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...
Author - Kevin Filipski
This week’s roundup features my reviews of several new films, including a fascinating documentary about John Lennon, “The Lost Weekend”; the loony “Cocaine Bear”; and Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum’s latest collab, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance.” In-Theater/Streaming...
This week’s roundup includes vintage re-releases worth noting: Terry Gilliam’s “The Fisher King” on 4K from Criterion; James Dean in “Rebel Without a Cause” on 4K from Warner Brothers; and “Amnesia” by the unheralded Dutch director Martin Koolhaven, on Bluray from Cult...
This week’s roundup includes my review of “Hilma,” Lasse Hallström’s biopic of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, and reviews of two rereleases: Japanese master Shohei Imamura’s classic, “Warm Water Under a Red Bridge,” and Finnish director Mikko Niskanen’s “Eight Deadly...
This week’s roundup features my reviews of a pair of interesting new films: Stephen Frears’ “The Lost King,” which dramatizes one woman’s fight to dig up of King Richard III’s remains; and the political documentary “What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears?” In...
This week’s roundup includes my reviews of new films in theaters, including “Inside” with Willem Dafoe and “Moving On,” reteaming those “Grace and Frankie” ladies, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. In-Theater/Streaming Releases of the WeekInside (Focus Features) Willem Dafoe...
This week’s roundup features my reviews of two fascinating documentaries (“Film, the Living Record of Our Memory” and “Gods of Mexico”) and a pair of features focusing on obsessive protagonists (“The Forger” and “Free Skate”). In-Theater/Streaming Releases of the...
This week’s roundup features my reviews of the Oscar-nominated Irish film, “The Quiet Girl,” as well as the weird sci-fi feature “Linoleum” starring a formidable Jim Gaffigan and “Nostalgia,” a tragic character study from Italian director Mario Martone. In...
This week’s roundup includes my reviews of an interesting biopic about Emily Brontë, “Emily,” with a stunning performance by Emma Mackay, and a not so interesting mystery, “Marlowe,” with a slumming Liam Neeson as the immortal private eye. In-Theater/Streaming Releases...
This week’s roundup is highlighted by the 4K release of Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” a flawed but fascinating journey into his family’s history, as well as a Blu-ray collection of films by Nina Menkes, an unsung independent American artist. 4K/UHD Releases of...
