In Janice Y.K. Lee’s new novel, The Expatriates, modern-day Hong Kong is brought to life through the eyes of several women who in some way or another don’t fit in. Lee’s first book, The Piano Teacher, was also set in Hong Kong, but this time she has her eye trained…
There are worse ways for a television star to transition into film than a horror movie. There are also better movies to do it in than The Boy. Still, Lauren Cohan of The Walking Dead shines bright in William Brent Bell’s dim genre exercise, a vital presence opposite a lifeless…
There’s essentially one joke in the Kung-Fu Panda movies. A ridiculous, adorable creature executes some extravagant action-flick flourish — vaulting over roofs, dropping a bad guy, striking a poster-perfect superhero pose. Then the battle music fades and that adorable creature breaks badass character to remind us it’s totally relatable, even…
Miami’s Fundarte planned to bring a searing production of Sophocles’ Antigone — or more precisely Antigonon, un Contingente Epico (perhaps best translated as a really big, maybe the biggest Antigone, ever) — to town last year. Everything was in place. Except visas. The production hails from Havana, Cuba, and though the visas…
Kristina Wong was in the town of Gulu, Uganda’s northern commercial and administrative center, for only a day when she began to really understand her mzungu (Swahili for “white”) privilege. Cramped in a Western hotel for the night, she decided to get out and explore. With a flashlight in hand,…
What are the limits of representation? That’s a moral question that hovers over any depiction of the Final Solution, and it’s not considered lightly by László Nemes’ Son of Saul, which turns unimaginable horrors into tangible ones. By venturing inside the death factory of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nemes risks greeting obscenity with…
Somewhere between the nexus of Tropicana and tittie tassels exists the extravaganza that is Pasión Burlesque. Co-produced by Alexis Morgenstern and dancer Aurora Natrix, the burlesque show combines elements of the classic American stage performance with a Latin flair. And while the show’s sold-out debut took place nearly two years…
As the late great David Bowie says in one of his coolest tunes, “Fashion! Turn to the left. Fashion! Turn to the right. Oooh, fashion!” And, obviously, it’s because fashion is pretty exciting. The folks at Fashion Project, Bal Harbour Shops’ cultural space, are well aware of this and here…
January 2016 has been kind of a bastard. From contentious presidential debates to shocking celebrity deaths, this month has given us a sad start to the new year. Thankfully, Miamians will get the chance to close it out with a week of therapeutic activities. Catch diverse films, unique panel discussions,…
Call it a dissenting opinion if you must, but Dirty Grandpa has sporadic moments of hilarity: the spontaneous “USA! USA!” chant that erupts after an out-of-his-mind Zac Efron announces to spring breakers that he’s just unknowingly smoked crack, or Aubrey Plaza commanding as foreplay that Robert De Niro, as the…
“Who can give me the derivative of X?” a high-school teacher asks early in the YA-apocalypse mashup The 5th Wave. As soon as she asks that, the lights blink off, everybody’s cellphones die and jets tumble from the sky. We never hear a student respond, but here’s my Official Fan…
The iconic columns and once-modern square facade of The Standard Spa hotel in Miami Beach have allowed the building to withstand change for over half a century. Compared to older cities in the US, we don’t have many buildings that stay erect for long periods of time, but 40 Island Ave…
It takes a talented filmmaker to emit the aura of early Roman Polanski films in his work. Evgeny Ruman, whose new work The Man in the Wall is showing at the Miami Jewish Film Festival this month, never intended for that to happen. “I wasn’t thinking about Polanski specifically, although I…
As Wynwood continues its transition from burgeoning arts neighborhood into a paint covered landmark, Art Wynwood is about to launch its sixth annual fair. This year’s installment comes after a tepid response from collectors at Art Basel Miami Beach 2015 and lackluster sales reported at large. It’s not so much…
The best time of the week is finally here: the weekend. Miami offers just about every activity this weekend. On the music front, you can catch Trick Daddy at Rec Room, Thievery Corporation at Bardot, Art Department at Trade, and Madonna at American Airlines Arena. Saturday, the folks at the…
In 1961, Dwight Eisenhower famously left the White House with a warning to the American public about the rise of the military-industrial complex. When Barack Obama exits the Oval Office next year, he wouldn’t be remiss in cautioning the nation about the conspiracy-industrial complex, which has dug its tentacles into…
Bill Maher had never asked his Real Time audience for anything. Until last Friday night when, seated next to Ralph Reed, Nicolle Wallace, and Cornel West, he requested one thing for his 60th birthday. He asked viewers to sign a petition to get President Barack Obama — who has appeared…
Hollywood Reporter broke the news Wednesday night that Jennifer Lawrence has signed on to a new bio-pic — this time, it’s to tell the story of Fidel Castro’s former lover, Marita Lorenz. Tentatively titled Marita, Lawrence will play the 19-year-old Lorenz who fell in love with Castro back in the…
The adage “write what you know” has given the world more books about books, films about films and plays about plays than we could possibly need to illuminate the struggles of the creative process and the vagaries of show business. But after an exhilarating perusal of Terrence McNally’s It’s Only…
Followers of Downton Abbey hear “gala” and have visions of long coats, silk top hats and mustaches waxed to a rapier point, haute couture dresses squared off like combative tulips, and a night of a lifetime. However, for an arts organization like Miami City Ballet, a gala is serious business. The…
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…
Rolf Gates, a former social worker and US Airborne Ranger, first discovered yoga and meditation through a 12-step program he joined to combat addiction. Now, more than 20 years later, Gates is an author on yogic philosophy and one of the leading voices in yoga and meditation practice. He spends his…
