Author: Renee C

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) It was the combination of veteran actors that made me want to see this film.  Paddy, (Robert De Niro), Archie (Morgan Freeman) and Sam (Kevin Kline) throw an over the top bachelor party for Billy (Michael Douglas) in Las Vegas. 

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) As my readers know, I am a total and complete science-fiction junkie and nothing would have prevented me from seeing this film.  I had never read the book and didn’t know much about the plot which is exactly the position I like being in going to… Continue reading Review: ENDER’S GAME

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) I vividly remember watching news stories about Julian Assange plans to publish thousands of highly confidential communications on his website called WikiLeaks for the world to see because they were calling him a terrorist.  This film is a dramatic thriller based on real events that reveal… Continue reading Review: THE FIFTH ESTATE

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) I purposefully didn’t seek out any additional information about this film other than watching the trailer, because I wanted to go into it with an open mind.  A medical engineer, Ryan Stone, and an astronaut, Matt Kowalski, work together to survive after an accident leaves them… Continue reading Review: GRAVITY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) I was on the fence about seeing this film but when I discovered Ron Howard is the director I knew I wanted to see it because I have a tremendous amount of respect for his work.  RUSH is a re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between… Continue reading Review: RUSH

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Sure, when I saw the trailer for this film I thought the story was nothing new but the fact that Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Pfeiffer were in it and that it made me laugh, I thought I would give it a chance. … Continue reading Review: THE FAMILY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) I was really looking forward to this film because I am a big fan of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright’s previous films.  Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwillingly become humankind’s only hope… Continue reading Review: THE WORLD’S END

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) I didn’t know what to expect going in to see this film but I usually just try to keep an open mind and take everything at face value.  This film is the story of Steve Jobs’ ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered… Continue reading Review: JOBS

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) I really didn’t know what to expect from this film but my movie buddies told me it was getting great reviews on the east coast.  A hard-partying high school senior’s philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical “nice girl” (IMDB).

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 2 (Out of 5 Reels) I hoped the latest installment of Kick-Ass would be as good if not better than the first but alas, we don’t always get what we want.  The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in… Continue reading Review: KICK-ASS 2