My latest roundup includes reviews of three of this year’s Oscar nominees for best picture (the Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” the bloated musical “Wicked” and the best of the bunch, “I’m Still Here”) along with Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort (“Juror...
Author - Kevin Filipski
This week’s roundup features reviews of a classic by neglected director Lina Wertmuller (“Swept Away”); an Oscar-nominated doc about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict (“No Other Land”); a trio of Russ Meyer spectacles starring his vixens; and a new spy flick by director...
This week’s roundup features reviews of several new releases, including Pedro Almodovar’s latest, “The Room Next Door,” with Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, and “Rose,” a drama showcasing the legendary French actress Françoise Fabian. In-Theater Releases of the...
This week’s roundup features reviews of Jean Eustache’s long-unavailable 1973 classic, “The Mother and the Whore,” out on 4K; the smash-hit Broadway musical adaptation, “Wicked,” still in theaters and now on streaming; and a pair of engrossing documentaries—“Every...
My latest Digital Week roundup includes my reviews of David Fincher’s crime classic “Seven” (on 4K) as well as several new films in theaters and on streaming, including award-season contenders like Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” and RaMell...
This week’s roundup includes reviews of new films including Todd Phillips’ “Joker” sequel, “Folie à Deux” (on 4K); a biopic about an Olympic diver who became a porn star, “Her Body” (streaming); and two releases on Blu-ray: the intense papal drama “Conclave” and the...
My latest roundup features reviews of new films, including Amy Adams in “Nightbitch” (in theaters), the smash animated hit “The Wild Robot” (on 4K), and two documentaries about the end of life: “Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus” (on Blu-ray) and “Much Ado About Dying” (on DVD)...
At the 62nd annual New York Film Festival, both the opening night selection, RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys,” and centerpiece entry, Pedro Almodovar’s “The Room Next Door,” will open in theaters soon. I caught the closing night film (Steve McQueen’s “Blitz”) along with a...
This week’s roundup features a couple of UHD releases: Hitchcock’s ultimate thriller, “North By Northwest,” and James Cameron’s breakthrough, “The Terminator”; along with a documentary about the famed directing-producing team, “Merchant Ivory” (on Blu-ray), and a...
My latest roundup includes reviews of the long gestating “Beetlejuice” sequel with Michael Keaton reprising his boisterous ghostly turn and the return of Mel Brooks’ classic “Blazing Saddles” (both on 4K), along with the latest Blumhouse horror entry, “Speak No Evil,”...
