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KPK on the CINEMA (129): “The Films of November 2022”

Posted on February 3, 2023 by KPKeelan

. > Still writing furiously in November of 2022, so I only treated myself to a film every 3 days or so. I did manage to see two absolutely terrific films though. Read on to see which films they were… (All … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Adrien Brody, aliens, animation, artists, arts, Asian Americans, B-movies, Barry Keoghan, Bela Lugosi, biography, Brendan Gleeson, Brett Morgan, camp, Carl Reiner, celebrity, cinema, Colin Farrell, Colin Powell, comedy, coming of age, crime, criticism, culture, David Bowie, David Oyelowo, Disney, documentaries, Douglas Sirk, drama, dramas, Drive My Car, Ed Wood, Elliott Gould, emotional maturity, entertainment, family, films, friendship, grief, growing up, healing, history, hormones, horror, Ida Lupino, ideas, Imitation of Life, Irish cinema, Japanese cinema, John Gavin, Kerry Condon, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lana Turner, life, loss, love, marriage, Mel Brooks, memories, mental illness, Moonage Daydream, movies, murder, music, mystery, New York, Nicholas Ray, noir, nostalgia, On Dangerous Ground, opinion, philosophy, Pixar, Plan 9 From Outer Space, race, redemption, regret, relationships, remakes, restaurants, reviews, Robert Ryan, rock and roll, rock stars, rural Ireland, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Sam Rockwell, San Fernando Valley, Sandra Dee, Saoirse Ronan, satire, sci-fi, science fiction, See How They Run, The Automat, The Banshees of Inisherin, tragedy, trauma, Turning Red, Vampira, whodunnit, women | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (1014): “Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Shine in Martin McDonagh’s THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN”

Posted on January 30, 2023 by KPKeelan

. THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (directed by Martin McDonagh, 2022) ****+ (out of 5) . > Martin McDonagh scores again, gifting us with another near-perfect film. He and his gifted brother John Michael (THE GUARD, CALVARY), just may be Ireland’s greatest … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged Academy Awards, arts, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, cinema, Colin Farrell, criticism, drama, entertainment, films, Flix Pix, friendship, humor, ideas, Ireland, Irish cinema, Kerry Condon, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Martin McDonagh, mental illness, metaphor, movies, opinion, reviews, rural Ireland, The Banshees of Inisherin, tragedy, trauma, violence | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (710): “THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS is a Blast!”

Posted on August 9, 2022 by KPKeelan

. THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (directed by Joel & Ethan Coen, 2018) ****+ (out of 5) . > The hardworking Coen brothers teamed up with Netflix to produce this peach of an anthology western- a potpourri of six short tales … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged anthologies, arts, Brendan Gleeson, cinema, comedy, criticism, Dave Franco, drama, Ethan Coen, films, Harry Melling, humor, ideas, irony, Joel Coen, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Liam Neeson, movies, Netflix, opinion, reviews, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Tyne Daly, westerns | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (81): The Films of November 2018

