We the Animals delivers honesty in director Jeremiah Zagar’s raw approach...
Suffused in earthy atmosphere, director Jeremiah Zagar's meticulous yet breezy feature film debut We the Animals is a worthy adaptation of Justin Torres’ smart, savage...
34th Miami Film Festival premiered quality films seeking distribution
It’s a bit of a challenge to cover a film festival when you come down with bronchitis while also moving from one location in...
Endless Poetry continues Jodorowsky’s reckoning with art and family via beautiful...
“Rejoice your sufferings. Thanks to them, you will reach me.” -- Alejandro Jodorowsky
That was one of the final lines in filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s previous...
Raw presents slyly visceral warning about Puritanism — a film review
Let’s start this review by separating the hype from the substance. A recent article by “The Hollywood Reporter” revealed several patrons at a Los...
‘Flight’ compromises redemption with sex and hilarity
I need to chime in on Flight, as it's bound to do well in theaters over this weekend and follows lots of hype by many...
Love in times of heterosexism — Carol, a film review
In his latest film, director Todd Haynes brings to life a love story between a wealthy housewife and a 20-something department store clerk in...
How Stanley Kubrick broke the rules of Classical Hollywood cinema and...
Chapter II: The Decoy Characters and the Frivolity of Obstacles in 2001
Note: this is a continuation from yesterday's post: How Stanley Kubrick broke the rules...
Soundhunters is a musical journey for everyone – a documentary review
Our lives are made of music. We live in a sonically rich environment that often takes a keen ear to turn it into something...
Miami Film Fest GEMS 2016 features Certain Women, Toni Erdmann, other...
This morning, Miami Dade College's Miami Film Festival announced its GEMS 2016 Lineup. Like last year, the mini film festival will offer an array...
Billy Croben on the inspiration of child actors in Screwball and...
In my recent Miami New Times review of the new documentary Screwball, I praised the filmmakers’ decision to incorporate children in their reenactments of...