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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.

A Still Small Voice

A powerful and thoughtful study of coming to terms with mortality.

By |November 9th, 2023|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

More Than Ever

Vicky Krieps provides the emotional depth in an honestly realized drama that never sinks to unnecessary melodrama.

By |October 5th, 2023|Drama|0 Comments

Dancing in the Dust (2003)

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s debut feature, made in 2003, is being seen for the first time in the United States.

By |September 28th, 2023|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Film History|0 Comments

Carlos

Director Rudy Valdez, in succinct 87 minutes, touches on many aspects of Carlos Santana’s life and six-decade career.

By |September 28th, 2023|Music|0 Comments

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Chen Kaige's epic has returned in all its visual splendor and with 14 minutes restored.

By |September 22nd, 2023|Costume Drama, Film History|0 Comments

The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

Filmmaker Mark Cousins takes a road trip to Cannes, and down film's memory lane, with producer Jeremy Thomas.

By |September 21st, 2023|Documentary, Film History|0 Comments

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