Film review: ‘Barbara’ – transcending suspicion with grace
Cold War Germany has inspired many a depressing movie about humanity’s struggle in the face of oppression. The much-acclaimed Barbara offers something refreshingly different...
New My Bloody Valentine album ‘m b v’ – stream here
Over the weekend My Bloody Valentine released its 22-years-in-waiting follow-up to its much beloved Loveless (Support the Independent Ethos, purchase direct through Amazon via...
Film Review: ‘Amour’ captures poetry of confronting death in love
More than any other foreign language film before it, Amour seems a sure-thing for winning the Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Picture of 2012....
Film review: ‘A Royal Affair’ brings alive tension of Age of...
Too often, period films are often dismissed as “costume drama.” This reductive perspective does a disservice to a genre of cinema that, in the...
Film review: ‘Tabu’ celebrates story while subverting cinema, dreams and memory
Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes heralds the new year of cinema with a bold film approaching masterpiece greatness. Shot entirely in black and white and featuring...
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...
Miami-area music figures help pick best albums of 2012
As this year comes to a close, and I spent more time than ever having to watch movies, as a newly inducted member into...
Local spotlight: Harnessing the monstrous “instru-metal” sound of Holly Hunt on...
Whether the couple behind the music of Holly Hunt realizes it or not, they treat their instruments as channels into something beyond simple music....