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FLIX PIX (518): “The Sticky Lure of AMERICAN HONEY”

Posted on May 5, 2022 by KPKeelan

AMERICAN HONEY (directed by Andrea Arnold, 2016) ***+ (out of 5) . > This film is exactly what the trailer promised: a gauzy look at hedonistic amorality in America’s aimless youth, struggling to scam a buck, with no eye toward tomorrow. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged American Honey, Andrea Arnold, art, cinema, criticism, drama, films, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, opinion, reviews, Sasha Lane, scams, Shia LaBeouf, youth | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (118): The Films of December 2021

Posted on February 20, 2022 by KPKeelan

. > Another December- another year-end rush of great movies! (All films are rated on a 5 star basis and must be over a decade old to get 5 stars.) > This month I have some fun reviewing the following … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged 007, A Rainy Day in New York, Aardman Studios, absurdism, abuse, action, Adam McKay, addiction, Adrien Brody, Alejandro Jodorowsky, animation, Anjelica Huston, Anthony Bourdain, Ariana Grande, Arthur Hiller, Ashleigh Banfield, Australian cinema, B-movies, Ben Whishaw, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio Del Toro, Bill Murray, biography, Bob Balaban, Bob Cummings, brainwashing, British secret service, California, Cartoon Salon, Cate Blanchett, Charlton Heston, Cherry Jones, childhood, children, children of deaf adults, Chris Evans, Christoph Waltz, cinema, Coda, comedies, comedy, coming of age, conflict, conformity, cooking, corporate influence, criticism, culture, Dakota Johnson, Daniel Craig, death, Demián Bichir, depression, Diego Luna, Diego Maradona, Dirk Bogarde, disaster films, documentaries, Don Pedro Colley, Donald Sutherland, Don’t Look Up, Down’s Syndrome, drama, economics, Edward Norton, Elisabeth Moss, Elle Fanning, Emilia Jones, English cinema, entertainment, Ernst Lubitsch, espionage, estrangement, Eugenio Derbez, experimentation, exploitation, families, family, family drama, Fando y Lis, fantasy, fate, Filippo Scotti, film criticism, filmmaking, films, folktales, football, forgiveness, Frances McDormand, friendship, German cinema, global warming, grief, Henry Winkler, Hermione Gingold, Himesh Patel, humor, Ian Fleming, ideas, improvisation, independent films, individuality, Irish cinema, Irish folklore, isolation, Italian cinema, Italy, James Bond, James Franciscus, Jane Campion, Jason Schwartzman, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Plemons, John Cassavetes, John Hawkes, Jonah Hill, Jude Law, Julieta, Karl Malden, Keenan Wynn, Keith Carradine, Kevin Keelan, Kiersten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, land, Lashana Lynch, Léa Seydoux, legends, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leslie Caron, Liev Schreiber, life, Liiev Schreiber, Linda Harrison, Locksmith Animation, Lois Smith, manipulation, Mark Rylance, marketing, Marlee Matlin, Marlon Brando, Mathieu Amalric, Meryl Streep, metaphor, Mexican cinema, mind control, Monterey, mothers and daughters, movies, Naomie Harris, Naples, New York, New York City, No Time to Die, One Eyed Jacks, opinion, Owen Wilson, Paolo Sorrentino, Pedro Almodovar, peer pressure, people, personalities, pro wrestling, Promise Her Anything, psychological drama, race, Ralph Finnes, Rami Malek, Rebecca Hall, relationships, research, revenge, reviews, road trips, Roadrunner, Robin Wright, robots, romance, Ron Perlman, Ron’s Gone Wrong, Rory Kinnear, Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Silverman, sci-fi, science, science fiction, Selena Gomez, self esteem, sequels, Shadows, Shia LaBeouf, silent films, soccer, social criticism, social media, social satire, Spanish cinema, spies, suicide, supernatural, superstition, surrealism, survival, symbolism, technology, The Doll, The French Dispatch, The Hand of God, The Mind Benders, The Peanut Butter Falcon, The Power of the Dog, Thomas Haden Church, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet, tragedy, travel, Troy Kotsur, Tyler Perry, values, Victor Buono, Warren Beatty, Wes Anderson, westerns, Willem Dafoe, William Peter Blatty, Wolfwalkers, Woody Allen, Zach Galifianakis, Zack Gottsagen | Leave a comment

