Author: Brian Milinsky
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‘Snakes on a Plane’ is an e-ticket flight
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome aboard New Line Cinema’s non-stop adventure flight Snakes on a Plane, with flight crew of director David R. Ellis (Cellular, Final Destination 2) and screenwriters John Hefferman and…
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You should accept the chance to see ‘Accepted’
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The roots of Accepted, the new comedy film directed by Steve Pink and starring Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Maria Thayer and Lewis Black, can be found in Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds…
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Meryl Streep is hell on heels in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
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The Devil Wears Prada, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, with Stanley Tucci and Emily Blount in strong supporting roles, is from an acclaimed novel by Lauren Weisberger which I have not read. The good…
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Surpisingly poignant and thought-provoking, ‘The Break-Up’ is a terrifically unconventional romantic comedy.
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The Break-Up stars Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston as a Chicago couple who buy a condo together and then after their relationship breaks up, neither one wants to move out. An odd situation to say…
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It is not easy to decode ‘The DaVinci Code’
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The controversy swirling around the film version of Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code is based on religious issues. If you choose to read the novel or view the film and focus solely on the…
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‘Annapolis’ is an interesting look inside the Naval Academy
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“Annapolis” from director Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow) is not, as many have attempted to describe it, a new take on An Officer and a Gentleman, the fine film from 1982 starring Richard Gere, Debra…
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‘Dirty’ describes all of the criminals and some of the cops in this dark look at life on L.A.’s streets
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Dirty is an aptly titled film. It is the story of “dirty” cops on the filthy streets in the worst neighborhoods in Los Angeles. In a plot clearly suggested by the Rampart Division scandals of…
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‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ tries to update 1977 comedy, but fails
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Although its social commentary on corporate corruption could probably have been more fierce this film remains funny and entertaining. The DVD includes some good extras as well.
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‘Fun With Dick and Jane’ proves that remakes usually don’t live up to the original
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Fun with Dick and Jane screenwriter Judd Apatow, fresh off of his big screen debut with The 40 Year Old Virgin runs into the sophomore jinx in this outing, and the efforts of noted director…
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‘Munich’ is worth a visit
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“Deuteronomy 19:21 – Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” In Steven Spielberg’s brilliant film Munich, one cannot help but wonder…