When Rakontur, the eponymous documentarians of all things Miami, began shooting Dawg Fight, a film that follows the lives of Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris and his eclectic band of backyard fighters in the low income suburb of Perrine, President Barack Obama had just taken the oath of office. Last night,…
One of the American independent movies premiering at the Miami International Film Festival includes Posthumous, a film directed by Lulu Wang, a transplant from Miami to Los Angeles. Wang’s feature film debut stars some high-profile actors from the indie cinema scene, including Brit Marling, Jack Huston, and Lambert Wilson. Wang…
Everybody Leaves offers commentary on post-revolutionary Cuba. The film focuses on nine-year-old Nieve Guerra, a pawn in a war between her alcoholic father and artistic mother. Based on a novel by the same name by Cuban poet and novelist Wendy Guerra, Everybody Leaves (Todos Se Van) is meant to unravel…
Finally. We’ve reached the point where you might actually want to watch some of these movies. See also: Miami Movies Ranked Worst to Best: 30 to 21…
Yet another weekend is upon us, thank goodness. As always, there’s plenty to do in the Magic City. This weekend offers art sales, an orchid show, Cuban-influenced jazz, and French film. Enjoy your weekend, you’ve worked hard. See also: Miami Film Festival 2015: Five Movies to See in the Final…
Jaume Collet-Serra’s Run All Night, a shoot-’em-up about an out-to-pasture hit man desperate to keep his boss and best friend from whacking his son, is humid with testosterone. It’s the sort of film where a woman accidentally caught by the camera practically apologizes and scurries away from the lens. When…
Henry Stone was probably drinking Cognac with James Brown in the afterlife looking down on the rooftop of the Betsy Hotel for The Record Man’s awesome opening party. The Miami International Film Festival event was a mix of hundred million-record sellers like George McCrae, Grammy winners like Willie Clarke, Bahamian…
As the curtains prepare to close on the 32nd-annual Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival, there are still plenty of films left to see. From foreign dramas to locally made documentaries, the last few days of MIFF offer cinephiles a bevy of diverse and interesting choices. We’ve rounded up…
Miami can’t seem to get enough flamenco. And the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts has been ground zero for satisfying that desire, bringing in numerous international flamenco stars and festivals. Like this year’s eighth annual Flamenco Festival inside the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall. The star…
The Obscure Spring (Las Oscuras Primaveras) is one of the grimmest movies about the consequences of irrational passions that you’ll ever see. Both its subject and its uneven execution will hardly make for a fun night at the movies. The Mexican film, which has its U.S. premiere at Miami Dade…
Yesterday we brought you 40-31 which included Brazilian martial arts, Nazis, and part of the Fast and Furious franchise. Today it gets slightly better. See also: Miami Movies Ranked Worst to Best: 40 to 31…
There’s no empowerment message embedded in Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, no “Girls can do anything!” cheerleader vibe. That’s why it’s wonderful. This is a straight, no-chaser fairy story, a picture to be downed with pleasure. It worries little about sending the wrong message and instead trusts us to decode its politics,…
Last week, RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered with a fresh batch of Queens eager to dance drop, lip sync, and read us to filth. The show is not only Logo’s biggest hit, it’s responsible for making drag, and lace-fronts, a topic of national discussion. Yet as the drag superstars take their…
Irony, along with brevity, can be the soul of wit. But if it’s done poorly, irony is the bailiwick of unimaginative writers who can’t see past the most obvious cognitive dissonance. The psychiatrist who needs a psychiatrist, the professional matchmaker whose love life is a shambles, and the self-help guru…
This Thursday night, Jose “Pepe” Frances will bring his online +598 Gallery to life in the Design District with a one-night only pop-up show, “Time and Matter.” The evening will feature nearly 20 photographs including native Floridian Jill Peters, chronicling Miami’s stunning past and a look towards a less soulful…
Yesterday we ranked Miami movies from 50-41. Cindy Crawford, silent movies, and Paris Hilton were bestowed the honor of being some of the worst movies ever made in the 305. Today we bring you 40-31. The movies on today’s list are better than yesterday’s, but they’re still pretty bad. Enjoy!…
Ben Patterson never thought the mini skirt, thong, and diaper wearing cross-dresser he was filming would become President of Haiti, but he did. And actor Marlon Wayans found the story so entertaining he jumped on board as an executive producer. Michel Martelly, aka “Sweet Micky,” was one of Haiti’s most…
The Miami International Film Festival closes Sunday, and you, a typical Miamian, have been too busy fighting traffic to make it to one of the films in the staggering array of international cinema gracing local screens this month. Don’t panic! There’s still time to catch plenty of mind-blowing films. Here…
Far from the family-focused holiday bonanzas that are November and December, March is home to St. Patrick’s Day, an occasion that’s (usually) more about making out with strangers than spending QT with Great Aunt Edith. But getting wasted and puking up green beer isn’t the only option for paying tribute…
Anyone who has lived in South Florida for a prolonged amount of time has inevitably dealt with a relative or friend that’s completely shocked another Hollywood exists right in our backyard. Having to explain this is to someone at some point in your life is like a Floridan’s right-of-passage. The…
In a community event held last night, arts funding organization the Knight Foundation announced that Victoria Rogers, executive vice president of the New World Symphony, will join the foundation in the Spring. Rogers will replace Dennis Scholl, the long-time head of the foundation who’s singular vision of the arts has…
“Santa Barbara… New York… Columbia… Florida… Yale… Boston.” These places are repeated over and over like a chant paired with the audible footsteps of a man we soon learn is New York poetry professor John Brinnin. Brinnin, played by Elijah Wood, recites the pronouns to himself before entering a room…
