Tag Archives: Sweden

FLIX PIX (829): “MIDSOMMER Leaves a Deep Impression”

Posted on October 7, 2022 by KPKeelan

MIDSOMMAR (directed by Ari Aster, 2019) **** (out of 5) . > This new film by Ari Astor packs an unsettling wallop. . I was okay with his disquieting HEREDITY, but MIDSOMMAR really caught my imagination. . Current “It Girl” Florence … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged Ari Aster, arts, cinema, criticism, cults, entertainment, films, Florence Pugh, horror, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, opinion, reviews, rites, rituals, Sweden, thrillers | Leave a comment

FLIX PIX (815): “The Gripping Terror of: 22 JULY”

Posted on September 30, 2022 by KPKeelan

22 JULY (directed by Paul Greengrass, 2018) ****+ (out of 5) . > Master action director Paul Greengrass delivers bigtime in this Netflix piece about the worst terrorist attack in Norwegian history. . Greengrass also wrote and produced this excellent drama … Continue reading →

Posted in Flix Pix | Tagged art, cinema, criticism, films, history, ideas, July 22, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, Netflix, opinion, Paul Greengrass, reviews, Sweden, terrorism, violence | Leave a comment

GUESTBOOK: “Ingmar Bergman Shares THE PARABLE OF THE CHINESE WOODCARVER”

Posted on November 22, 2021 by KPKeelan

. (I transcribed this from a short documentary on the great director, that once aired on Swedish TV… Enjoy!) * > “During the Middle ages a certain woodcarver in China was given the task of crafting a stand for the … Continue reading →

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KPK on the CINEMA (95): The Films of January 2020

Posted on July 19, 2021 by KPKeelan

. January 2020! A new decade that will no doubt be filled by great movies… If the world can survive tRumpism… (All ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Sweden

FLIX PIX (829): “MIDSOMMER Leaves a Deep Impression”

FLIX PIX (815): “The Gripping Terror of: 22 JULY”

GUESTBOOK: “Ingmar Bergman Shares THE PARABLE OF THE CHINESE WOODCARVER”

KPK on the CINEMA (95): The Films of January 2020

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