for something fun to do with your dad this weekend, 103.5 the Beat personality Papa Keith’s People Matter Fest will have plenty of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy.
… Much like a paper by a student who has read the wiki but not the work, Mary Shelley marshals its evidence without revealing more, without connecting to the soul of the matter.
From the very first scene, Pose boasts a purposefully slick veneer of artificiality — it’s a little too art-directed, a romanticized version of poverty straight from the set of Rent
Negative Fest in Lake Worth hopes to separate itself from other horror-film festivals through a slate of international movies and short-film categories such as Female Filmmakers and Florida Filmmakers.
In America’s current political climate, it’s imperative to listen to the voices of the disenfranchised, such as immigrants and the indigenous. In “Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly,” an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA), independent curator Risa Puleo shows the work of 37 artists native to the Americas who are exploring themes such as inheritance, migration, and transformation.
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That elfin wit Rash plays Bernard, the schlemiel-ish old college pal/rival of David Koechner’s carousing Huey, a one-man sexual Sherman’s March blazing from the Hudson to the East River
Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, but in Miami, the season already feels like it’s here. That makes sunscreen an especially important consideration, whether you’re planning to hit the beach, lounge by the pool, or just go about your daily activities, says Meredith Madsen, president and founder of the Miami-based sunscreen company Sunshine & Glitter.
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with WorldRedEye, New Times…
Nearly everyone can relate to a dysfunctional family. I’m Gonna Pray for You So Hard, a play written by Halley Feiffer and directed by GableStage’s producing artistic director, Joseph Adler, explores the consequences of an emotionally abusive relationship between an actress daughter and her playwright father…
Tennessee Williams’ play Summer and Smoke had its premiere on Broadway in 1948, and this weekend it will be reprised flamenco style, by Ballet Flamenco La Rosa – likely the first time a work by Williams has been translated into the language of flamenco. Summer and Smoke is set in…
The story, loosely adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel of the monster within, finds Gequil transformed into a murderous electric sylph after lightning strikes the high school’s laboratory
Figurative painting has received a fair amount of attention in the past several years. From retrospectives of artists such as John Currin and David Hockney at museums, to exhibitions of contemporary work at major galleries, the often-overlooked field is experiencing a resurgence. Locally, “Touching Palms” at Thierry Goldberg Gallery…
Filmworker walks a fine line tonally, as it reflects both Vitali’s admiration and awe of Kubrick, while also calling into question the way the director allowed his many projects to devour the lives of those who worked for him as well
