Film Review: 'The Hunt' examines influence of the crime on judgement
As one can expect from the director who made a name for himself with the Celebration, Thomas Vinterberg’s the Hunt (Jagten) feels like a brutal roller coaster...
Final weekend at MIFF: Trueba tribute, awards and aquatic-themed films
The last weekend of the Miami International Film Festival ended on a much stronger note than it began. I caught up with a strange,...
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,...
The best films of 2015 … so far — by Hans...
We are a bit past the halfway point, and the lists of what are so far the best movies of 2015 are already popping up. Here's...
John Turturro on career achievement awards, shooting in 35mm and maturing...
During the Miami International Film Festival, I had an opportunity to sit down with actor/director John Turturro. I was told I had 12 minutes to discuss his new...
Miami Film Festival Day 2: Voice Over reveals gargantuan obstacles of...
It's not easy to communicate when you're family, and Chilean director Cristián Jiménez finds a compelling way to illustrate that in Voice Over (La Voz en Off)....
The Workshop captures complexity of ideological tension in France despite cheap...
French director Laurent Cantet hit a career high point with his Palme d’Or winning film The Class. His social consciousness never felt more earthy and entertaining while...
A cup of coffee in which director Whit Stillman and I...
During the couple of times I met with film director Whit Stillman at this past Miami International Film Festival, something has bothered me about how...
IndieEthos Insiders Tour 5: I, Daniel Blake breaks hearts with humanistic...
Politics and cinema has never mattered more to the British social-realist director Ken Loach. It was the election of a conservative government that brought him...
Another day of Miami International Film Festival: what to avoid and...
It's getting hard to keep track of the films and parties, heck, even the days at Miami Dade College's 32nd Miami International Film Festival....