Rick Carver is a perfect villain for the cutthroat housing market of 21st century. The antagonist of Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes is a vulture feasting on the carcass of the American Dream — and like his pinpoint-perfect surname suggests, he carves up the largest portions for himself. As played by Michael Shannon in a crude, rapacious 180 from his compassionate cop in the LGBT … [Read more...]
Arts preview 2015-16: The season in books
The best way to gauge the temperature of South Florida’s robust literary life is not so much through its mature and established festivals and seminars, but by some of the smaller, newer events and venues. Just last year, for example, the Palm Beach Book Festival’s inaugural celebration was more than successful enough to ensure a sophomore event, while in Miami, a … [Read more...]