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Hans Morgenstern

Hans Morgenstern has contributed to Miami New Times for too many decades, but he's grown to love Miami's arts and culture scene because of it. He is the chair of the Florida Film Critics Circle, and most of his film criticism can be found on Independent Ethos (indieethos.com) if not in New Times.

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Moonlight Producer Andrew Hevia Struggled to Make His Art Basel Hong Kong Documentary

By Hans Morgenstern
Oct 10, 2019

"Moonlight" producer and Borscht Corp. cofounder Andrew Hevia's documentary "Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window" examines Art Basel’s nascent Hong Kong fair and how it relates to that city’s artists.
The Farewell Director Lulu Wang on the "Surreal" Experience of 100% Fresh

By Hans Morgenstern
Jul 16, 2019

Writer/director Lulu Wang is having a 100% Fresh moment on Rotten Tomatoes. The Farewell marks only the second film by the New World School of the Arts alum, who grew up in Miami after emigrating from Beijing with her family when she was 6. She now lives in Los Angeles but recently returned to her former hometown to work the hype for the followup to her 2015 debut feature, Posthumous.
Five Feet Apart Is More Manipulative Than Moving, While To Dust Has Morbid Charm

By Juan Antonio Barquin and Hans Morgenstern
Mar 14, 2019

Five Feet Apart. Noses blowing and heavy sobs will be heard around the world when Five Feet Apart releases this week, another entry into the odd little subgenre that is Romance Featuring One Or More Terminally Ill Characters (whose most popular film is undoubtedly The Fault in Our Stars). At...
Arctic Tells an Icy, Intense Tale, While the Oscars' Documentary Shorts Fall Flat

By Juan Antonio Barquin and Hans Morgenstern
Feb 21, 2019

Arctic. The feature film debut by writer-director Joe Penna is a rather grim and grueling survivalist action movie peppered by a handful of startling OMG moments. Underneath all that, however, lies powerful subtext about how purpose adds meaning to life. Arctic follows Overgård (Mads Mikkelsen), the only survivor of a...
Velvet Buzzsaw Uses Miami to Establish Its Cheap Art Scene Premise

By Hans Morgenstern
Jan 31, 2019

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...

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