Classic Films Playing in Miami This February

A new year kicks off, full of film festivals, and the call of awards season catch-up beckons. For those who want a little more history and a little less Oscars, though, there’s always Miami’s bundle of classic film showings. So what’s happening this month? Here’s everything you have to pick…

Street Art for Mankind: Murals With a Mission to End Child Slavery

Right now, 168 million children are working, and 85 million of them are slaves. They might be toiling on farms or in factories. They might be hidden hands of hospitality. Three things are certain: They’re being robbed of their childhood, they need your help, and some of them are here in Miami.

The Walking Dead‘s Walker Stalker Cruise Sails From Miami

How much do you love AMC’s The Walking Dead? Do you find yourself imagining what it would be like to be on the show, trying to survive the zombie apocalypse alongside the remaining survivors? Do you care so much about certain characters that you become physically ill when they are killed? Are you so obsessed that you would consider taking a vacation to a private Bahamian island with some of the cast and crew?

The 21 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

Thursday Have you ever wanted to know more about the work of German pop artist Thomas Bayrle? If so, you’re in luck! Critic Kirsty Bell is presenting a talk with an impressively long title: “The Massive Scale of Sameness Makes Everything Completely Different.” Bell knows a thing or two about…

Alain Guiraudie’s Latest Anarchic Adventure Finds a Way to Right Itself

In Staying Vertical, as in nearly all of French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie’s tonically unorthodox work, the emphasis is on the abundant possibility of pairings and practices when people get horizontal. Filled with quite literal chubby-chasing, Guiraudie’s sexually anarchic romp The King of Escape (2009), for example, centers on a middle-aged…

You Could Be in This Video of Hot Wheels Skating Center in Its ’90s Heyday

Beginning in April 1987, Hot Wheels Skating Center in West Kendall was the place to be in Miami-Dade. Throughout the ’90s, the skating center was packed daily with tweens and teenagers, and it helped launch acts such as Quad City DJs, Stevie B, and countless other performers. It was the place to be if you weren’t old enough to get into a nightclub but still wanted to do some booty-shaking to the newest 2 Live Crew song.

James Baldwin Speaks to Now in I Am Not Your Negro

Like Ava DuVernay’s 13th, Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro travels a straight, well-researched path from the darkest tragedies of American history to the ones that plague the country today. Both films filter African-American life through the prism of the societal construct called race, but while DuVernay’s dissertation focuses…

Toni Erdmann Toasts the Hilarity of Everyday Humiliation

Delving into microeconomics and macroaggressions, Toni Erdmann, the dynamite, superbly acted third feature by writer/director Maren Ade, is social studies at its finest. This quicksilver, emotionally astute comedy operates on many different registers and moods: Whoopee cushions and gag teeth are part of the fun, but so too is a…

Wigwood Drag Festival Brings Miami’s Best Queens to Gramps

It’s 2 a.m. on a recent Monday morning, and the Corner is lit. Literally. Every second Sunday, this tiny, hip watering hole hosts its monthly queer party. Tonight an overeager drag queen preparing for her three-minute act with a smoke machine accidentally tripped the fire alarm. In a whirlwind of…

Eyes on Miami: Steve Aoki, Travis Pastrana, Jason Derulo Party in Miami

January 19 Alexander Mijares “Off The Canvas” Unveiling of Sculpture Series at The Sacred Space Miami: Acclaimed artist and dedicated philanthropist Alexander Mijares unveiled his first sculpture show, “Off The Canvas,” at The Sacred Space Miami, produced by Karla Conceptual Event Experiences. This is the first time Mijares has exhibited…

The Magicians Pushes Fantasy to Its Limits

Take it from the network that rebranded as Syfy: The best trick in The Magicians is its phoniness. The actors share a broad house-style stiltedness and uniform, plasticine good looks — even the same haircut. The sets, costumes and special effects, while often inventive (a baddie with a head made…

Hamilton Is Finally Coming to South Florida

South Florida fans of the insanely popular musical Hamilton have felt snubbed this year. The touring production announced visits to metro areas such as Salt Lake City and Des Moines but skipped Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The closest local Hamilfans could get was last month’s auditions held at Florida International University. Until now.

Hopscotch Across Lawrence Weiner’s Out of Sight at PAMM

Don’t let Lawerence Weiner’s work fool you. Though he usually refers to the medium of his pieces as “language and the materials referred to,” his work is more than meets the eye. Weiner, still one of the most recognizable names in conceptual art, creates work that transcends its minimal material composition to heady, experiential, and emotional worlds. In that spirit, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has unveiled a new work by the artist, Out of Sight. Twisting Weiner’s artfully composed phrases in a hopscotch graphic, the piece addresses the “gamification” of learning in a museum context.

The Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend

The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend. The next three days are filled with music, art, parties, and boozy beverages galore. From Coral Gables to Little Havana to South Beach, these are the best places to be until the sun comes up Monday morning.