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FLIX PIX (1241): “THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK: The Origins of a Mobster”
THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK (directed by Alan Taylor, 2021) **** (out of 5) . > I was a big fan of The Sopranos. For good reason! . The first episode was easily one of the best hours of television I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Taylor, Alessandro Nivola, arts, Billy Magnussen, cinema, Corey Stoll, crime, criticism, David Chace, entertainment, films, Flix Pix, ideas, James Gandolfini, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Leslie Odom Jr., mafia, Michael Gandolfini, movies, opinion, prequels, Ray Loitta, reviews, The Many Saints of Newark, The Sopranos, Vera Farmiga
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QuickPix (18): “Great DRAMA For You to Savor, Vol. 6”
> 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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Tagged 50/50, art, Bette Davis, cancer, Cherry Blossoms, Christianity, cinema, criticism, cults, Dan Duryea, death, dramas, entertainment, faith, families, films, German cinema, grief, Herbert Marshall, Higher Ground, ideas, illness, Japan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lillian Hellman, movies, opinion, QuickPix, reviews, Seth Rogan, solace, The Little Foxes, time, Vera Farmiga
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FLIX PIX (795): “Gary Hart Was Once THE FRONT RUNNER”
THE FRONT RUNNER (directed by Jason Reitman, 2018) ***+ (out of 5) . > What on earth was Colorado senator Gary Hart thinking when he told the press that if they doubted his fidelity, they should just follow him around and … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (122): The Films of April 2022
. > APRIL 2022! SO BE IT. (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be over a decade old to get 5 stars.) (Titles in PURPLE have been expanded for FLIX PIX columns) > This month I … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (87): The Films of May 2019
. MAY! A slow movie month for me these days- but many pleasures nonetheless… (All 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 … Continue reading
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KPK on the CINEMA (84): The Films of February 2019
. All hail February! Don’t blink, or you’ll miss it… (All 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.) … Continue reading
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