Author: Renee C

Review: KON-TIKI

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal (Pal) convinces five Norwegian colleagues to help prove his theory that South Americans settled in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.  Heyerdal comes to this conclusion by years of fieldwork and study in native areas. The film does take a while to set the… Continue reading Review: KON-TIKI

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Believe it or not, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE GREAT GATSBY was not required reading for me in high school, so I went into this film with an open mind and no expectations. Mr. Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), is an eccentric millionaire who throws extravagant party’s every weekend… Continue reading Review: THE GREAT GATSBY

Review: IRON MAN 3

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) I did not place my expectations too high going into this film because while I have enjoyed both of the previous installations I don’t have much faith in sequels like this. But, surprisingly, this one does have its moments. Overall, I still think the first one is the… Continue reading Review: IRON MAN 3

Review: 1st NIGHT

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Adam (Richard E. Grant), a rich industrialist aspires to become an opera singer and decides to throw an opera in his lavish English country retreat.  He hires some of the best opera singers in the business and casts himself in the production. The entire cast of… Continue reading Review: 1st NIGHT

Review: STARBUCK

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) As his lover announces her pregnancy, David Wozniak/Starbuck (Patrick Huard), a fortysomething slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father (IMDB). This plotline is definitely unique which is… Continue reading Review: STARBUCK

Review: OBLIVION

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) To be honest I was not at all sure what to expect from this film because I thought it was going to be another Tom Cruise testosterone fest but I was pleasantly surprised.  A veteran, Jack (Tom Cruise) assigned to extract Earth’s remaining resources begins to… Continue reading Review: OBLIVION

Review: TRANCE

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) This film is a complete roller coaster ride from beginning to end. An art auctioneer, Simon (James McAvoy), becomes mixed up with a group of criminal partners and a hypnotherapist, Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson) in order to recover a lost painting.

2013 SXSW Review: DON JON

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) I have enjoyed previous work by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his writing and directorial debut Don Jon will be high on my list of favorites. Jon Martello (Gordon-Levitt) objectifies everything in his life: his apartment, his car, his family, his church and, of course, women. His buddies… Continue reading 2013 SXSW Review: DON JON