Friday, October 10, 2025

Paradise: Hope offers poetic capper to trilogy of humanist discomfort

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For his final film in the “Paradise Trilogy,” Paradise: Hope, the most stunning aspect of director Ulrich Seidl's fifth feature film is that he shows...

Film Review: 'Escape From Tomorrow' can't rise to witty premise with...

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A witty premise informs the low budget black-and-white science fiction / corporate conspiracy thriller / family dramadey Escape From Tomorrow. A flawed--- some might call...

Sigur Ros live review in which I confess to tearing up

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When I wrote about Sigur Rós coming to Miami I made an off-the-cuff reference to fans who let the tears loose at the sound of frontman Jon...

Vinyl Matters: MGMT's bombastic self-titled psych-freak-fest delivers master moments in mixed...

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MGMT continue to drift down the rabbit hole with the brilliant, if at times mixed bag, that is its new self-titled album. If you...

Film Review: ‘Gravity’ harnesses the power of uncut images to thrilling...

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Movies like Gravity are the types of films routine visitors to the multiplex live for. Director Alfonso Cuarón's first film in seven years feels fresh...

Film Review: 'After Lucia' holds unflinching lens to bullying

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A bold and important film debuted in Miami during the Miami International Film Festival in March that only recently found a distributor. The Miami...

Book Review: Marisha Pessl brings together Literature, Social Media and Film...

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With her creative take on fiction writing, Marisha Pessl takes us on a journey of discovery alongside investigative reporter Scott McGrath. Initially not the...

Film Review: 'Cutie and the Boxer' looks beyond art for the...

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There’s something gorgeous about a documentary on a notable art couple that can transcend not only their celebrity but also their art to offer...

Film Review: 'Blue Caprice' and the trouble with humanizing demons

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Director Alexandre Moors has made a bold, if not challenging choice of subject for his debut feature film. In 2002, residents living in and around...

Film Review: 'Our Children' subtly reveals thin line between love and...

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And the award for greatest downer of 2013 goes to Our Children (À perdre la raison). But the marvel of Our Children, Belgium's entry into...