Review: RULES DON’T APPLY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 1.5 (Out of 5 Reels) An unconventional love story of an aspiring actress (Lily Collins), her determined driver (Alden Ehrenreich), and the eccentric billionaire (Warren Beatty) who they work for (IMDB). This film is well made and acted but the problem is some, including this film critic, will find Howard Hughes… Continue reading Review: RULES DON’T APPLY

Review: FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) The adventures of writer Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. (IMDB). As might be expected no expense was spared in making this film because of the blockbuster Harry Potter… Continue reading Review: FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Review: ARRIVAL

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) A linguist (Amy Adams) is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications (IMDB). Being a science fiction junkie is definitely a plus while watching this film but it also is for the everyday person due to the topic. Imagine what would or will happen… Continue reading Review: ARRIVAL

Review: DOCTOR STRANGE

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) A former neurosurgeon (Benedict Cumberbatch) embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts (IMDB). Doctor Strange is the latest superhero character addition (as well as a few sidekicks) to the film genre from the Marvel Comics world.… Continue reading Review: DOCTOR STRANGE

Review: THE ACCOUNTANT

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) As a math savant (Ben Affleck) un-cooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise (IMDB). Christian (Affleck) is a math wiz, an extreme that makes everyday life challenging and because he is… Continue reading Review: THE ACCOUNTANT

Review: BRIDGET JONES BABY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Bridget Jones’ (Renee Zellweger) focus on single life and her career is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch … she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father (IMDB). The original film of this series, Bridget Jones… Continue reading Review: BRIDGET JONES BABY

Review: PETE’S DRAGON (2016)

Oakes Fegley is Pete in Disney's PETE'S DRAGON, the story of a boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just happens to be a dragon.

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) The adventures of an orphaned boy (Oakes Fegley) named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon (IMDB). This film reviewer is old enough to vaguely remember the original from 1977. However, these two films should only be compared by… Continue reading Review: PETE’S DRAGON (2016)

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Review: HELL OR HIGH WATER

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) A divorced dad (Chris Pine) and his ex-con brother (Ben Foster) resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s farm in West Texas (IMDB). This film is intelligently written and acted because the characters have depth which draws the viewer into the film unexpectedly.… Continue reading Review: HELL OR HIGH WATER

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