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“KPK Looks at All Ten BEST PICTURE Nominees for 2023- A Stellar Year For Cinema!”

Posted on March 10, 2024 by KPKeelan

. > Holy crap! What an embarrassment of riches! You won’t hear me whining that 2023 was a tepid year for movies. Ten titles nominated this year. Two of them are over-rated. 8 of them are a cornucopia of cinematic … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (1182): “We Are Living in an AMERICAN FICTION”

Posted on March 6, 2024 by KPKeelan

. AMERICAN FICTION (directed by Cord Jefferson, 2023) ****+ (out of 5) . > Director Cord Jefferson is off to a great start with this wise, witty, perceptive debut that has oh-so-much to say about the moment we find ourselves in … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged American Fiction, arts, cinema, comedy, Cord Jefferson, criticism, drama, dramady, entertainment, Erika Alexander, exploitation, families, films, Flix Pix, ideas, Jeffrey Wright, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Leslie Uggams, movies, opinion, publishing, racism, relationships, reviews, satire, stereotypes, Sterling K. Brown | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (1194): “Consider the LILIES OF THE FIELD”

Posted on February 18, 2024 by KPKeelan

. LILIES OF THE FIELD (directed by Ralph Nelson, 1963) ***** (out of 5) . > As a younger man, I used to wonder how people could watch the same movie three, four, five times, when there was a world of … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged arts, cinema, classics, comedy, criticism, dignity, drama, dramady, empowerment, entertainment, faith, films, Flix Pix, Harry Belafonte, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lilies of the Field, movies, opinion, race, Ralph Nelson, reviews, Stanley Adams | Leave a comment

KPK on the Cinema (143): “The Films of January 2024”

Posted on February 1, 2024 by KPKeelan

. > January is always a busy movie month for me, as I make my annual effort to see as many of the nominated movies as I can before the annual Oscar ceremony rolls ‘round. This year I was far ahead … Continue reading →

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KPK on the CINEMA (139): “The Films of September 2023”

Posted on October 1, 2023 by KPKeelan

. > Some real gems in the compendium this month. Even the lesser films were surprisingly entertaining. I enjoyed ‘em all. (Except for THE ROUNDERS. That was pretty stinky.) But my greatest pleasures seemed to come from revisiting past cinematic … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (860): “Todd Solandz Takes a Fractured Look at: LIFE DURING WARTIME”

Posted on October 23, 2022 by KPKeelan

LIFE DURING WARTIME (directed by Todd Solandz, 2010) **** (out of 5) . > This Todd Solondz gem really kicks ass on so many levels. . LIFE DURING WARTIME is a family/relationship drama with a wicked sense of humor. It begins … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (556): “Cukor, Kanin and Gordon Concoct A DOUBLE LIFE”

Posted on May 24, 2022 by KPKeelan

A DOUBLE LIFE (directed by George Cukor, 1947) *** (out of 5) . > The classic writing team of Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon penned this strange George Cukor film, and tonally- it’s all over the map. . Most of … Continue reading →

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“Assessing a Book By Its Cover: FILMS I AM LIKELY TO ENJOY” (by KPKeelan)

Posted on October 1, 2021 by KPKeelan

. > There is SO MUCH MEDIOCRE CRAP on Netflix and most of the other streaming services, it’s enough to make your eyeballs bulge out! . But then, there is just so much content on these services that if you … Continue reading →

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KPK on the CINEMA (101): The Films of July 2020

Posted on July 25, 2021 by KPKeelan

. > JULY 2020! Most of us are still alive! Well that’s something… (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) (Titles in purple have been expanded for … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: dramady

“KPK Looks at All Ten BEST PICTURE Nominees for 2023- A Stellar Year For Cinema!”

FLIX PIX (1182): “We Are Living in an AMERICAN FICTION”

FLIX PIX (1194): “Consider the LILIES OF THE FIELD”

KPK on the Cinema (143): “The Films of January 2024”

KPK on the CINEMA (139): “The Films of September 2023”

FLIX PIX (860): “Todd Solandz Takes a Fractured Look at: LIFE DURING WARTIME”

FLIX PIX (556): “Cukor, Kanin and Gordon Concoct A DOUBLE LIFE”

“Assessing a Book By Its Cover: FILMS I AM LIKELY TO ENJOY” (by KPKeelan)

KPK on the CINEMA (101): The Films of July 2020

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