Film, TV & Streaming

Wim Winders’s Pina premieres at Coral Gables Art Cinema February 17

Thin Ice: Greg Kinnear steps out of do-gooder to play a low-level sociopath

In The Vow, Rachel McAdams gets the sense knocked out of her

This past weekend’s news about R&B and pop icon Whitney Houston’s death still seems unbelievable to us. But even with all the demons that seemed to haunt her until her untimely passing, we’d still like to remember her as The Voice.So let’s take a look back at a bit of…

Showtime finally confirmed yesterday what we already knew: the second season of its sports documentary series, The Franchise, a weekly show that gives viewers behind-the-scenes looks at professional baseball teams, will feature your Miami Marlins.”Miami is not only one of the most sexy and cosmopolitan cities in the country, but…

With the recession in full effect, and Valentine’s Day dinner reservations at a premium, plenty of couples will be staying in to snuggle over a movie on February 14. But what film to choose?There are thousands of lists of romantic films floating around in cyberspace, and most of them are…

Goddamn the early 20th century and its irresponsible demand for luxurious fur. Thanks to the old-timey 1%, the cheetah population across Asia and Africa has dwindled down to remarkably low levels. Among those working to restore those numbers is the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre in South Africa, a leading research…

You can stop holding your breath, Miami. Our Real Housewives franchise is safe and sound.According to Hollywood Reporter, Bravo will give the show a second chance, despite its unimpressive ratings last season. And as the network tries to pump up the show’s lackluster viewership, there are plenty of changes in…

Everyone has that one great aunt who talks about the characters from her “stories” like she knows them personally. We used to think it was kinda sad. But lately, several returning TV shows have us craving a deeper connection with the people we see on the screen.Yes, we’re talking about…

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island: Dwayne Johnson’s charm saves this film

Safe House: Ryan Reynolds’s bod is the asset in this men-on-the-run thriller

Oscar shorts at Miami Beach Cinematheque and Bill Cosford Cinema

Paul Goodman Changed My Life at Bill Cosford Cinema February 10 and 11

Like 11.5 million other viewers, last night we tuned in to NBC’s Smash. It’s not because we’re huge fans of Glee, or even musical theater in general. We were just kinda curious. With so much hype, the show would either be amazing, or it would crash and burn. Either way,…

Kim Kardashian’s recent trip to Miami to scout locations for her store D-A-S-H has led some to speculate that a new version of her eponymous reality show could be headed this way. But Miami has already been taken! By Kardashians! We’re specifically referring to 2009’s Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami…

If old traditions hold true, and obsessively watching Mad Men has taught us anything, it’s that big advertising firms have their fingers in each other’s pockets. Like Russell Crowe watching pigeons in A Beautiful Mind, patterns can emerge when you look at any given year’s Super Bowl ads. Last year,…

We felt a bit out of our depth heading into UM’s screening of Granito: How to Nail a Dictator at the Bill Cosford Cinema last night. The documentary is a follow-up to When the Mountains Tremble, a doc that courageous young director Pamela Yates produced in the early ’80s, exposing…

Florida’s law requiring the poor to pass a drug test before receiving welfare funds came under the scrutiny of The Daily Show last night. In an interview with Aasif Mandvi, bill supporter Representative Scott Plakon claimed that any recipient of taxpayer money should undergo drug testing. When Mandvi pointed out…

When we were first given the task to review Basketball Wives, we thought we had a knock-off Real Housewives on our hands. So like the serious journalists we are, we went to Wikipedia to do our research on the new project.There, the program description explains all the show’s women were…

Here in Miami, we like to think we have a monopoly on star personalities. But according to at least one reality TV casting director, Tampa’s where you can really find the talent.”Tampa is the new Miami,” casting director Rose Rosen told the Tampa Bay Times this week, noting that a…

It’s the main topic on the lips of every politician: The economy is sputtering, with few industries left to produce the valuable goods that could keep it running. But as we sat on our couch last night, scanning from channel to channel, it hit us. There’s one industry in America that’s…

Liam Neeson returns to form playing tough guys in gritty films