Author: Renee C

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so she travels with a genetically engineered warrior to the planet in order to stop… Continue reading Review: JUPITER ASCENDING

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) This film depicts the life story of Italian violinist and composer, Niccolò Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th Century (IMDB).  Those who like period pieces will find themselves completely drawn into this wonderful film which delves into the life of… Continue reading Review: THE DEVIL’S VIOLINIST

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth (IMDB). Having seen the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings many including… Continue reading Review: THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) A washed-up actor named Riggan (Michael Keaton), who once played an iconic superhero, must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory (IMDB). To say this movie is different is an understatement.  At its… Continue reading Review: BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Big city lawyer Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.) returns to his childhood home where his father (Robert Duvall), the town’s judge, is suspected of murder.  Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family (IMDB). To say Duvall and… Continue reading Review: THE JUDGE

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect (IMDB). Pierce Brosnan (Devereaux) is best known for his role as 007 in… Continue reading Review: THE NOVEMBER MAN

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall (Cloe Grace Mortez) after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined (IMDB). Mortez has been… Continue reading Review: IF I STAY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) In the far reaches of space, an American pilot named Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finds himself the object of a manhunt after stealing an orb coveted by the villainous Ronan (Lee Pace) (IMDB). Those not familiar with the Marvel comic Guardians of the Galaxy would probably… Continue reading Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 2.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Actors Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton have been in a multitude of films; some great and others not so great.  A self-centered realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he’s suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her… Continue reading Review: AND SO IT GOES

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Planes: Fire & Rescue is Disney’s second movie featuring plane Dusty Crophopper voiced by Dane Cook.  When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be trained as a firefighter (IMDB). Disney… Continue reading Review: PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE