Tag Archives: Reese Witherspoon

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 →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged abuse, Adrian Belew, adventure, alcoholism, Alex Sharp, American Fiction, Amy Poehler, Anatomy of a Fall, Andes, animation, anthropophagy, apocalypse, Arthur Hunnicutt, arts, Augusto Pinochet, Auschwitz, bands, Beck Bennett, Bicycle Thieves, Big Sur California, Bill Bruford, black comedy, black holes, blind swordsman, Burt Lancaster, cannibalism, capers, children, Chilean cinema, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chloe Grace Moretz, Chris Pine, Christian Friedel, Christopher George, cinema, Claire Denis, classics, comedies, comedy, coming of age, Cord Jefferson, corruption, courtroom drama, crime, criticism, Deborah Kerr, Dennis Hopper, dignity, disaster, disasters, documentary, drama, dramady, Dub Taylor, dystopia, Earl Holliman, Ed Asner, Ed Helms, El Conde, El Dorado, Elizabeth Taylor, Elle Fanning, empowerment, entertainment, Erika Alexander, erotic drama, ethics, Eva Marie Saint, evil, existentialism, experimental, experimental films, exploitation, faith, families, fantasy, film noir, films, French cinema, Gene Hackman, Good Morning, Hannah Arendt, Harry Belafonte, High Life, High Sierra, history, Holocaust, honor, horror, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Howard Hawks, Hugh Laurie, I Died a Thousand Times, Icelandic cinema, ideas, In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, Jack Palance, James Caan, Japanese cinema, Jean Negulesco, Jeffrey Tambor, Jeffrey Wright, John Cameron Mitchell, John Krasinski, John Wayne, Johnathan Glazer, Juliette Binoche, Justine Triet, Kaneto Shindō, Kevin Keelan, Kiefer Sutherland, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Late Autumn, Lee Marvin, Leslie Uggams, Lilies of the Field, Lon Chaney Jr., Margot Robbie, Marilyn Monroe, marriage, matchmaking, Mia Goth, Monsters Vs. Aliens, Mouchette, movies, music, musicians, mystery, Nadine Nortier, nature, Nazis, Neil Gaiman, Nichole Kidman, Nimona, Onibaba, opinion, Otto Preminger, outer space, Pablo Larraín, partnering, Paul Rudd, Paula Luchsinger, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, performance, personalities, Peru, plane crashes, Polish cinema, political satire, poverty, progressive rock, publishing, race, racism, Rainn Wilson, Ralph Nelson, Reese Witherspoon, relationships, religion, remakes, Renée Zellweger, reviews, Richard Burton, Riz Ahmed, Robert Bresson, Robert Fripp, Robert Mitchum, Robert Pattinson, romance, Rory Calhoun, Rudolf Höss, RuPaul Charles, Ruth Wilson, Sandra Hüller, Sarah Sherman, satire, sci-fi, science fiction, Scott Wilson, Seth Rogan, Shelly Winters, Shintaro Katsu, Shirley MacLaine, skydiving, slow cinema, South America, Spanish cinema, Stanley Adams, Stephen Colbert, stereotypes, Sterling K. Brown, supernatural, survival, television, The Count, The Gypsy Moths, The River of No Return, The Sandpiper, The Society of Snow, The Tale of Zatoichi, The Zone of Interest, thrillers, Toby Amies, tolerance, Tommy Rettig, tragedy, true stories, Two For the Seesaw, vampires, westerns, Will Arnett, William Windom, World War II, Yakuza, Yasujirō Ozu, Z For Zachariah | Leave a comment

KPK on the Cinema: (137): “The Films of July 2023”

