Author: Renee C

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) The true story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target (IMDB). From the get go this film pulls you along for an upbeat ride as we learn who Molly Bloom is,… Continue reading Review: MOLLY’S GAME

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Four teenagers (Spencer (Dwayne Johnson), Fridge (Kevin Hart), Bethany (Jack Black), and Martha (Karen Gillan)) discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they chose (IMDB).

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey (Daisy Ridley) joins Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) on an adventure with Leia (Carrie Fisher), Finn (John Boyega) and Poe (Oscar Isaac) that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past (IMDB). To say that… Continue reading Review: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s (Henry Cavill) selfless act, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), to face an even greater enemy (IMDB). This film is visually stunning because… Continue reading Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE

By Renee’ C. Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) The story of humankind’s last stand against a cataclysmic alien invasion. In the war-ravaged African countryside, a U.S. soldier, Bo (Lee Pace) and a French foreign aid worker, Nadia (Berenice Marlohe) team up to survive the alien onslaught (IMDB). This film drops you down in the… Continue reading Review: REVOLT

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Two men, Jamie McAllan (Garrett Hedlund) and Ronsel Jackson (Jason Mitchell), return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war (IMDB). This film is gritty and not easy… Continue reading Review: MUDBOUND

By Renee’ C. Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman, Sister Cathleen (Margaret Qualley), in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality (IMDB). This film instantly draws the viewer into the lives of… Continue reading Review: NOVITIATE

By Renee’ C. Rating: 2.5 (Out of 5 Reels) A Bad Moms Christmas follows our three under-appreciated and over-burdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas (IMDB). The dynamic and over worked and frustrated trio: Amy (Mila Kunis), Kiki (Kristen Bell) and Carla (Kathryn Hahn) navigate… Continue reading Review: A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) A rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston & Alex Lawther), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh (IMDB). Alan, a successful playwright, and wife Daphne (Margot Robbie) live… Continue reading Review: GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN