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!
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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
Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow (Donald Sutherland), while all she holds dear hangs in the balance (IMDB). Finally… Continue reading Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2
Review: SPECTRE
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) A cryptic message from Bond’s (Daniel Craig) past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M (Ralph Fiennes) battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE (IMDB).… Continue reading Review: SPECTRE
Review: WOLF TOTEM
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) During China’s Cultural Revolution, a young urban student, Cheng Zhen (Shaofeng Feng) is sent to live with Mongolian herders, where he adopts a wolf cub (IMDB). The Chinese government decides to send students from large cities into the countryside to live with the Mongolians for two… Continue reading Review: WOLF TOTEM
Review: LEARNING TO DRIVE
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) As Wendy’s (Patricia Clarkson) marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor, Darwan (Ben Kingsley) with marriage troubles of his own. In each other’s company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel… Continue reading Review: LEARNING TO DRIVE