Author: Brian Milinsky
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Sadly, ‘Max Rose’ is riddled with thorns
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There isn’t much to cite in recommending ‘Max Rose’ but Jerry Lewis should be enough on his own.
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‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ hits some high notes using a lot of flat notes
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“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent” – Victor Hugo Florence Foster Jenkins is a biopic from director Stephen Frears that allows the three main actors…
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‘Anthropoid’ brings life to an important historical event
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Anthropoid is another in the long line of feature films based on historic events that took place during World War II. Its title comes from Operation Anthropoid, the code-name for an Allied operation to assassinate…
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‘Disorder’ is aptly titled
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‘Disorder’ is a set piece that examines PTSD and the keeping of secrets
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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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‘Equity’ provides a great return to its audience
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“Wall Street is the world’s biggest casino” – Edward O. Thorp Movies about Wall Street have littered the landscape in the wake of the crash of financial markets in 2009. The Wolf of Wall Street,…
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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