Author: Renee C

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is… Continue reading Review: JURASSIC WORLD

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) A desk-bound CIA analyst, Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster (IMDB). To say this film is over the top and ridiculous at times is an understatement.  The difference here is… Continue reading Review: SPY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Bound by a shared destiny, a teen, Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor, Frank Walker (Thomas Robinson & George Clooney) embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in… Continue reading Review: TOMORROWLAND

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) ‘Slow West‘ follows a 16-year-old boy, Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves Rose Ross (Caren Pistoris), while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas (Michael Fassbender)(IMDB). The comedic aspect of this film plus the fact… Continue reading Review: SLOW WEST

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.0 (Out of 5 Reels) In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max (Tom Hardy), a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa (Charlize Theron), a woman of action who is looking to make it back to her… Continue reading Review: MAD MAX FURY ROAD

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan) attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Mattias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor (IMDB). Fans of period pieces will… Continue reading Review: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron (David Spade) from enacting his terrible plans (IMDB). The entire fantastic crew is back in this latest installment… Continue reading Review: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) A young programmer, Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I., Ava (Alicia Vikander) (IMDB). What is the total and complete fascination with the human need to create computers that… Continue reading Review: EX MACHINA

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family (IMDB). Maria is an unassuming woman who owns a woman’s clothing store in Los Angeles.  What sets her apart is having lived in Austria… Continue reading Review: WOMAN IN GOLD

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 2 (Out of 5 Reels) Young Thomas (Ben Barnes) is apprenticed to the local Spook (Jeff Bridges) to learn to fight evil spirits. His first great challenge comes when the powerful Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore) escapes her confinement while the Spook is away (IMDB).