Peneflix MOVIE REVIEWS BY PENEFLIX

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 »

Fellow Movie Lovers FAME The delicious and gentler remake of the 1980 movie that garnished two Academy awards! Fame a four letter word that entices us to ponder its meaning; subjective to its very core. Fame comes in all packages and in all categories; the media keeps us posted on its parameters or non parameters! The unmitigated and raw talent ... Read More »

It was by sheer chance that two of the three movies I saw over the weekend dealt with the English Romantic poets; poets whose verses awakened in my youthful soul, fantasies of the perfect love; love that remained for all eternity in full bloom!  Part of the romance was anchored in the fact that three of the four major poets ... Read More »