Posted on July 5, 2021 by KPKeelan

. November: T’is the season for the studios to roll out the heavy guns. The cinema year generally gets better as it progresses toward the holiday season. (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Aaron Copeland, action, Afghanistan, Afterimage, Amy Adams, Andie MacDowell, Andrzej Wajda, animation, anthologies, Aquaman, artists, Atomic Blonde, Barry Levinson, Batman v Superman, Ben Affleck, Bill Murray, biography, bondage, Brendan Gleeson, California, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, circus freaks, classics, cold war, Colin Farrell, Colin Firth, comedies, comic books, corruption, crime, Dave Franco, David Arquette, Dawn of Justice, Denzel Washington, Diane Lane, drama, Elton John, Emily Watson, ethics, exploitation, F. Murray Abraham, family, fantasy, Frank Oz, Gal Godot, Gonzo, Halle Berry, Harry Melling, Henry Cavill, Holly Hunter, Hugh Jackman, humor, Ingrid Bergman, Intermezzo, James MacAvoy, Jason Momoa, Jeff Bridges, Jeffrey Tambor, Jeremy Irons, John Goodman, John Steinbeck, Julianne Moore, justice, Kathy Griffin, Kevin Clash, Kevin Costner, Kingsman, Laurence Fishburne, lesbian sex, Liam Neeson, Lois Lane, love, Luke Evans, marriage, Marvel Studios, Michael Gambon, Michael Shannon, Miss Piggy, morality, Muppets From Space, musicals, P.T. Barnum, Polish cinema, politics, polyamory, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, puppets, Ray Liotta, Rebecca Hall, relationships, repression, Rob Schneider, Robert Mitchum, Rock the Kasbah, Roman J. Israel Esq, romance, sadomasochism, spies, superheroes, Svensk Filmindustri, Swedish cinema, Taron Egerton, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the Coen brothers, The Golden Circle, The Greatest Showman, The Red Pony, Tim Blake Nelson, Toby Jones, Tom Waits, Tyne Daly, violence, war, Watsonville, westerns, William Moulton Marston, Wladyslaw Strzeminski, Zac Effron | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (80): “Brendon Gleeson Shines in a Brilliant and Egregious CALVARY”

Posted on July 4, 2021 by KPKeelan

CALVARY (directed by John Michael McDonough, 2014) * (out of 5) . > This Irish drama was easily one of the best films I’ve ever seen and, simultaneously, one of the biggest disappoint-ments I have ever experienced at the movies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged art, Brendan Gleeson, Calvary, Chris O’Dowd, cinema, criticism, entertainment, film criticism, films, Ireland, Irish cinema, John Michael McDonough, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, M. Emmet Walsh, movies, opinion, reviews | 1 Comment

KPK on the CINEMA (29): The Films of MAY 2014

Posted on May 14, 2021 by KPKeelan

* MAY 2014: 22 films: from horror classics (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON) to great modern documentaries (ONLY THE YOUNG). Some great stuff here, but a number of great let-downs too. Can’t say I chose as well as usual this … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Alec Guinness, Australian cinema, Before the Rain, Betty Garrett, Blake Edwards, Bob Fosse, Brendan Gleeson, Cary Grant, childhood, Cicely Tyson, cinema, coming of age, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Dark Passage, Dave Grohl, Defamation, Desi Arnez, Dick York, drama, Elizabeth Mims, Elizabeth Taylor, entertainment, Escape From Fort Bravo, Fear and Trembling, film criticism, films, Four Lions, Humphrey Bogart, Indiscreet, Ingrid Bergman, Is the Man Who is Tall Happy, Jack Lemmon, James Earl Jones, Janet Leigh, Jason Tippet, John Boorman, Kevin Keelan, Kim Mordaunt, Kinyarwanda, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Laos, Lauren Bacall, Lillian Gish, Lucille Ball, Michel Gondry, movies, My Sister Eileen, Noam Chomsky, Only the Young, opinion, Peter Ustinov, Poison Friends, Preston Sturges, Rade Šerbedžija, redemption, refugees, reviews, Richard Attenborough, Richard Burton, Robert Wise, Roscoe Lee Brown, Sound City, Steve McQueen, Stranger By the Lake, superstition, Sylvie Testud, The Comedians, The Long Long Trailer, The Parking Lot Movie, The Rocket, The Salt of Life, The Sand Pebbles, The Tiger's Tail, They Might Be Giants, tragedy, Vincente Minnelli, Yoav Shamir | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Brendan Gleeson

KPK on the CINEMA (129): “The Films of November 2022”

FLIX PIX (1014): “Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Shine in Martin McDonagh’s THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN”

FLIX PIX (710): “THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS is a Blast!”

KPK on the CINEMA (81): The Films of November 2018

FLIX PIX (80): “Brendon Gleeson Shines in a Brilliant and Egregious CALVARY”

KPK on the CINEMA (29): The Films of MAY 2014

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