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About Kevin Filipski

Kevin Filipski earned his master's degree in Cinema Studies from New York University and has written about the arts for the New York Times, Playbill, Time Out New York, and Brooklyn Paper, along with several websites.

Suburban Fury

Why did Sara Jane Moore, a 45-year-old mother of four, try to assassinate President Gerald Ford?

By |December 11th, 2025|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Tense updates about life in the bombed-out occupation zone in Gaza.

By |November 7th, 2025|Documentary|0 Comments

Being Bo Widerberg

An excellent primer for those unfamiliar with the Swedish filmmaker.

By |November 6th, 2025|Arts, Film History|0 Comments

Mistress Dispeller

Instead of seeking counseling to repair a marriage, an aggrieved wife seeks out the help of a "mistress dispeller," a cross between a detective and a psychiatrist.

By |October 21st, 2025|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue

Barry Avrich’s intense documentary is structured like a thrilling action flick, a real-life version of revenge movies.

By |October 2nd, 2025|Documentary|0 Comments

Predators

A fascinating and unsettling watch, highlighting the contradictions of "To Catch a Predator."

By |September 18th, 2025|Documentary|0 Comments

Riefenstahl

Andres Veiel’s unsettling and persuasive documentary uncovers filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl's distortions of the truth.

By |September 5th, 2025|Film History, Top Picks|0 Comments

The Musicians

The exhilaration of making music together.

By |August 7th, 2025|Comedy|0 Comments

An Officer and a Spy

Roman Polanski’s most personal film since The Pianist (2002) revisits one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice in French history.

By |August 7th, 2025|Costume Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments