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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.

The Night of the 12th

A mystery that morphs from a fascinating procedural into a sadly damning portrayal of innate misogyny.

By |May 17th, 2023|Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

It Ain’t Over

A murderer’s row of baseball luminaries, sportscasters and sportswriters, family members, and longtime friend Billy Crystal sing the praises of Yogi Berra.

By |May 11th, 2023|Pop Culture|0 Comments

The Eight Mountains

The understated and ultimately moving film explores a long, close friendship through its inevitable peaks and valleys.

By |April 27th, 2023|Book adaptation, Italy|0 Comments

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

An animated adaptation of six Haruki Murakami short stories, featuring ghostly figures, anthropomorphic animals, and natural disasters.

By |April 13th, 2023|Animated|0 Comments

Everything Went Fine

Director François Ozon pulls no punches chronicling the heart-wrenching attempts of two daughters to honor their elderly father’s directive: He wants to end his life on his own terms.

By |April 13th, 2023|Book adaptation, Drama|0 Comments

Kubrick by Kubrick

Recordings of interviews with Stanley Kubrick form the basis of this documentary and what might be described as the director's first audio commentary.

By |March 22nd, 2023|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Film History|0 Comments

The Innocent

Noémie Merlant is so vivacious, funny, and determined that her César Award for her performance here is certainly deserved.

By |March 16th, 2023|Comedy, Crime|0 Comments

Juniper

Charlotte Rampling stars as an ornery former war correspondent who doesn’t suffer fools gladly.

By |February 23rd, 2023|Family drama|0 Comments

Godland

The austere setting of the Icelandic tundra gives Godland the visual trappings of a man vs. nature story. However, it is more complex than that.

By |February 3rd, 2023|Scandanavia, Top Picks|1 Comment