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Tag Archives: Elemental
FLIX PIX (1188): “ELEMENTAL is a Sweet Delight”
. ELEMENTAL (directed by Peter Sohn, 2023) ****+ (out of 5) . > This high-concept Disney/Pixar sleeper started as a box office dud and went on to be a huge success. Apparently, this is still possible. Good news: it’s another singular … Continue reading →
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Tagged animation, arts, Catherine O'Hara, cinema, comedy, criticism, Disney, Elemental, entertainment, families, family films, fantasy, films, Flix Pix, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, love, movies, opinion, Peter Sohn, Pixar, relationships, reviews, romance
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“My Thoughts on the 96th ACADEMY AWARDS” (by KPKeelan)
. > With chronic insomnia, I was awake to watch the live-streamed announcement of the nominated films from 2023. It was almost exactly what I expected, and largely, what I hoped for. My thoughts, dear readers: . The ten BEST … Continue reading →
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KPK on the CINEMA (141) “The Films of November 2023”
. > There goes November. Here comes the heavy hitters of Oscarbait season. Some good stuff this month- and I suspect, some great stuff next month! Let’s get started: (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be … Continue reading →
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KPK on the CINEMA (140): “The Films of October 2023”
. > This month: a Noël Coward comedy of manners, a previously unseen Hitchcock thriller, a return to seminal swashbucklers of my youth, the Greatest Concert Film Ever Made, a silly Marx Brothers lark, Tracy and Hepburn meet Elia Kazan, … Continue reading →
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