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Film Review: 'After Lucia' holds unflinching lens to bullying
A bold and important film debuted in Miami during the Miami International Film Festival in March that only recently found a distributor. The Miami...
‘Cosmopolis’ offers indictment of capitalism through an accomplice’s eyes – a film review
With Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, that one-of-a-kind director who delights in exploring the darkest twists and turns of cinematic language in order to illuminate our shadowiest corners,...
‘Sleeping Beauty’ offers ominous exploration of the prostitution of the female form
The last film I can remember having left me feeling as puzzled and intrigued as Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty was Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide...
‘Take Shelter’ offers powerful entry into film’s recent history of schizophrenic cinema
A film telling a story from the perspective of a schizophrenic personality makes for an interesting subject via the cinematic art form. It allows...
My opinion on 2009 kids’ films in Film Comment
In their most recent on-line issue out now, Film Comment has picked out two capsule reviews of films that I wrote in my posting...
Raw presents slyly visceral warning about Puritanism — a film review
Let’s start this review by separating the hype from the substance. A recent article by “The Hollywood Reporter” revealed several patrons at a Los...
Miami solo musician Xela Zaid evolves as he searches for raw essentialism of music...
Local gem Xela Zaid has long been one of the most innovative musicians working the Miami music scene, from his early career as a...
Critics and some centerpiece films make for interesting Day 2 at MIFF
Day 2 of the Miami International Film Festival provided the experience I was looking forward to most about the 30th edition of this event: an intimate...