When Paul McCartney released his first Archive Collection set in 2010—Band on the Run, often considered his greatest post-Beatles work (for me, it’s just behind Ram)—he included One Hand Clapping, a long-unseen 50-minute TV documentary from 1974 about Wings, including...
Author - Kevin Filipski
This week’s roundup includes reviews of “Last Summer,” 75-year-old Catherine Breillat’s latest study of sexual politics; a documentary about the first women’s World Cup, “Copa 71”; a Powell and Pressburger classic, “The Small Back Room”; and “The Underground Railroad,”...
This week’s roundup includes reviews of several new movies in theaters: “Firebrand,” with Alicia Vikander and Jude Law; “Ride,” with C. Thomas Howell and Annabeth Gish; “Thelma,” with June Squibb and Richard Roundtree in his final role; and “Treasure,” with Stephen Fry...
This week’s roundup features reviews of a tearjerker starring Richard Gere (“Longing,” in theaters), the latest monsterverse adventure (“Godzilla + Kong—A New Empire,” on 4K), and a TV miniseries about the Sex Pistols (“Pistol,” on streaming). In-Theater Release of the...
This week’s roundup includes reviews of two animated films (“Robot Dreams” in theaters and “Kung Fu Panda 4” on UHD) as well as features as disparate as the latest senior romp with Diane Keaton (“Summer Camp,” in theaters) and an Italian migrant drama (“Io Capitano,”...
This week’s roundup includes reviews of last year’s best film, Marco Bellocchio’s riveting historical drama “Kidnapped,” finally opening in the U.S.; the Amy Winehouse biopic, “Back to Black,” showcasing a terrific Marisa Aleba, also in theaters; and the loud rom-com...
This week’s roundup includes a trio of new releases on 4K/UHD: the long-awaited digital upgrade of Queen’s 1981 concert film, “Queen Rock Montreal”; the blockbuster sci-fi epic “Dune: Part Two”; and the restored version of Francis Coppola’s much-maligned 1982 musical...
This week’s roundup includes reviews of the latest poetic tale by Oscar-winning Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Evil Does Not Exist” (in theaters); a documentary about model-actress-Stones muse Anita Pallenberg, “Catching Fire” (in theaters/streaming); and the 4K...
This week’s roundup includes reviews of the new tennis bromance starring Zendaya, “Challengers”; the latest Jason Stratham action flick, “The Beekeeper”; and the latest 4K release of a movie by Italian “titillateur” Tinto Brass, “Frivolous Lola.” In-Theater/Streaming...
This week’s roundup features reviews of new films including “Civil War” (in theaters) and “Drive Away Dolls” (on Blu-ray) to 4K re-releases of Scorsese’s Oscar-winning “The Departed” and the cult items “Cathy’s Curse” and “Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker.” In...
