Overtown’s Black Lounge Film Series Is Making Moves Through Movies

Overtown has long been a mecca for culture. The deeply rooted community in the historic heart of Miami was a center of entertainment in the 1940s and ‘50s, comparable to Miami Beach. Some of most iconic black artists of the time performed in the neighborhood. But Overtown’s cultural significance is…

A Documentary Film About Dwyane Wade Is Coming

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has been one of South Florida’s most beloved sports figures for over a decade. He’s also in the middle of his final season in the NBA, with plans to retire later this year. But don’t be too sad when he’s gone, Wade County. You’ll see…

VH1’s Cartel Crew Shows Life After Narcos

Michael Corleone Blanco, the son of deceased drug lord Griselda Blanco, spent the first 33 years of his life in the drug business. Now, he’s the star of “Cartel Crew,” a VH1 docuseries that follows the sons and daughters of former cartel members. The drug trade isn’t a field that…

Florida Filmmakers Break Through at Sundance

The Sunshine State shone brightly at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, with filmmakers from southern Florida taking center stage. One of the festival’s strongest films was Pahokee, a documentary feature directed by the West Palm Beach-based husband and wife team of Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan…

Velvet Buzzsaw Uses Miami to Establish Its Cheap Art Scene Premise

Opening with an establishing shot of Art Basel Miami Beach, Dan Gilroy’s new Netflix movie, Velvet Buzzsaw, which recently premiered at Sundance Film Festival, sets up its premise by cheapening Miami’s art scene in the predictable manner you’d expect from a California-based filmmaker. Miami is there to provide a colorful, superficial backdrop…

Serenity Is Joyless, While Vox Lux Takes an Honest Look at Pop Music

From big-budget blockbusters to indie films, here’s your guide to the movies opening in Miami theaters this week. Serenity. After directing a tense drama featuring a single actor in the front seat of a car (Tom Hardy in 2013’s Locke), screenwriter Steven Knight returns to the director’s chair with a…

Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk Snubbed for Best Director, Gets Only Three Oscar Nominations

The biggest surprise of the list: Local filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” snagged only three nominations. These included nods for Original Score, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. But there was an obvious snub for the incredible flick in key categories such as Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director.

Glass, Cold War, and More Films Opening in Miami

From big-budget blockbusters to indie films, here’s your guide to the movies opening in Miami theaters this week. “Cold War.” Pawel Pawlikowski, whose movie “Ida” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015, has returned with a much lighter but no less weighted film, “Cold War.” Zula (Joanna…

Transit Director Christian Petzold: “You Have to Work for the Love”

For the past few decades, director Christian Petzold has been delivering a consistent stream of fascinating works of art. His latest, Transit, is an adaptation of Anna Seghers’ novel, described as “an existential, political, literary thriller that explores the agonies of boredom, the vitality of storytelling, and the plight of the exile with extraordinary compassion and insight.”

The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Beale Street Win Golden Globes

Last year, Ryan Murphy’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” captivated audiences with the grisly tale of Andrew Cunanan, whose 1997 killing spree ended with the shooting of the famous fashion designer on the steps of his South Beach mansion. Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association affirmed that…

Miami Jewish Film Festival 2019’s Must-See Movies

The Miami Jewish Film Festival returns this month with an exciting and progressive lineup, punctuated by spotlights on women and first-time filmmakers, live music performances, and other events. It’ll be impossible to catch all 80 films during the fest’s two-week run. So New Times film critics Juan Antonio Barquin and Hans Morgenstern have narrowed their picks to these four standouts.

The Best Films of 2018, According to Miami Movie Experts

Miami’s annual film review has returned. The tradition of polling a collection of local film experts, including critics and programmers who work for numerous publications, festivals, and cinemas in the city, was published on the website Dim the House Lights for 2015 and 2016, and the winners of the Miami…