Tag Archives: Jeff Nichols

QuickPix (41): “Great FANTASIES For You to Savor, Vol. 3”

> Welcome to KPK’s “QuickPix”, brief capsule reviews of very worthy films- not a stinker in the lot. Culled from my monthly compendiums, every title here is a 4 to 5 star movie. It don’t get any better than this. … Continue reading

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FLIX PIX (880): “LOVING: When Being an Interracial Couple Was Illegal”

LOVING (directed by Jeff Nichols, 2016) ***+ (out of 5) . > We live in a racist country. Always have. . In some states, for many decades it was illegal to love someone with a dark complexion unless you were similarly … Continue reading

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FLIX PIX (125): “Matthew McConaughey Shines as MUD”

MUD (directed by Jeff Nichols, 2013) **** (out of 5) . > Mud is fine moviemaking with a great sense of time and place (the Louisiana delta in the recent past), filled with strong, subtle performances and infused with a palpable tension. … Continue reading

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KPK on the CINEMA (60): The Films of FEBRUARY 2017

. Whew. Busy month, Brace yerself maties. The Sea of Cinema yielded a bountiful harvest in February! (Ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) (Titles in purple have … Continue reading

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