Tag: Brian Milinsky
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‘La La Land’ is an outstanding throwback to the old-style movie musical
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“When you give up your dream, you die.” Michael Nouri as “Nick” in ‘Flashdance’ While La La Land is set in the present, its soul is set in a long-gone era. That being the era…
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‘The Founder’ serves up a tasty treat
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“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.” – Ray Kroc The Founder is the latest historical biopic from director John Lee Hooker (The Rookie, The Blind Side and…
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‘Allied’ forms a worthy treaty between Pitt and Cottilard
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‘Allied’ is an old-fashioned war drama that doesn’t quite live up to the films of yesteryear it tries to emulate
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‘Rules Don’t Apply’
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“If I’d observed all the rules, I’d have never gotten anywhere” – Marilyn Monroe Any expectation that Rules Don’t Apply will be a historically accurate telling of the tale of Howard Hughes, you are warned…
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‘The Edge of Seventeen’ Raises the Bar for Teen Angst Films
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Writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig takes us on a journey through teen angst in the 21st Century in The Edge of Seventeen.
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Be sure to visit ‘Manchester by the Sea’
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Kenneth Lonergan has crafted a thought-provoking film about coping with loss
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‘Arrival’ is here and there is a lot to like about it
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“Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn’t exist yet, but soon will, and will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again.” – Ray Bradbury “Dr.…
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‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ meanders and gets nowhere slowly
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The brilliant satire of Ben Fountain’s novel is overpowered by Ang Lee’s amazing visual achievement
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‘Hacksaw Ridge’ cuts through to the very horrors of war and the bravery of one hero
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He was called a coward by some whose lives he saved at great peril to his own. ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ is the true story of a real American Hero
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‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ wasn’t worth the first visit, never mind going back
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Sadly this sequel to a decent action flick is so formulaic that it belongs in a high school chemistry class rather than on a big screen