Filmmakers Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson on meanings of Anomalisa and awards...
On an uncharacteristically wet and chilly Tuesday morning in Downtown Miami, filmmakers Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson sit at a round table easily large...
Hitchcock/Truffaut transmits the desire of filmmaking for all to fall in...
It can be a tricky proposition: making a film about films. Even trickier is the idea of making a film based on a book...
The Revenant embodies primal hostilities that motivate men to extremes —...
In the cold winter of early America, a group of trappers and hunters are ambushed by a band of Arikara Indians. The few who survive the...
The Hateful Eight is just a tiresome exercise in drawing out...
Note: This is a review of the longer, “Roadshow” version of The Hateful Eight.
Quentin Tarantino has finally done it. He’s made a movie that’s...
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...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits nearly all the right notes...
Two years ago, I wrote about the expectations I had for J.J. Abrams taking the helm of the new Star Wars movie (Film Review: ‘Star...
James White uses meticulous performances and precise camerawork to make damaged...
Director/writer Josh Mond's feature debut, James White, stands out in this year’s crop of indie dramas because of two incredibly powerful performances and some...
Miami International Film Festival hints at Spanish heavy line-up for 2016
It was NOT a complete reveal of what's in store for 2016, but in a press release that came out yesterday, Miami Dade College’s...
Heart of a Dog turns cinema into philosophical poetry on life...
It has been almost 30 years since performance artist/musician Laurie Anderson directed a movie about herself. What a leap in perspective is Heart of...
Janis: Little Girl Blue reveals fame’s limits to heal damaged pop...
You sit and sing in darkened rooms
Your song fills the air with increasing gloom
It's sad, so sad to be alone
--Janis Joplin, lyrics for "So...