Joan of Arc Goes Heavy Metal in Dumont’s Singular Jeannette
Jeannette succeeds in its earnestness, adapting its words from Charles Peguy’s works, but countering it with the pure, joyous silliness of its presentation.
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Sebastian Lelio’s Disobedience Is an OK Movie With Great Movies Hiding Inside
Starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams, Disobedience is an adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s novel of the same name, about a tightly knit Orthodox Jewish community and the prodigal daughter who returns to poke holes in its way of life
ICA Miami Mounts First Posthumous Terry Adkins Show
As part of the ICA’s inaugural spring programming, the young museum is mounting the first posthumous survey of Terry Adkins’ long career. The artist, who passed away of heart failure in 2014 at the age of 60, amassed a highly varied body of work, from installation to sculpture and drawing…
Eyes on Miami: Rae Sremmurd, Yo Gotti, Fat Joe, and Others
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…
Ben Kingsley Spouting Dark Truths About Corruption Almost Saves Backstabbing for Beginners
Simply put, there’s not much suspense here, and Fly’s occasional efforts at thriller-style confrontations and killings prove less fascinating than Pasha’s justifications
The Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend
Rolling Loud, Mother’s Day events, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend.
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Period Movement Gives Feminine Products to Miami’s Low-Income Women
This Saturday, Miami will get its Period. Nicky Dawkins of HypeGirls — the femme health website and South Florida’s first chapter leader of the Period menstrual movement in Miami — will host a packing party and charity drive at the Wynwood Yard.
Yara Travieso Premieres El Ciclón for YoungArts, Draining Various Swamps
On a chilly day last fall, Miami-born artist Yara Travieso sat in a beach chair in her Brooklyn backyard while she talked about a performance she was planning for Miami’s YoungArts Plaza. “It’s very weird,” she said of her current location, “because it’s cold.” Though she no longer lives in Miami, Travieso said she feels like she still has an umbilical cord attached to the city. Hurricane Irma had just blown through, leaving downed trees and twisted street signs. She felt it from afar.
The Ten Best Mother’s Day 2018 Activities in Miami
Moms rule. It takes a special kind of woman to put up with everything from diaper blowouts to teenage angst, all while preparing you to take on the world. These special ladies deserve thanks every day for all of their courage and hard work, especially on Mother’s Day. So spend time with mom this weekend and tell her how much you appreciate her. Make the amazing women in your life feel special with these unique Mother’s Day activities.
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With Hard Knock Wife, Ali Wong Is More Ferocious Than Ever
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife has a pungent scent all its own — a combination of baby head, breast milk, sex fluids and that acrid, vinegary extreme perspiration that either comes from bodily trauma or not sleeping for three days straight
Stand-Up Comedian Mike Birbiglia Wields the Power of Laughing at Himself
His standup material usually steers clear of politics, outside a sly jab or two, and focuses on personal stories told with real emotion and self-depreciating humor.
The 21 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week
Thursday Can you visualize yourself with a share of $500,000? Well, that dream could soon become a reality. The Ellies are Miami’s visual arts awards. Presented by ArtCenter/South Florida, more than two dozen grants ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 will be awarded. But to get the dough, you need to…
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Comic Wash Day Pays Homage to Natural Hair
It’s never OK to touch anyone’s hair without permission, but women of color experience that sort of unwanted attention all the time. Jamila Rowser relates that sentiment in her new comic, Wash Day, an homage to the Sunday ritual women with textured hair know all too well. Rowser, a South Florida resident who is black and Latina, wanted to share the story of many women in a slice-of-life format. Her comic includes glimpses of marijuana, gentrification, and street harassment — everyday themes for women in America and beyond.
Claire Denis Beguiles Again in Piercing Let the Sunshine In
… This is essentially Denis’ movie about the dating game — the highs and lows, the setbacks and surprises, the wine-filled meals and sublimely silent car rides flush with the possibility of either consummation or heartbreak
Miami Art Duo Home Eleven Challenges You to Pull the Trigger — Literally
The debate over gun control is a louder part of the national conversation than it’s ever been before. It’s a polarizing dialogue, and to be a part of it is, almost inevitably, to have an opinion. But what if that conversation wasn’t happening only on your Twitter Facebook feeds? What if those questions became more concrete? How would your opinions take shape then?
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Frost Museum of Science Will Give Away 100 Family Memberships on Its First Anniversary
Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, Frost Science will host a free community event where 100 one-year Family-level memberships will be given away.
Sh*t Miami Girls Say Creators Release El Podcast
The Sh*t Miami Girls Say characters you know and love are back in a bold departure from their video parodies. Now they’re conquering a new medium with El Podcast. Two of the three founders — Michelle Sicars and Aimee Carrero — recently chatted with New Times about their first two episodes, Miami stereotypes, and the healing effects of comedy.
RBG Makes for an Engaging Hagiography but Could Have Been More
As they leap through the years, West and Cohen give us a compelling account of Ginsburg’s key cases, starting from her days as a lawyer with the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project.
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The Rider Is an Astonishing Look at Modern-Day Cowboys
For the young cowboys at the heart of Zhao’s film, mounting a horse and galloping across a field represents more than just freedom — it becomes a communion with the past and the future, allowing these riders to imagine and inhabit their best selves
The Best Free Events in Miami This Week
This week’s free events are all about reaching out to connect Miami’s diverse communities. A concert at the Wynwood Yard aims to bring together audiences of different backgrounds and genre preferences; panels at Nova and the Miami Workers Center will discuss the threats facing marginalized communities in America; and ongoing Haitian Heritage Month events celebrate the pride and traditions of Miami’s Haitian community.
Jim Norton on Michelle Wolf, Louis CK, and Keeping It Personal
In his latest standup comedy special for Netflix, Mouthful of Shame, comedian Jim Norton explains that his level of fame is such that people on the street recognize him but are unsure from where. “Did I see him onstage somewhere,” he quips in the special, “or did he follow me home?”
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Warmamas Raises the Voices of Mothers of Deployed Soldiers
The harrowing effects of war are seen throughout the societies it touches. But families, especially mothers, often bear the burdens of loss and grief. This Friday and Saturday, the physically integrated company Karen Peterson and Dancers, in collaboration with visual artist Maria Lino and Warmamas oral history project creator Patricia Figueroa Sowers…