Kevin Filipski

1 week ago | staticmultimedia.com | Kevin Filipski

This week’s roundup includes reviews of new documentaries including “Drop Dead City” about NYC’s near-default in 1975, along with new films on Blu-ray: Robert DeNiro in two roles in the gangster movie “The Alto Knights” and the horror entry “The Woman in the Yard.”The mid-’70s were anything but a glorious time for New York City: its finances were a mess, and when Abe Beame became mayor, it was discovered that the city was $6 billion in debt.

2 weeks ago | staticmultimedia.com | Kevin Filipski

This week’s roundup includes long-awaited film series of works by neglected/forgotten major directors, Ukraine’s Kira Muratova (onscreen at NYC’s Film at Lincoln Center) and Spain’s Vicente Aranda (streaming at Film Movement Plus), along with new films in theaters by Sweden’s Bille August (“The Kiss”) and Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud (“Love,” the first film in a trilogy).

2 weeks ago | playbill.com | Kevin Filipski

In a season already packed with highlights—including a performance of Mahler’s monumental Third Symphony at Carnegie Hall as well as collaborations with Juilliard’s Dance Division and Vocal Arts and Historical Performance programs featuring music by Bach, Beethoven, Britten, Poulenc, and Ravel—the Juilliard Orchestra will perform its final 2024–25 concert on May 22 at Alice Tully Hall.

1 month ago | staticmultimedia.com | Kevin Filipski

This week’s roundup includes reviews of Clint Eastwood’s first go-round as “Dirty Harry” (on 4K) and a trio of new in-theater/streaming releases that run the gamut from French Riviera miserabilism (“Bonjour Tristesse”) and Scandinavian miserabilism (“The Gullspång Miracle”) to Nicolas Cage-led miserabilism (“The Surfer”).

1 month ago | staticmultimedia.com | Kevin Filipski

This week’s roundup includes reviews of the new black comedy “The Trouble with Jessica” and restored versions of vintage films ranging from an Oscar-winning documentary about jazzman Artie Shaw to a pair of Clint Eastwood westerns, “The Outlaw Josey Wales” and “Pale Rider.” When Jessica, the depressed friend of two middle-class couples, decides after dinner to hang herself in the garden, the foursome goes through hell—unexpected police visits, unexpected potential house buyer visits, a fan of...