Reviews written by Sue Penny
A Rainy Day In New York is a simple romantic comedy written by Woody Allen, and is about Gatsby Welles, played by Timothée Chalamet , a Yardley College student. When Gatsby learns that his girlfriend, Ashleigh Enright, played by Elle Fanning, is planning to travel to Manhattan to interview...
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is a sweet science fiction film, that I saw with my children when they were both under 10 years of age and I left the theatre crying. I recently watched it with my 9 year old granddaughters and, yes, again I found myself crying at the...
No Hard Feelings is an unusual romantic comedy that takes place in an affluent town in Long Island, during a hot summer. Maddie Parker, played by Jennifer Lawrence, is a struggling young woman who is having financial difficulties and is struggling to keep payments on her...
Even after so many years, Witness is still a wonderful crime thriller and a must see. With each viewing, and I have seen this movie maybe a dozen times, there is at least one scene, or subtlety or just something that catches my attention; something that I...
Oppenheimer is the true story of J Robert Oppenheimer, played amazingly by Cillian Murphy, who became known as "the father of the atomic bomb". This 3 hour long biographical drama follows Oppenheimer's life, from a young age, when he is appointed to head the Manhattan Project. The story tracks...
Goal is the inspiring story about a soccer player, Santiago Munez, played by Kuno Becker, who gives up everything he knows to live his dream. Santiago is a Mexican illegal immigrant living in Los Angeles who plays football for his local team but works as a gardener with his...
Since the holiday season has started, and I had time during the long Thanksgiving weekend, I decided to catch up on Christmas themed movies that I had never seen or not seen in quite some time. Bad Santa, however, was just that.....BAD! The story is not what you would...
Beautiful Disaster is a romantic comedy involving two characters who are complete opposites. Abby Abenathy, played by Virginia Gardner, is a college freshman who decides that she wants to start college fresh - get good grades by focusing on her studies and leave her past behind. She...
Wolf, starring Jack Nicholson, is the unusual story about a top level, but aging, tired looking news editor, Will Randall, who is bitten by a wolf on a country road in Vermont after hitting it with his car and then trying to help it. He...
As one can figure out from the title, Napoleon is an historical epic about the life of The French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Joaquin Phoenix. The film takes us into Napoleons life, his rise to power, his military conquests and his difficult relationship with Josephine, his wife, played...
Seeking a light, uplifting comedy, I agreed to see This Is 40, although I wasn't thrilled with the title but felt that maybe the movie would be one that I would enjoy. The movie starts Paul Rudd as Pete, who after many years of marriage is the only male...
Normally, I do not like fantasy films, as they are usually silly and unbelievable. This changed when I saw Splash. Not that this story is believable, but it is almost...almost there. In this story, Allen Bauer is rescued from drowning as a young boy off Cape Cod by a...
From Russia With Love is the second James Bond movie, starring Sean Connery, and it is packed with action and intrigue and keeps us at the edge of our seats. In this film, international criminal organization SPECTRE wants revenge against agent James Bond for the death of their agent...
Movie Overview | Milk (2008) Milk is the true story about the life of the gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California. The movie opens with Harvey Milk, played to...
The first of the James Bond series, Bond, aka Agent 007, played by Sean Connery, is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow British agent. The trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American space launch...
Young Frankenstein, a Mel Brooks film, is a hilarious spoof on horror movies with a perfect cast Respected researcher and physician, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, played by Gene Wilder, is the grandson of the more famous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who did experiments on bringing back the dead. He...
The movie Play Dead is about a criminology student, Chloe, played by Bailee Madison , who fakes her own death so that she can break into a morgue in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime....a crime that...
The movie, The Homesman, takes place in the mid-west in the 1850s when a 30ish, unmarried teacher, Mary Bee Cuddy, played by Hilary Swank, comes from New York to the Mid-west looking for opportunities. Cuddy owns property and is financially secure and outwardly seems to be ...
A Perfect Getaway was a thriller that I thought I would really enjoy, as I love this genre of movie, however I found it to be too contrived, a thriller with an attempt to be funny and a little too gory and felt that this was a mindless...
Daniel Craig, once again, plays Benoit Blanc, in Glass Onion, a sequel to Knives Out. Craig's is hilarious as a world-famous detective, and with the supporting staff, including Edward Norton, as Myles Bron, Dave Bautista, as Duke, Kate Hudson, as Birdie, and Kathryn Hahn, as Claire, who support the twisted...
Just when families are planning their vacations to their relatives for the holidays is the perfect time to watch Christmas Vacation. A family comedy, again starring Chevy Chase, as Clark Griswald, and Beverly D'Angelo, as Ellen Griswald, is a go-to movie for the holidays and each time...
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris is a simple, delightful movie starring Leslie Manville who is a widowed cleaning lady, Ada Harris, living in 1950's London. Her fantasy is to own a Christian Dior gown. She is actually in no position to buy one but is intent on owning...
Just In Time For Christmas is a light comedy that can be seen by the whole family and....now is the time to watch it. A sweet story of a psychology professor, Lindsay Rogers, played by Eloise Mumford, has a difficult decision to make. She is offered a dream job...
When I saw the title of the movie, I formed an opinion and never intended to actually see it. When out with friends and looking for something to do on a dreary day, this was the only movie available during our time restrictions, so I agreed to see it. ...
Thelma is a comedy about a 93 year old grandmother, Thelma, played by June Squibb, who is scammed out of her money and decides to do something about it. Thelma has a special relationship with her grandson Daniel, played by Fred Hechinger, and we meet him when he is...