Author: Renee C

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).

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)