Miami hosts U.S. theatrical premiere of Venezuelan film ‘The Longest Distance’; 2 FFCC critics’ opposing views

The Coral Gables Art Cinema in Miami is hosting the U.S. theatrical premiere of Venezuelan director Claudia Pinto Emperador’s feature debut The Longest Distance (La Distancia Mas Larga). Here are two opposing views on the film by Miami New Times film critic Hans Morgenstern and Miami Herald film critic Rene Rodriguez.

FFCC members review Scott Cooper’s ‘Black Mass’

FFCC members review Scott Cooper’s gangster drama Black Mass.

FFCC members review Sean Baker’s ‘Tangerine’

FFCC members review Sean Baker’s screwball queer comedy Tangerine.

FFCC members review Noah Baumbach’s ‘Mistress America’

FFCC members review Noah Baumbach’s screwball comedy Mistress America.

FFCC members review F. Gary Gray’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’

FFCC members review F. Gary Gray’s box office smash Straight Outta Compton.

Patrick Cooper on ‘The Giver’

FFCC newcomer Patrick Cooper reviews Philip Noyce’s The Giver.

Philip Seymour Hoffman Makes His Final Exit In ‘A Most Wanted Man’

FFCC member Michelle F. Solomon reviews A Most Wanted Man, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final film prior to his death from an overdose in February. The following is an excerpt from her review.

Hilarious and profane ‘Bad Words’ a return to form for Jason Bateman

FFCC member Reuben Pereira reviews Jason Bateman’s directorial debut, Bad Words, which opens in Florida theaters this weekend. The following is an excerpt from his review.

‘Pompeii’ Echoes Not In Eternity

Kai Sacco of Film with Kai Sacco reviews Paul W.S. Anderson’s disaster Pompeii.

MIFF Movie Review: ‘Elsa & Fred’

FFCC critic Kai Sacco reviews Elsa & Fred, the opening night film of the 2014 Miami International Film Festival.