This week’s roundup includes reviews of new films in theaters and streaming, including an Italian character study, “Amanda,” and a blackly comic look at a dysfunctional family with the great Richard E. Grant, “The Lesson”; there are also, on Blu-ray, a couple of by-the...
Author - Kevin Filipski
This week’s roundup includes my reviews of new releases, including “Revoir Paris,” starring Belgian actress Virginie Efira in her award-winning portrayal of a grieving mass-shooting survivor; and several interesting documentaries: “Make Me Famous,” “Umberto Eco—A...
This week’s roundup includes reviews of a new biopic about “The Scream” artist Edvard Munch; 4K releases of the latest—and longest—“John Wick” sequel and Terry Gilliam’s 1981 fantasy, “Time Bandits”; and Blu-ray releases of “The Covenant,” an Afghan war film with Jake...
As usual, this year’s Tribeca Festival—which, although it has dropped “Film” from its title, remains movie-centric—is an interesting mix of new fiction features and documentaries. Among the former, Maggie Moore(s) (opening June 16)—which follows a small-town New Mexico...
This week’s roundup is highlighted by the entertaining new documentary, “Squaring the Circle” by Anton Corbijn, an illuminating look at Hipgnosis, creators of the most iconic album covers of the 1970s. In-Theater/Streaming Releases of the WeekSquaring the Circle...
This week’s roundup features my Blu-ray reviews of two great films by directors at the peak of their powers: Celine Sciamma’s “Petite Maman” (2021) and Shohei Imamura’s “Warm Water Under a Red Bridge” (2001), along with two fascinating art-world documentaries, in...
This week’s roundup features my reviews of several new releases, both in theaters and streaming, featuring top-notch performances: “Master Gardener,” with Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver and Quintessa Swindell; “Sanctuary,” with Margaret Qualley; “Giving Birth to a...
This week’s roundup features reviews of the new boxed set of “Superman” movies starring Christopher Reeve (on 4K/UHD); vintage “Superman” cartoons and recent Oscar winner “All Quiet on the Western Front” (both on Blu-ray); and new documentaries in theaters and/or...
This week’s roundup features reviews of Ralph Fiennes’ tour-de-force reciting of T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets,” Japanese director Naomi Kawase’s best film, “Radiance,” and the new film about the religious hippie movement, “Jesus Revolution.” In-Theater/Streaming...
This week’s roundup includes my reviews of the re-release of an unforgettable B&W film from 1990 by Hungarian director György Fehér; and two new films: “Other People’s Children,” showcasing the great Belgian actress Virginie Efira; and Ray Romano’s NYC family...
