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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.

    Between Two Worlds

    Juliette Binoche stars as a journalist who goes undercover to take on menial cleaning jobs and write an exposé about how the other half lives.

    By |August 10th, 2023|Book adaptation|0 Comments

      A Compassionate Spy

      Why did physicist Ted Hall share nuclear secrets with the Soviet Union as World War II was winding down?

      By |August 3rd, 2023|Documentary|0 Comments

        Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

        An enlightening documentary about Syd Barrett’s life, death, and continuing legacy.

        By |July 13th, 2023|Music|1 Comment

          The League

          Director Sam Pollard recounts important aspects of African American history in his new, thoroughly engaging, but occasionally enraging look at the Negro baseball leagues.

          By |July 13th, 2023|Documentary, Sports|0 Comments

            Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

            Nancy Buirski looks at the classic 1969 film through the twin lenses of its director’s homosexuality and the explosive 1960s.

            By |June 21st, 2023|Film History, Top Picks|0 Comments

              Dalíland

              Mary Harron's chronicle of the exuberantly hedonistic 1970s New York art scene, with Salvador Dalí and his longtime muse and wife, Gala, as guides.

              By |June 8th, 2023|Biopic|0 Comments

                Close to Vermeer

                “What makes a Vermeer a Vermeer?” is the question that opens Suzanne Raes’s meticulously observed and detailed documentary.

                By |May 26th, 2023|Arts|0 Comments

                  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