FLIX PIC (235): “The Dubious Charms and Egregious Excesses of NYMPHOMANIAC (Parts 1 & 2)”

Posted on December 6, 2021 by KPKeelan

NYMPHOMANIAC Parts 1 & 2 (directed by Lars von Trier, 2013) * > Um… okay… Where to begin with this one? (!) PART ONE: **+ (out of 5) . This strange, disturbing film is a mixed bag at best. . I … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christian Slater, criticism, drama, films, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lars von Trier, movies, Nymphomaniac, opinion, reviews, self destruction, sex addiction, sexuality, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Uma Thurman | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (197): “You Are Judged By THE COMPANY YOU KEEP”

Posted on October 29, 2021 by KPKeelan

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (directed by Robert Redford, 2012) **** (out of 5) . > Robert Redford is a fine craftsman and a detail-oriented technician. He makes good films. He occasionally makes near-great films. He certainly has here! . This … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged art, Chris Cooper, cinema, drama, film criticism, films, Julie Christie, justice, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, Nick Nolte, opinion, reviews, Richard Jenkins, Robert Redford, Sam Elliot, Shia LaBeouf, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Terrence Howard, The Company You Keep, thriller | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (110): The Films of April 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by KPKeelan

. Oscar season! O rapture. (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 Flix Pix columns.) > This month I review the … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged #MeToo, A Man For All Seasons, abuse, action, addiction, aging, Aida?, alcohol, alcoholism, ambition, Americans, Andra day, animation, Another Round, Australian cinema, Bertrand Tavernier, big agra, biography, blockbusters, Bo Burnham, Bosnian cinema, brotherhood, Bruce Beresford, campers, capitalism, Carey Mulligan, caste system, Catholic church, childbirth, childhood, Chilean cinema, Chloé Zhao, Chris Pratt, Christopher Nolan, class, Clémence Poésy, Collective, comedies, coming of age, conscience, corruption, crime, criminals, Danish cinema, David Straithairn, death, Death Watch, Disney, documentaries, drama, dramas, drinking, drugs, dying, economic refugees, economics, Ed Harris, elderly, Ellen Burstyn, England, ethnic cleansing, family, family drama, fantasy, farming, fires, Francis McDormand, French cinema, Fritz Lang, Garrett Hedlund, gay films, gender, genocide, George MacKay, George Patton, globalism, government, grief, grieving, Harry Dean Stanton, Harvey Keitel, Helena Zengel, Henry Fonda, Himesh Patel, historical drama, Holocaust, humanity, identity, India, itinerant workers, Jasna Đuričić, jazz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jews, John David Washington, John Hurt, John Ratzenberger, journalism, justice, Kanopy, Kenneth Branagh, King Henry VIII, Klaus Barbie, Korean immigrants, Lee Daniels, legends, Leo McKern, lesbians, Leslie Jordan, love, Mads Mikkelsen, Marcel Marceau, mass murder, Matthias Schweighöfer, media, medical fraud, Michael Caine, midwives, Minari, musicians, Natasha Lyonne, Nazis, Netflix, News of the World, Nicholas Hoult, noir, Nomadland, nursing homes, Octavia Spencer, Onward, Paul Greengrass, Paul Scofield, peer pressure, people, persecution, Pieces of a Woman, Pixar, politics, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Promising Young Woman, Puberty Blues, Quo Vadis, racism, rape, rebellion, rebels, relationships, reporters, resistance, revenge, Robert Bolt, Robert Pattinson, Robert Shaw, romance, Romanian cinema, Romy Schneider, Russell Crowe, satire, sci-fi, science fiction, sex, sexism, Shia LaBeouf, social criticism, Strange Fruit, success, supernatural, surf culture, survival, Susannah York, Sylvia Sidney, Tallulah Bankhead, Tenent, The Mole Agent, the press, The True History of the Kelly Gang, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, The White Tiger, Thomas Vinterberg, Tom Hanks, Tom Holland, Tracey Ullman, tragedy, Trevante Rhodes, Vanessa Kirby, Vanessa Redgrave, violence, visual effects, war crimes, We the Animals, Wendy Hiller, westerns, World War II, You Only Live Once, youth | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (69): The Films of NOVEMBER 2017

