Author - Kevin Filipski

This week’s roundup features reviews of two highly anticipated new films: Martin Scorsese’s epic adaptation of the non-fiction mystery “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Justine Triet’s epic-scaled investigation into a husband’s suspicious death, “Anatomy of a Fall.” In...

This week’s roundup includes reviews of the 50th anniversary 4K release of the cult chiller “The Wicker Man” and 4K releases of the Stephen King-Frank Darabont horror entry “The Mist” and the surprising box-office success from Australia, “Talk to Me.” 4K/UHD Releases...

This week’s roundup includes a must-see new film by Italian master Marco Bellocchio, “Kidnapped,” premiering this week at the New York Film Festival; “The Royal Hotel,” starring the three-time Emmy winner from “Ozark,” Julia Garner; and fine new documentaries about...

This week’s roundup includes several interesting new documentaries (including an incisive one from Argentina, at Film Forum in NYC); classic French short films; and a trio of new features: the thriller “Cobweb,” Italian family drama “L’Immensita” and redemption flick...

This week’s roundup features new UHD rereleases of two seminal films: William Friedkin’s 1973 horror classic “The Exorcist” and Orson Welles’ unheralded 1962 Kafka adaptation, “The Trial”; also of note are four recommended new documentaries: “American—An Odyssey to...

Basically about three actors sitting around on a boat while their movie, “Jaws,” is taking longer than ever to make because the mechanical shark rarely works, “The Shark Is Broken”—written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon—is a decent enough diversion. Ian is the son of...

This week’s roundup features—in theaters, streaming and on disc—documentaries about a Japanese guitarist and Zeppelin freak (“Mr. Jimmy”), photographers of Elizabeth II (“Portrait of the Queen”), a comprehensive cinema chronicle (“The Complete History of Film”) and...

This week’s roundup includes reviews of several new films, including the latest Liam Neeson adventure, “Retribution,” the horror parody “The Blackening” and a provocative new doc, “Blue Box.” In-Theater Releases of the WeekRetribution (Lionsgate) Liam Neeson is back...

This week’s roundup features new films about strong women who became almost mythic in stature: congressional representative Bella Abzug (the documentary “Bella!”), Israeli prime minister Golda Meir (the biopic “Golda”) and French philosopher Simone Weil (the biopic...

This week’s roundup includes reviews of several new releases, both in theaters (“Passages,” “Love Life” and “Winter Kills”) and on disc (“Fast X,” “Broken Mirrors” and “Other People’s Children”). In-Theater/Streaming Releases of the WeekPassages (MUBI) Ira Sachs has...