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Dear SUBSCRIBERS after two years ‘PENEFLIX’ is going viral!!!!!!! It is because of you that my site is going through a complete make over; or to the more youth conscious a “face lift”! Please be patient and by Friday you should be able to access my reviews. In the meantime, my latest post “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” ... Read More »

This weary, boring movie starring the good- looking Anne Hathaway as “Emma" a rather plain (proof of my mantra that no matter the beauty every woman needs makeup to enhance it) nerdy, needy type;  and Jim Sturgess as  “Dexter”  also pretty,  was an endurance test for the audience. I envied the fortunate few who slept and snored through the tedium; ... Read More »

You have to applaud the courage of Rachel Weisz. She sinks her talented teeth into and becomes whom ever she is portraying, whether “Tess” in “The Constant Gardner” ( Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor); “Evie” in “The Mummy”, “Hypatia” in “Agora” and now Kathryn Bolkovac in “The Whistleblower”. Kathryn Bolkovac’s story is one of overwhelming fortitude and fearlessness in ... Read More »

(Not to be confused with John Boorman’s 1967 film “Point Blank”) The French have done it again! After seeing “Mesirne: Killer Instinct” and its sequel, “Public Enemy Number One” it has become natural to expect the thrills and adrenaline- pumping action from this nation of master filmmakers, in this scenario Fred Cavaye. “Point Blank”  seethes with kaleidoscopic fury from one ... Read More »

Without question this is a FIVE STAR documentary; an inspirational, awe-inspiring film about making a difference; all the protagonists are worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. This should be required viewing for public school students, universally. Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) and Alex Kotlowitz (“There Are No Children Here”), Oak Park, Illinois residents, have given birth to a monument, celebrating a ... Read More »

This joyous, delightful, hummingly- satisfying film based on the 2009 best selling book by Kathryn Stockett is summer fare at its grandest. If you read the book you will recognize compelling, incredible casting; each actor perfectly captures their literary doppelganger. Not having a Southern background or heritage, I found the book problematic in the commencing chapters but due to Stockett’s ... Read More »

Creative genius runs in the McDonagh family. Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges” and now brother Michael give unconventional slants  and interpretations on crime, criminals and law enforcement. The pairing of Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, as intelligent hired assassins, hiding “In Bruges”  kept audiences on a titillating tightrope of anticipation and suspense for the entirety of the film. “The Guard” serves ... Read More »

Sports and movies; two genres that eliminate elitism. Regardless of gender, race, education, all are equals rooting for our favorite team, actor; every man’s /woman’s opinion is fraught with legitimacy, viability and intrinsically correct. That being said many of you found “Friends With Benefits” distasteful, stupid and trite; while others rained shimmering praise on the film. With respect for both ... Read More »

Dominic Cooper gives a ravishing, scintillating, stunning dual performance as Uday Hussein, the poster boy for evil incarnate and Latif Yahia the unfortunate lookalike who must “extinguish” his honorable character and impersonate Uday, at the devil’s whim. The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Yahia. The portrayals are so gifted that never once do you confuse the two ... Read More »

Here is a film for the cerebral, metaphysical, scientific, amateur astronomers. A strange, wildly wonderful creation written by Mike Cahill and Brit Marling.  Marling, with a Helen of Troy countenance is “Rhoda”, a seventeen- year- old, celebrating her acceptance to M.I.T. when a collision irreparably, irretrievably alters her fate. Rhoda is bifurcated, wounded but searches,  sees and believes in another ... Read More »