Review: UPGRADE

By Renee’ C. Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey (Logan Marshall-Green), a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem (IMDB). This film is an absolutely fantastic ride… Continue reading Review: UPGRADE

Review: ADRIFT

By Renee’ C.. Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Based on the true story of survival, a young couple’s (Tami (Shailene Woodley) and Richard (Sam Claflin) chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history (IMDB). This… Continue reading Review: ADRIFT

Review: SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

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By Renee’ C. Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) meets his future copilot Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and encounters Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) years before joining the Rebellion (IMDB). I must start by saying I am a total science fiction junkie therefore I was… Continue reading Review: SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

Review: BOOK CLUB

By Renee’ C. Rating: 2 (Out of 5 Reels) Four lifelong friends, Diane (Diane Keaton), Vivian (Jane Fonda), Sharon (Candice Bergen) and Carol (Mary Steenburgen) have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club (IMDB). Imagine what happens when four middle aged women who are part of a… Continue reading Review: BOOK CLUB

Review: DEADPOOL 2

By Renee’ C. Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (A.K.A. Deadpool) (Ryan Reynolds), brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy of supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling mutant, Cable (Josh Brolin) (IMDB). To say this film is crass, lewd, and downright nasty at times… Continue reading Review: DEADPOOL 2

Review: LIFE OF THE PARTY

By Renee’ C. Rating: 2.5 (Out of 5 Reels) After Deanna’s (Melissa McCarthy) husband (Matt Walsh) abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree (IMDB). Deanna is the typical middle aged mother devoted to her daughter and husband. As her daughter heads off to college she realizes… Continue reading Review: LIFE OF THE PARTY

Review: I FEEL PRETTY

By Renee’ C. Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) A woman, Renee (Amy Schumer) struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed (IMDB)? I admire Schumer’s… Continue reading Review: I FEEL PRETTY

Review: READY PLAYER ONE

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) When the creator of a virtual reality world, Halliday (Mark Rylance), called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune (IMDB). The protagonists in this film, Wade (Tye… Continue reading Review: READY PLAYER ONE

Review: TOMB RAIDER

By Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander), the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father (Dominic West) disappeared (IMDB). I went into this film not expecting much because the first two installments with… Continue reading Review: TOMB RAIDER