Peneflix MOVIE REVIEWS BY PENEFLIX

Fellow Movie Lovers BROTHERS This is a well acted but not quite successful film. It is based on the 2004 movie Brodre by Danish director Susanne Bier (After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire). The film’s success or failure rests with director Jim Sheridan. The subject matter, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and its victims is indeed timely and ... Read More »

Fellow Movie Lovers Like many of you I have never been a fan of movies depicting massive world wide annihilation; especially the destruction of our United States. The majority of us are particularly sensitive after the catastrophic effects of 9/11. That being noted I did see two films where the universe as we know it has seen the apocalypse or ... Read More »

Fellow Movie Lovers Because I have yet to pass my son’s technology 101 course, I inadvertently deleted the second section of my Blog yesterday! I also see movies that appeal to me on a certain level but I do not review in depth………. LA DANSE Frederick Wiseman’s documentary of the Paris Opera Ballet will entertain those who are fascinated with ... Read More »

Fellow Movie Lovers Many of you have asked if I review every movie I see. The answer is a resounding NO! Some are totally non reviewable. Viewing them falls into the category of self flagellation. Case in point……… LAW ABIDING CITIZEN There is not enough chocolate in the universe to induce me to waste a precious brain wave on this ... Read More »

Fellow Movie Lovers It was a coincidence that I saw two movies revolving around nonfictional subjects. Both movies should be seen. Both share differences and similarities. THE BLIND SIDE My entire life has been surrounded by men and women who are addicted to anyone or anything that moves competitively: football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, roller skating, beach volleyball, ice hockey, floor ... Read More »

FELLOW MOVIE LOVERS AGORA On a recent trip to Spain I opted to succumb to my addiction and went to a movie. I was thrilled to discover that Alejandro Amenabar’s (The Sea Inside, a classic favorite) Agora with the magnificent Rachel Weisz had just premièred in Madrid. Unfortunately, the movie fell far short of my expectations! What I did admire ... Read More »

Fellow Movie Lovers Questions asked and hopefully answered: Sequence of reviews. I review them as I view them: there is no hierarchy. I will address the sensitive issues in An Education. AMELIA Amelia Earhart was born in 1897 as the Victorian Age was waning and she vanished in 1937 days before her fortieth birthday. She was a crusader a visionary ... Read More »

Fellow Movie Lovers Your feedback, observations and criticisms have been valid and welcomed! Some have asked for a repeat of my Five Star rating system: Five Stars: the movie has to be flawless. Four Stars: almost perfect. Three Stars: good but not great. Two Stars: go if you have absolutely nothing else to do. One Star: the movie should not ... Read More »

Fellow Movie Lovers A SERIOUS MAN Growing up in an upper middle class Christian community, studying comparative religions in college, I developed a fascination for Judaism and its amazing story of survival. From the Babylonian captivity (506 BC), Diaspora from Rome (70AD), Spanish Inquisition, expulsion from every European country and the ultimate degradation, the Holocaust, Judaism did not die, nor ... Read More »

Fellow Movie Lovers WHIP IT The appropriate word to describe this coming of age movie is “sweet”! Drew Barrymoor’s directorial debut should be applauded; casting herself in a minor role is an exercise in humility that should also be commended. Ellen Page (Juno, Smart People) stars as the frustrated small town teen, seething to break the binds of her very ... Read More »