Posted on June 23, 2021 by KPKeelan

. Well, that was an enjoyable month’s worth of movies. Look at all the 4-and-a-half star films! Fab. (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) (Titles in purple … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alfred Hitchcock, American Honey, Amy Adams, animal rescue, animation, anime, art, Billy Bob Thornton, Blackmail, Blade Runner 2049, Bolivia, Charles Laughton, Ciarán Hinds, cinema, Claude Rains, Colin Farrell, comedies, crime, criminals, Cyril Ritchard, Daniel Brühl, Danny Boyle, Daphne De Maurier, Denis Villeneuve, documentaries, drama, Drunken Angel, Edward James Olmos, elections, Elijah Wood, Elle Fanning, epics, Evo Morales, Ewan McGregor, feudalism, films, Frances McDormand, gangsters, grifters, Harrison Ford, Hayao Miyazaki, heroin addiction, history, humor, Humphrey Bogart, Hurricane Katrina, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK, Jamaica Inn, James Carville, Japanese cinema, Jared Leto, Jessica Chastain, Kevin Keelan, Kirsten Dunst, Korean cinema, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Louisiana, Martin McDonough, Maureen O’Hara, Melanie Lynskey, melodrama, mental health, metaphor, Michael Curtiz, Mine, Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day, movies, Nazis, New Orleans, Nicole Kidman, noir, opinion, Our Brand is Crisis, Park Chan-wook, Passage to Marseille, Peter Lorre, Peter Straughan, pets, Poland, political campaigns, politics, Princess Mononoke, reviews, Ridley Scott, Robert Newton, Ryan Gosling, Sam Rockwell, Sandra Bullock, Santa Sangre, Sasha Lane, science fiction, Sean Young, sequels, Shia LaBeouf, Sofia Coppola, Studio Ghibli, surrealism, Sydney Greenstreet, symbolism, T2 Trainspotting, Takashi Shimura, The Beguiled, the Civil War, The Zookeeper’s Wife, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, thrillers, Toshiro Mifune, violence, Woody Harrelson, World War II, Yakuza, youth | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (45): The Films of OCTOBER 2015

Posted on May 30, 2021 by KPKeelan

. Started getting back into the saddle again as an ardent movie junkie, seeing a total of 19 films- even going so far as to pay actual money to go to an actual theater… three times- a lot for me. … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, About Elly, Amazing Randi, An Honest Liar, Ana Lily Amirpour, arts, Asghar Farhadi, Benecio del Toro, Céline Sciamma, Chac the Rain God, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christian Slater, cinema, comedies, documentaries, drama, Emily Blunt, Everest, film criticism, films, French cinema, George Miller, Girlhood, horror, ideas, Insurgent, Jane Yolen, Jennifer Kent, Jonas Jonasson, Josh Brolin, Karidja Toure, Kate Winslet, Kevin Keelan, Kirsten Dunst, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Large Hadron Collider, Lars von Trier, Mark Levinson, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Miles Teller, movies, Nymphomaniac, opinion, Particle Fever, quantum physics, Renaldo Klein, reviews, Salt of the Earth, science fiction, Sebastião Salgado, Shailene Woodley, Shia LaBeouf, Sicario, Stellan Skarsgård, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, The Babadook, The Bling Ring, The Devil's Arithmetic, The Martian, tragedy, Uma Thurman, Wim Wenders | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Shia LaBeouf

FLIX PIX (518): “The Sticky Lure of AMERICAN HONEY”

FLIX PIC (235): “The Dubious Charms and Egregious Excesses of NYMPHOMANIAC (Parts 1 & 2)”

FLIX PIX (197): “You Are Judged By THE COMPANY YOU KEEP”

KPK on the CINEMA (69): The Films of NOVEMBER 2017

KPK on the CINEMA (45): The Films of OCTOBER 2015

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