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FLIX PIX (1247): “CARNAL KNOWLEDGE is an Eviscerating Look at Male Sexuality”
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (directed by Mike Nichols, 1971) ***** (out of 5) . > I remembered this sharp satire of male sexuality as a classic comedy, a judgement that was verified not more than a minute or two into the opening credits. … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (135) “The Films of May 2023”
. > With the impacts of the righteous writer’s strike hitting me first and hardest with the pause in my habitual late night yuks (Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Daily Show, John Oliver, Bill Maher, SNL), I have had a good deal … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 to 5, A Man Called Otto, A Raisin in the Sun, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, adventure, aliens, American history, ancient Rome, Ann Sheridan, arts, Atlantis: The Lost Continent, B-movies, Bernard Miles, biography, Boys Night Out, British cinema, Cary Grant, charity, Charles Laughton, Charlton Heston, cinema, classics, Claudia McNeil, Colin Higgins, comedy, coming of age, corruption, couples, criticism, Dabney Coleman, David Lean, desire, disasters, discrimination, docudrama, Dolly Parton, drama, Edward Platt, entertainment, epics, espionage, families, fantasy, farce, feminism, films, Five Million Years to Earth, fraud, Gary Cooper, gender roles, George Pal, Ginger Rogers, gladiators, Good Sam, government, HBO, history, honor, horror films, Howard Duff, Howard Morris, humor, ideas, In Which We Serve, inequity, intelligence leaks, James Cromwell, James Garner, Jane Fonda, Jean Simmons, Joe Dante, John Dall, John Gavin, John Goodman, John Mills, Julius Caesar, justice, Kathleen Turner, Kevin Keelan, Kim Novak, kindness, Kirk Douglas, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, labor, Laurence Olivier, legend, Leo McCarey, Lily Tomlin, Lorraine Hansberry, Marc Forster, marriage, Matinee, money, movies, national security, Nazis, Noel Coward, Once Upon a Honeymoon, opinion, patriotism, persecution, Peter Ustinov, power, propaganda, race, racism, Raymond Massey, reality, Reality Winner, relationships, remakes, revenge, reviews, Richard Harris, Rob Reiner, romance, Ruth Gordon, sacrifice, sailors, satire, sci-fi, science fiction, seamen, sex, sexism, Sidney Poitier, slavery, Spartacus, spies, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Martin, Sydney Sweeney, the American dream, the Civil War, The Man With Two Brains, The Wreck of the Mary Deare, thrillers, Tom Hanks, Tony Curtis, Tony Randall, violence, whistleblowers, Woody Strode, workers, World War II
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FLIX PIX (1034): “Burnt By THE FIRE OF LOVE”
FIRE OF LOVE (directed by Sara Dosa, 2022) **** (out of 5) . > French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft shared two great loves: volcanic geology and each other. . But they also shared what turned out to be a deadly … Continue reading
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FLIX PIX (805): “The Family Turmoil That Follows When We MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW”
MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (directed by Leo McCarey, 1937) ***** (out of 5) . > It took me a while to settle into this gentle, bittersweet tragedy, but once I gave myself over to it, I fell in love with this … Continue reading
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FLIX PIX (749): “Sometimes PRIVATE LIFE is Not So Private”
PRIVATE LIFE (directed by Tamara Jenkins, 2018) **** (out of 5) . > Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn are wannabe parents, but on the cusp of aging-out of the market, in this very fine story from the world’s greatest studio in … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cinema, couples, criticism, drama, fertility, films, ideas, Kathryn Hahn, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, Netflix, opinion, Paul Giamatti, reviews, Tamara Jenkins
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FLIX PIX (639): “Transcendent Wonderfulness on PLANET OF SNAIL”
PLANET OF SNAIL (directed by Seung-jun Yi, 2011) ****+ (out of 5) . > I smiled, I wept, I laughed… . And I bathed in the wonder of this sublime South Korean documentary about an odd but perfect couple: a … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (132): “The Films of February 2023”
. > February is often the best movie month for me. By this time of year, all the Oscar nominees are well known and I have begun the annual quest to see all the films honored in major categories. By … Continue reading →