Straight Outta Compton kinetically captures N.W.A.’s angst through artistry — a...
The late ‘80s was a watershed era for music. There was a revolution against pop music driven by synthesizers and lyrics that were either...
IndieEthos to host ‘Borscht is Dead,’ a short film retrospective to...
Though it’s not Hollywood or New York City, Miami is blessed with a distinctive film scene. One group of filmmakers that wave the Miami...
Iranian alt-rock: the real notion of indie music
Promo shot of Take It Easy
Hospital as seen in the movie.
The movie No One Knows About Persian Cats adds a whole other dimension to...
It Follows strips horror to its core — a film review
Sometimes you have to strip back the horror to make a horror movie work. It Follows does that to thrilling effect, keep gore to a...
Film Review: ‘Bonsai’ breathes life into art
Chilean director Cristián Jiménez mixes a heartfelt appreciation for literature and young love in the ingeniously crafted Bonsai, capturing how tightly life and art...
Jesse Eisenberg on coming to work with Joachim Trier and the...
Louder Than Bombs, the first English language film by Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier reveals a different side of the director who gave us the low-key...
Brilliant ‘No’ premieres in Miami at MIFF Day 5, plus other...
This morning most of my Miami International Film Festival coverage will be found on the “Miami New Times” blog “Cultist.” As I noted yesterday,...
Sieranevada encapsulates Romanian society via claustrophobic family drama — a film...
In his latest exploration of Romanian society, writer-director Cristi Puiu offers an intimate examination at a family and its internal dysfunctions. The dynamics in Sieranevada serve...
Experimenter presents the legacy of 1960s behavioral experiments as engaging cinema...
With Experimenter, American indie filmmaker Michael Almereyda returns in amazing form, tearing into the conventions of the biopic. The films follows the life of Stanley Milgram with a marvelous Peter...
Brad’s Status makes unlikable guy relatable via yin/yang and light/dark humor...
Existence can be a love it or hate it thing -- sometimes within the same moment. Some existential crisis films pick a side, but...