Posted on August 8, 2023 by KPKeelan

. > July was kind of an in-between month. Not much of interest in the marketplace, aside from the formidable marketing juggernaut of BARBENHEIMER. It was however, a month that sent me out to the movies twice- something that hasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Adrien Brody, Alexander Payne, aliens, ambition, Americana, Amy Wright, Annie Get Your Gun, Annie Oakley, Anything You Can Do, arts, Asteroid City, Aunt Mary Claire, Aunt Selma, Barry Levinson, Betty Hutton, biography, Bob Balaban, Brad Dourif, Bryan Cranston, Buffalo Bill Cody, Busby Berkeley, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, cinema, comedy, con men, crime, criminals, criticism, Dave Bautista, David Morse, disability, Doin' What Comes Natur'lly, drama, dysfunction, Edward Norton, Election, Elke Sommer, Emily Blunt, entertainment, films, Flannery O'Connor, Florence Pugh, fraud, friendship, Gary Oldman, George Sidney, government, grifters, growth, Harold Russell, Harry Dean Stanton, healing, high school, history, Hollywood, Hope Davis, Hotel Artemis, Howard Keel, hubris, I'm an Indian Too, ideas, Inside Moves, Irving Berlin, Jason Schwartzman, Jeff Goldblum, Jeffery Wright, Jenny Slate, Jill St. John, Jodie Foster, John Huston, John Savage, Josh Hartnett, Keenan Wynn, Kevin Keelan, kitsch, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Live Schreiber, Louis Calhern, Margot Robbie, Matt Damon, Matt Dillon, Matthew Broderick, movies, musicals, nuclear weapons, opinion, Oppenheimer, politics, preachers, Project Trinity, Reese Witherspoon, relationships, religion, reviews, Richard Donner, Rita Wilson, Robert Downey Jr., romance, satire, Scarlett Johansson, science, scientists, Sitting Bull, spirituality, Stephen Boyd, Sterling K. Brown, Steve Carell, success, surrealism, the arms race, the atomic age, The Girl That I Marry, The Oscar, There's No Business Like Show Business, They Say It's Wonderful, thrillers, Tilda Swinton, Tom Hanks, Tony Bennett, Wes Anderson, Willem Dafoe, Wise Blood, World War II, You Can't Get a Man with a Gun, Zachary Quinto | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (562): “INHERENT VICE: Big Promise/Little Payoff”

Posted on May 27, 2022 by KPKeelan

INHERENT VICE (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2015) **+ (out of 5) . > I am a big fan of this director. Paul Thomas Anderson and I grew up practically in the same neighborhood, both worshipping movies and dreaming of … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged art, Benicio Del Toro, cinema, criticism, films, ideas, Inherent Vice, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Maya Rudolph, movies, mysteries, opinion, Owen Wilson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Reese Witherspoon, reviews, Thomas Pynchon | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (468): “Disney Takes A Second Stab at A WRINKLE IN TIME”

Posted on April 10, 2022 by KPKeelan

A WRINKLE IN TIME (directed by Ava DuVernay, 2018) *** (out of 5) . > This project was prominent on my radar from the moment Disney announced that they were going to try again with this classic children’s novel from 1962. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, art, Ava DuVernay, Calvin O'Keefe, Camzotz, Charles Wallace, cinema, criticism, Deric McCabe, films, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Levi Miller, Madeleine L’Engle, Meg Murry, Michael Peña, movies, opinion, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, reviews, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (429): “THE MAN IN THE MOON, a Coming-of-Age Story”

Posted on March 21, 2022 by KPKeelan

THE MAN IN THE MOON (directed by Robert Mulligan, 1991) ***+ (out of 5) . > Set in rural Louisiana in the 1950’s, this sentimental but rich coming-of-age story is the tale of a 14-year old girl experiencing the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged art, cinema, coming of age, criticism, drama, family, films, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, love, movies, opinion, Reese Witherspoon, reviews, Robert Mulligan, romance, Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, The Man in the Moon | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (152) “Suprprisingly Wild For WILD”

Posted on September 14, 2021 by KPKeelan

WILD (directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, 2014) **** (out of 5) . > I know Cheryl Strayed’s autobiographical book was popular, the film version well-liked, but I was not prepared for this flick to be so damn good! . I wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged art, Cheryl Strayed, cinema, film criticism, films, Jean-Marc Vallée, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, opinion, Reese Witherspoon, reviews, Wild | Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 18, 2021 by KPKeelan

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 →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged cinema, criticism, drama, entertainment, film, Jeff Nichols, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Matthew McConaughey, movies, Mud, opinion, Ray McKinnon, Reese Witherspoon, reviews, Sam Shepard, Sarah Paulson, suggestions | 3 Comments

KPK on the CINEMA (77): The Films of July 2018

Posted on July 1, 2021 by KPKeelan

. Not a lot of films to review this month- but a lot of fun to be had nonetheless. Always is. (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, Adolf Hitler, Africa, Andy Serkis, Aunt Beast, Ava DuVernay, Black Panther, Calvin O'Keefe, Camzotz, Cate Blanchett, Chadwick Boseman, Charles Wallace, Chris Hemsworth, comedies, comics, David Lynch, Deric McCabe, epics, family films, fantasy, Forest Whitaker, German cinema, Harry Dean Stanton, humor, Led Zeppelin, Letitia Wright, Levi Miller, Loki, Look Who’s Back, Lucky, Madeleine L’Engle, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Freeman, Meg Murry, Michael Peña, mortality, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, mythology, Norse gods, Oliver Masucci, Oprah Winfrey, origin stories, politics, Ragnarok, Reese Witherspoon, satire, science fiction, social criticism, Storm Reid, superheroes, Taika Waititi, The Happy Medium, The Hulk, The Man With the Red Eyes, Thor, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Skerritt, Zach Galifianakis | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (47): The Films of December 2015

