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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 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

                  The Man in the Basement

                  Philippe Le Guay’s taut thriller is about a subject all too relevant today: denialism.

                  By |January 27th, 2023|Thriller|0 Comments

                    Corsage

                    The brash biopic dramatizes an eventful year in Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s life, when she turned 40.

                    By |December 22nd, 2022|Biopic|0 Comments