My profile on actor Edgar Ramirez for ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ in...
When I got the assignment to interview Édgar Ramírez for his small but key role in Zero Dark Thirty, I jumped at the chance. I respected...
Film review: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ brings obsession with elusive truth to...
Zero Dark Thirty hits theaters in limited release tomorrow riding a wave of critical buzz but also controversy. Having had the opportunity to attend...
The Independent Ethos’ Best Films of 2012 (so far)
There were many great film experiences for me this year. I had more access than ever thanks to the Florida Film Critics Circle, a...
Film review: ‘Django Unchained’ celebrates myth and history with humor and...
It’s difficult to compare the retro-inspired Quentin Tarantino to any standard but the one he sets for himself with his own filmography. His latest film,...
‘The Guilt Trip’ review for ‘Hudak on Hollywood’
As this is my first year in the Florida Film Critics Circle, it meant going out to watch a lot of big studio-produced films...
Florida Film Critics Circle announce awards for 2012
So this year the Independent Ethos had a say in awards season. It marked my first year voting with the prestigious Florida Film Critics...
Film review: ‘Generation P’ offers strange Perestroika trip
Director Victor Ginzburg's feature film debut, a film adaptation of one of Russia’s modern literary masterpieces, Generation P by Victor Pelevin, arrives in South Florida...
Film Review: Misguided ‘Starlet’ fails as wannabe transcendent drama
I can appreciate a lo-fi film as much as the next guy who got into cinema with Werner Herzog and the Dogma years of...
Gabó brings back electro-scoring to silent film with Buster Keaton
Gabriel Pulido, aka Gabó, will once again bring his unique ambient music stylings to a silent film at the Miami Beach Cinematheque. Last year, Pulido produced...
Film review: The existential malaise of crooks and killers in ‘Killing...
Sometimes a film buff may wonder if they have seen all the gangster movies there are to see, then something like Killing Them Softly...