By Renee’ C. Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) The bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) continues his friendship with assassin Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) as they try to save Darius’s wife Sonia (Salma Hayek) (IMDB). This is the first film in person at the theater in over a year because of COVID. Luckily for… Continue reading HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD’S
Author: Renee C
THE COURIER
By Renee’ C. Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Cold War spy Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his Russian source, Oleg Pendovsky (Merab Ninidze) try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis (IMDB). I am a big fan of Benedict Cumberbatch work in movies and television. Especially, the BBC version of Sherlock so… Continue reading THE COURIER
THE SECRET GARDEN
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] By Renee’ C. Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) An orphaned girl (Dixie Egerickx) discovers a magical garden hidden at her strict uncle’s (Colin Firth) estate (IMDB). The Secret Garden was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and… Continue reading THE SECRET GARDEN
Emma
By Renee’ C.Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman, Jane (Anya Taylor-Joy), meddles in the love lives of her friends (IMDB). I, for one, love period pieces and am a huge fan of Jane Austen’s writing. I have also seen just about every version of the movies… Continue reading Emma
Review: THE GENTLEMEN
By Renee’ C.Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) A British drug lord (Matthew McConaughey) tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires (IMDB). McConaughey as Mickey Pearson is genus because his portrayal is cool, calculated and nuanced. There is not doubt of his sincerity in his role as the… Continue reading Review: THE GENTLEMEN
Review: MALEFICIENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL
By: Renee’ C.Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Maleficient (Angelina Jolie) and her goddaughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play (IMDB). All of the original main cast members are back… Continue reading Review: MALEFICIENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL
Review: AD ASTRA
By Renee’ C.Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe (IMDB). This is a spectacularly written, made and acted film. It… Continue reading Review: AD ASTRA
Review: HUSTLERS
By: Renee C.Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees, Ramona (Jennifer Lopez), Destiny (Constance Wu), Mercedes (Kiki Palmer), and Annabelle (Lili Reinhart), who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients (IMDB). This film is… Continue reading Review: HUSTLERS
Review: OFFICIAL SECRETS
By: Renee’ C.Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) The true story of a British whistle-blower, Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq (IMDB). This film is extremely well made and written. Knightly… Continue reading Review: OFFICIAL SECRETS
Review: ANGEL HAS FALLEN
By: Renee’ C.Rating: 3.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat (IMDB). Banning is back to protect the President no matter what obstacles are put… Continue reading Review: ANGEL HAS FALLEN