By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris (Shailene Woodley) must escape with Four (Theo James) beyond the wall that encircles Chicago to finally discover the shocking truth of what lies behind it (IMDB). This film is the third installment in the Divergent Series and after seeing… Continue reading Review: THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT – PART 1
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Review: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Roy (Michael Shannon), a father and his son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers (IMDB). This film ultimately is about the bond between a boy and his caring parents. Roy and Sarah (Kristen Dunst) will do… Continue reading Review: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
Review: 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) After getting in a car accident, a Michelle (Mary Winstead) is held in a shelter with Howard (John Goodman) and Emmett (John Gallagher, Jr.), who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack (IMDB).
Review: LONDON HAS FALLEN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders (IMDB). Most will think this is just another film in a long line of the repetitive plotlines about an evil Middle Eastern warlord who tries to get revenge… Continue reading Review: LONDON HAS FALLEN
Review: HAIL, CAESAR!
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) A Hollywood fixer (Josh Brolin) in the 1950s works to keep the studio’s stars in line (IMDB). Having only seen one or part of any of the Cohen brother films this reviewer didn’t have much of an expectation for this film. Surely the Cohen brothers’ track… Continue reading Review: HAIL, CAESAR!
Review: KUNG FU PANDA 3
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) Continuing his “legendary adventures of awesomeness”, Po (Jack Black) must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home (IMDB). Having seen the first two films in this franchise most were looking forward to meet Po’s father… Continue reading Review: KUNG FU PANDA 3
Review: 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) An American Ambassador (Matt Letscher) is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos (IMDB). What we have here is another story given the ultimate testosterone fest treatment by Michael Bay. Don’t get… Continue reading Review: 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI
Review: SKYLINE-THE SPACE ELEVATOR
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) I am fascinated by many space and science related topics so when I saw the synopsis for a documentary about building an elevator to space I had to see it. Imagine how cost effective it would be to transport not only people but whatever we need… Continue reading Review: SKYLINE-THE SPACE ELEVATOR
Review: VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 2 (Out of 5 Reels) Told from Igor’s (Daniel Radcliff) perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein (James McAvoy), and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man – and the legend – we know… Continue reading Review: VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
Review: TRUMBO
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs (IMDB). There are few actors who can convincingly transform into whatever character they choose to portray because they are just that good. Fortunately,… Continue reading Review: TRUMBO