Tag: Brian Milinsky
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‘Jason Bourne’ is a return to the franchise’s high-octane origins
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The Jason Bourne of movies bears little resemblance to the Jason Bourne of the Robert Ludlum trilogy that began in 1980 with The Bourne Identity. That’s not a bad thing. The changes were the best…
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‘Star Trek Beyond’ goes boldly down familiar roads
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If only the Great Bird of the Galaxy, Mr. Gene Roddenberry had lived to see his vision going strong, five decades after the first episode of the TV series “Star Trek” first aired. Star Trek…
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Star Trek Stuff
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For the American television viewing public, it began on a Thursday evening in September of 1966. September 8th to be specific. That was the night that “Star Trek” first aired, on NBC. One has to…
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‘The Infiltrator’ is a good film with great performances
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The Infiltrator is based on the true story of Robert Mazur, a U.S. Customs Special Agent who managed to infiltrate the drug cartel of Pablo Escobar. We’re introduced to Mazur (Bryan Cranston) as he wraps…
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Buy a pass for ‘Train to Busan’ a brilliant Zombie thriller
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‘Train to Busan’ is an exceptional entry in the zombie genre, from South Korea
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Director / writer / producer / actor Garry Marshall has died
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That’s Garry Marshall as “Rigfort” in 1999’s Never Been Kissed. He was as comfortable in front of the camera as an actor as he was behind it as a writer/director/producer. Born in the Bronx in…
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‘The Purge: Election Year’ is a solid entry in the franchise
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When The Purge was released in 2013 it was a critical failure but a commercial success. That kind of result is almost guaranteed to generate a sequel, and possibly launch a new franchise. The following…
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‘How He Fell in Love’ rises above typical indie film dramas
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How He Fell in Love is an unusual film in several ways. It’s an indie drama that isn’t making a social statement. It looks at a critical social issue without making any judgments.
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Independence Day: Resurgence breaks away from the original, badly
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“Houston, we have a problem.” Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell in 1995’s ‘Apollo 13’ Nearly two decades ago, Roland Emmerich brought Independence Day to the big screen. It won an Academy Award for Best Visual…
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It’s easy to love ‘Love & Friendship’
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“‘Cause the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mister Right” – Madonna in her song Material Girl. The title of the latest film from the multi-talented writer/director/producer Whit Stillman might seem a bit…