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GEMS: October 30 – November 3, 2024

Jul 23

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’ is a nightmarish meditation on death and aging

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If the subconscious draw of the horror genre is that it forces us to face our mortality, perhaps few films have taken that concept to more literal effect than Old. M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller, about a beach that mysteriously makes its inhabitants age in rapid fashion, goes from campy and comical to terrifying and […]

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Dec 23

‘Promising Young Woman’ is an explosive debut that mixes fun with fury

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How best to describe Promising Young Woman? I could call it a revenge film. A black comedy. A feminist fantasy. A social commentary born out of the #MeToo movement. There’s even a Paris Hilton sing-along that pushes this into oddly cute romcom territory at one point. But no, none of those labels quite fit. Filled […]

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Jul 10

Atom Egoyan’s ‘Guest of Honour’ may be the strangest movie you see this summer

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Atom Egoyan’s career has been a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. Celebrated for his early films such as Next of Kin, Speaking Parts, Exotica, and the Academy Award-nominated The Sweet Hereafter, the second half of his career has taken something of an M. Night Shyamalan-like turn. The critics who once celebrated him as a […]

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May 22

‘Military Wives’ is a feel-good dramedy about music and friendship

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In the time of coronavirus and social distancing, we could all use a little pick-me-up. Military Wives, directed by The Full Monty’s Peter Cattaneo, is a film that’ll do just that. Charming and emotional, it’s a movie that just hits the spot. All you need to do is let it wrap you up in its […]

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May 15

What to Stream While Quarantined: Part 6

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As we all try to navigate the quickly-changing film landscape in the time of coronavirus, we’re committed to continuing our mission of connecting art with audiences, and bringing you world-class cinema to watch on a daily basis. With 37 wonderful editions of Miami Film Festival behind us, we’ve assembled a list of some of our […]

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Apr 16

What to Stream While Quarantined: Part 3

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As we all try to navigate the quickly-changing film landscape in the time of coronavirus, we’re committed to continuing our mission of connecting art with audiences, and bringing you world-class cinema to watch on a daily basis. With 37 wonderful editions of Miami Film Festival behind us, we’ve assembled a list of some of our […]

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Apr 10

“You Are The Boss”: ‘Alice’ is a thought-provoking look into the world of high-end escorts

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Alice is now playing at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami Virtual Theater. Watch on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast. For tickets, click here. The prostitution genre has long held a certain allure for filmmakers. Belle de Jour (1967), The Girlfriend Experience (2009), and Young & Beautiful (Miami Film Festival 2013) all deal with beautiful women […]

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Apr 2

‘Saint Frances’ is an honest look at the clumsy road to womanhood

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From the very beginning of Saint Frances, it’s clear we’re in for something special. Inclusive, blunt and unapologetically feminist, this is a film that explores millennial milieu in all its chaotic glory. And if it has one thing to say, it’s this: let’s stop trying to avoid talking about what life is really like. Period […]

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May 9

Happy Mother’s Day: The Time of Lola Dueñas

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One of my favorite Spanish actresses is Lola Dueñas. She may not be as famous as Penelope Cruz or Carmen Maura, but for more than 20 years she has been delighting me in both leading and supporting parts that I love to recall. You may remember her from such terrific character turns in Pedro Almodóvar […]

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Dec 9

‘Shoplifters’ is a deeply moving look at the meaning of family

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In Shoplifters, family isn’t something you’re necessarily born with – it’s something you build. Winner of the top prize at the most recent Cannes Film Festival, Shoplifters is a film with a bottomless amount of compassion, one that very well may be one of the most emotional movie-going experiences of the year. In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s […]

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Oct 24

Rock climbing documentary ‘Free Solo’ is a thrilling big-screen experience

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To watch Free Solo is to willingly thrust yourself into a vertiginous, panic-inducing, heart-palpitating setting for nearly two hours. That right there alone would usually be the highest praise I have to offer a documentary of this nature. But the most impressive part of Free Solo isn’t the astonishing athletic feat that’s on display, nor is it the sweeping, enveloping cinematography […]

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Jul 11

JORDAN RESSLER WINNER ‘CUSTODY’ WILL HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT

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Let’s face it: it’s not easy to drag yourself to a movie with super heavy subject matter. As someone who is constantly recommending movies to people, one of the most frequent reasons someone turns down a title is that they don’t want to watch something upsetting. I get it. But hard subjects are a part […]

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