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The Words Movie Review: Witlessly Titled and Executed

Miami’s diverse, thriving indie cinema scene is about to get even bigger. O Cinema, named the Best Art House Cinema in this year’s New Times Best Of Miami issue, will open a second location in Miami Shores in October.O Cinema at MTC, as the new location will be called, is…

Back in the early ’90s, Moira “Mo” Quirk inspired legions of kids to take up athletic pursuits as the co-host and referee of Nickelodeon’s GUTS, a game show pitting kids against each other with feats of extreme athletic prowess (well, extreme for kids, anyway). The most memorable part of the…

When you think bowling movies, you probably think of comedies like The Big Lebowski or Kingpin. Wonderful and ridiculous in their own right, they don’t really shed any light on what it’s like to be a real-life professional bowler.Can you imagine spending your entire life on a quest for the…

See Magic City Wants You to be an Extra, Maybe.Whores galore! That, at least, is the impression we’re getting from Magic City’s most recent casting call, which advertises roles like “Asian Prostitute,” “Elevator Girls,” and “Attractive Natural Women.”If you’re a woman who looks good naked, you might have a shot…

If Shark Week didn’t chill your bones enough to stay safely landlocked at Miami Beach without even sticking so much as a toe in the water, you’ll definitely think twice about hopping in the ocean after watching Bait 3D. The Jaws-channeling 3D feature will show for one time only at…

Red Hook Summer Review: Spike Lee’s Messy Mix of Authenticity and Awkwardness

Hermano at Cosford Cinema August31-September 2

Lawless Film Review: In This Prohibition Drama, Looks Trump Drama

Oslo, August 31st at Miami Beach Cinematheque

The Island President at Miami Beach Cinematheque

The Day Film Review: Unrealistic Apocalyptic Horror

Robot and Frank Review: Gentle and Honest

Easy Money at Tower Theater

2016: Obama’s America: The Five Most Hilarious Lowlights

Klown: Raunchy Dude Comedy at O Cinema August 31-September 2

The Possession: Sam Raimi’s Latest Has Few Haunting Moments

We noticed yesterday that Play Dead, a Borscht Film Festival selection last year, had been posted on Vimeo in its entirety for all the world to enjoy. And it’s made quite a splash, getting featured on the Vimeo homepage this morning. Not surprising, we thought, since the short film features…

See more Gallery Girls recaps and interviews.Gallery Girls isn’t about the New York City art scene. It’s not about young girls following their dreams. It’s not a real-life Sex and the City, where women band together to get through their daily lives.Hell no. Gallery Girls is about the girl fights.There…

See Adan Jodorowsky, Son of Filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, to Shoot Borscht-Produced Film in Miami.Adan Jodorowsky — actor, musician, and son of renowned cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky — has every intention of making Miami’s seedy underbelly the backdrop of his surreal horror odyssey, The Voice Thief.The film is a collaboration with…

In a world where drivers take instruction from tiny boxes on their dashboards, where computers facilitate socializing more than face-to-face contact, and where celebrities from Zooey Deschanel to Martin Scorcese encourage us to treat our phones as friends, the line between man and machine is increasingly blurred. Robot & Frank,…

The year is 1988, George H.W. Bush is making his run for the White House, and the Russians leave Afganistan. People start buying CDs instead of vinyl. Bobby McFerrin reminds us to not sweat the small stuff. Families are gathered around the TV as the Huxtables lead the ratings, and…