Author: Renee C

By: Renee’ C.Rating: 2.5 (Out of 5 Reels) In 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager named Javed (Viveik Kalra) learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen (IMDB).

By: Renee’ C.Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) A loving mom, Bernadette Fox (Cate Blanchett), becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself to her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery (IMDB). I thought this… Continue reading Review: WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE?

By Renee’ C.Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) The wives of New York gangsters, Kathy (Melissa McCarthy), Claire Walsh (Elisabeth Moss), and Ruby O’Carroll (Tiffany Haddish), in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands’ rackets after they’re locked up in prison (IMDB). Watching Kathy, Claire and Ruby take the reigns of their… Continue reading Review: THE KITCHEN

By: Renee’ C.Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989 (IMDB). This film is a fascinating step by step look at how Edwards took her… Continue reading Review: MAIDEN

By: Renee C.Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) After the murder of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones), a young prince, Simba (Daniel Glover), flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery (IMDB). The actors chosen to voice these characters perform wonderfully and their singing is great as well. Especially,… Continue reading Review: THE LION KING

by Renee’ C.Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever (IMDB). Jon Watts is back directing this latest Spider-man installment and I for one am glad because this film is not only as… Continue reading Review: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

By: Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization (IMDB).

By Renee’ C. Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) A late-night talk-show host, Katherine Newberry (Emma Thompson), suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show (IMDB). Mindy Kaling has written several television episodes but never a movie and she does an admirable job here. Unfortunately, there is rarely a new thought in Hollywood and… Continue reading Review: LATE NIGHT

By Renee’ C. Rating: 2 (Out of 5 Reels) The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves (IMDB). I for one had never seen a Jim Jarmusch film but the trailer made me want to see this film. I am a fan of Bill… Continue reading Review: THE DEAD DON’T DIE

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world (IMDB). Turner is… Continue reading Review: DARK PHOENIX