Posted on June 1, 2021 by KPKeelan

. December 2015: the month that was, the year that was, the 15 films I saw, and how I felt about them. (Ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged 007, Abraham Attah, Adam Driver, Adam McKay, Amy, Amy Adams, Amy Winehouse, Avengers, Beasts of No Nation, Ben Whishaw, Big Eyes, biography, Brad Pitt, Brie Larson, Bryan Cranston, C-3PO, Carrie Fisher, Chappie, Cheryl Strayed, Chewbacca, Christian Bale, Christoph Waltz, cinema, Colin Firth, Daisy Ridley, Dalton Trumbo, Daniel Craig, David James Elliott, Dev Patel, Diane Lane, Dope, drama, Edward G. Robinson, Ellie Fanning, Emma Donoghue, film criticism, films, George Lucas, Gett The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Han Solo, Harrison Ford, Hedda Hopper, Helen Mirren, Idris Elba, Ishmael Beah, J.J. Abrams, Jacob Tremblay, James Bond, Jay Roach, John Boyega, John Goodman, John Wayne, Kingsman: The Secret Service, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Louis C.K., Luke Skywalker, Marisa Tomei, Mark Ruffalo, Max Von Sydow, Michael Stuhlbarg, movies, Naomie Harris, Neil Blomkamp, Oscar Isaac, Princess Leia, R2-D2, Ralph Fiennes, Reese Witherspoon, reviews, Richard Pryor, Robert Downey Jr., Room, Ryan Gosling, Sam Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Spectre, Star Wars, Steve Carell, Telly Savalas, The Age of Ultron, The Big Short, The Force Awakens, Tim Burton, Tony Bennett, Trumbo, Which Way is Up | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (37): The Films of JANUARY 2015

Posted on May 22, 2021 by KPKeelan

. I saw 29 films the first month of 2015, including several forays into actual theaters to see celebrated Oscar contenders. January saw some classics lots of near-classics, a corny- yet illuminating musical, a few disappointing misses including the best … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged 12 O'Clock Boys, 1776, A Tale of Springtime, Alfred Molina, American history, Amy Sedaris, animation, arts, At Berkeley, August: Osage County, Ava DuVernay, Baltimore, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio Del Toro, Bill Murray, biography, Bob Balaban, Boyhood, Broken Arrow, Calvary, Cate Blanchett, Catherine O'Hara, Chef, Chris Cooper, Christina Ricci, Christoph Waltz, cinema, civil rights, Civil War, Colin Firth, Destry Rides Again, Divergent, documentaries, Dustin Hoffman, Eddie Redmayne, Ellar Coltrane, Emma Stone, Eric Rohmer, Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, Felicity Jones, Fess Parker, film criticism, films, founding fathers, Frank, French cinema, Geena Davis, George Clooney, Godfrey Reggio, Gus Van Sant, How to Train Your Dragon 2, ideas, Inherent Vice, Ink, Ireland, James McAvoy, James Stewart, Jane Hawking, Jean Dujardin, Joaquin Phoenix, John Goodman, John Leguizamo, John Lithgow, John Michael McDonough, Jon Favreau, Josh Brolin, Julia Roberts, Julianne Nicholson, Katherine Waterston, Keira Knightley, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Life Itself, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Love is Strange, Magic in the Moonlight, Mala Noche, Marisa Tomei, Marlene Dietrich, Martin Luther King, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Miles Teller, Morten Tyldum, movies, Muppet Treasure Island, musicals, Oliver Platt, opinion, Owen Wilson, Patricia Arquette, Paul Thomas Anderson, Penelope, Quick Change, Randy Quaid, Reese Witherspoon, reviews, Richard Linklater, Roger Ebert, Sam Shepard, Scarlett Johansson, Selma, Shailene Woodley, Sligo, Soapdish, Stephen Hawking, Steve James, suggestions, Terry Gilliam, The Great Locomotive Chase, The Imitation Game, The Monuments Men, The Muppets, The Theory of Everything, The Zero Theorem, Thomas Pynchon, Tracy Letts, Veronica Roth, Visitors, Walt Disney, Woody Allen, World War II | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Reese Witherspoon

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

KPK on the Cinema: (137): “The Films of July 2023”

FLIX PIX (562): “INHERENT VICE: Big Promise/Little Payoff”

FLIX PIX (468): “Disney Takes A Second Stab at A WRINKLE IN TIME”

FLIX PIX (429): “THE MAN IN THE MOON, a Coming-of-Age Story”

FLIX PIX (152) “Suprprisingly Wild For WILD”

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

KPK on the CINEMA (47): The Films of December 2015

KPK on the CINEMA (37): The Films of JANUARY 2015

Email Subscription

Blog Stats

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives

Meta