Film, TV & Streaming

Sky Rojo is not exhilarating action — it’s exhausting hollowness.

Local filmmakers Jayme Gershen and Edson Jean debut feature films at Miami Film Festival.

Minari is a welcome humanist take on the American dream.

Sundance has returned to a more inclusive and democratic approach for film lovers.

Some Kind of Heaven offers a glimpse into the lives of four retirees living out their golden years at the Villages.

Freaky takes the body-swap premise and applies it to the slasher genre.

With over 200 films screening at FLIFF, the choices can be overwhelming.

What to stream on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and more during Halloween.

The Glorias wants to be both a biopic and an exhaustive record.

Christopher Nolan’s latest feature is the perfect way to step back in time to a realm where movie theaters were open.

Outshine Film Festival pivots to virtual screenings.

Random Acts of Violence tries too hard to say something.

She Dies Tomorrow brilliantly oscillates between tragedy and comedy.

The Tribeca Film Festival has partnered up with the Miami Dolphins for a drive-in experience.

Bella Thorne talks about her role in the new film Infamous.

The King of Staten Island feels derivative of Judd Apatow’s past work.

This week’s virtual screening of The Infiltrators sheds light on the plight of undocumented detainees.

Mario Tabraue’s tale has all the classic marks of a great Miami crime story. And there’s another interesting layer: a connection to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

From Showtime to Shudder, plenty of streaming services are offering pretty amazing deals in light of the COVID-19 crisis making everyone housebound.

Goodfellas, Space Jam, and HBO’s new show The Plot Against America are among New Times’ favorite additions to streaming services this week.

Filmmaker Tony Montana had done his time in Los Angeles, first working as an actor where he played a pro wrestling manager for the WWE, then directing the acclaimed 2004 documentary Overnight  where he chronicled Harvey Weinstein’s blacklisting of a director. But he fell in love with South Florida and…

Making a list of the year’s best films is an overwhelming endeavor for a film critic. Having seen more than 150 cinematic works this year, I found it tough to limit the stellar ones to 20. The list lost exciting films as ambitious and messy as the Matthew McConaughey-starring Serenity, as provocative and intriguing as Holiday, and as gorgeously animated and tender as Weathering With You.