Ten Movies to Look Forward to in Early 2018
The first few months of the year are notorious for being a period of drought at the movies, but the January–March 2018 release calendar offers a surprising deluge of highly anticipated films
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Miami Native Jennifer Marcus Is Cirque du Soleil’s Local Star
World champion baton twirler Jennifer Marcus has returned to Miami this winter, but not because she’s spending the holiday season at her childhood home in Kendall. Instead, Marcus is back in South Florida to dazzle audiences as a baton twirler with the Cirque du Soleil show Volta. Marcus began baton…
Tania El Khoury’s Gardens Speak Brought the Voices of Syria to Miami
Gardens Speak aims to bring the voices of ten people killed in the Syrian Civil War back from beyond the grave.
April Wolfe’s Top Ten Films of 2017
Some of them gave me hope for America, others invited me into foreign-to-me cultures and one even made me delightfully nauseous
The 21 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week
Thursday Break out your favorite ugly holiday sweater and get creative with themed props in the photo booth at New Times’ Sips and Sweets. Rock out to your favorite songs spun by DJs inside the Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection after it’s been transformed into a winter wonderland…
The Last Jedi Is the Most Entertaining Star Wars Movie in Many a Moon
Writer-director Rian Johnson has certainly made the busiest Star Wars film of them all, but he keeps it from becoming a slog by infusing it with humor, verve and visual charm
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Coming to Miami in January
Maybe you’re feeling frustrated by politics. Maybe issues like police violence, racial discrimination, and poverty in communities of color feel unsolvable. Maybe you read the news each morning and wonder, How in hell did this country get so screwed up? In January, Ta-Nehisi Coates is coming to Miami to help answer that question.
The Ten Best TV Series of 2017
I won’t waste your time attempting to sum up the totality of this year’s output, because I can’t, and any critic who claims to have seen enough of the more than 500 scripted series that aired in 2017 to do so is lying
Artist Derrick Adams on Surveying His Career and Supporting Young Creatives
Derrick Adams’ “Black White and Brown” has taken over the space at Primary Projects in an arresting patchwork of its title colors. Black-and-white patterns work as a structure through which shades of brown move and disrupt. Walking through the exhibit, the audience can also traverse the artist’s mind. “The things…
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The 12 Best Films of 2017
First, these are my favorite movies of the year, not a claim to rank the definitive best, so don’t write to tell me that your favorite should have made it
The Museum of Ice Cream Channels Miami Millennials’ Cravings
Maryellis Bunn, the wunderkind creative director behind the Museum of Ice Cream, opined in a New York Magazine article earlier this year that “advertising is dead.” What she meant, according to the story, is that advertising of the skirt-chasing Mad Men era is over, leaving in its wake Bunn and…
Miami Jewish Film Festival Announces 2018 Lineup
Art Basel is over, but Miami’s next cultural extravaganza isn’t far off. The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) will return this January for its 21st year. January 11 through 25, MJFF will screen 62 films from 20 countries and host numerous filmmakers and special guests.
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Errol Morris’ Wormwood Descends Into Time-Killing Conspiracy Fanfic
Morris’ film dramatizes Olson’s last days between interviews with Olson’s son Eric and journalists and lawyers who have taken the case as a cause
Guillermo del Toro Made The Shape of Water, but Sally Hawkins Owns It
Just as the story should start to speed up and get more predictably exciting, it becomes weirder, drawn to odd tangents.
Downtown Is Becoming Miami’s Next Arts Destination
Let’s face it — Art Basel isn’t just about Miami Beach anymore. Not to mention, if you Uber or — God help you — drive to the Beach, with each year you have to ask yourself if the ever-increasing traffic is worth it. It makes sense that Downtown, the real center of our city, after all, is fast emerging as a home for the arts.This year, Art Miami, Miami’s oldest art fair, and sister fair CONTEXT catalyzed this movement by setting up shop in their new location at One Herald Plaza.
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Basel Baby: A Local’s First Journey Into the Madness of Miami Art Week
When you grow up here, you see Basel as a kind of abstract happening. It’s something your rich friends get to go to while you’re stuck at home prepping for Christmas and Hanukkah. Beyond the beaches and the walls of Wynwood, life goes on and celebrity sightings are nil. It’s just another week, but with worse traffic.
Wonder Wheel’s Nostalgic Glow Can’t Hide Its Creator’s Score Settling
As Ginny and her life unravel, Allen’s sympathy for her seems to dry up, and she becomes something like the villain of the piece
The Best Free Events in Miami This Week
This week, you can hear free music on the Mile, try a new taco spot at Pilo’s Street Tacos’ grand opening, and burn off a few of those holiday pounds at the One Love Run. Don’t forget to snag some deals for your last-minute shopping at the Miami Flea Holiday Market.
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Fair Brings a Forum for Feminist Art to Brickell City Centre
As idols fall and the charged conversation about gender inequality continues to gain momentum, communities and allies pop up in unlikely places. During Miami Art Week, one such unexpected event for feminist art and interaction is Fair, taking place at the top of Brickell City Centre through December 10.
Eyes on Miami: Trina, Paris Hilton, and Others Gather for Basel
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…
Charleston Gallerist Exhibits at Scope Art Show Amid Allegations of Nonpayment
In August, Charleston City Paper published the stories of four local artists who took legal action against Rebekah Jacob of Rebekah Jacob Gallery for allegations of untimely payment, damaged work, lost work, and nonpayment. Jacob is also the gallerist behind Vedado Gallery, which is part of Scope Art Show in Miami Beach this week.
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Parade Against Patriarchy Brings Feminist Public Art to Basel
The Parade Against Patriarchy comes at the close of a year when women rose up to say “no more” to sexual harassment, among many other consequences that result from a patriarchal system.