Movies starring Brian Markinson

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994)

88 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

I've always taken these "In the Line of Duty" movies to be based on true stories but if you watched "The Price of Vengeance" you would have no idea as it as generic as they come. It's that classic good guy cop who goes after ...

Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1994)

98 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

He has a pencil moustache, a booming voice and threatens to kill you in front of a crowded room, William Shatner's performance as Fielding Chase is text book bad guy, some might say a little too text book as it is cheesy in p...

In the Blink of an Eye (1996)

90 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

So here is a movie directed by Micki Dickoff about herself and how she went about proving that her friend on death row was innocent. Now even when the director is this close to the material I would imagine some aspects of the...

Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000)

90 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000) Chad Lowe stars as John Denver alongside Kristin Davis and Gerald McRaney in this biopic about John Denver...

Lucky 7 (2003)

95 mins     Comedy, Romance, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Lucky 7 (2003) Kimberly Williams-Paisley stars as Amy who has been following her late mum's plan for her life, which means settling down with boyfriend #7. But she finds herself torn when it comes #7 as she end...

The Life (2004)

92 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

First things first in 2004 there were two movies made called "The Life" this one and one called "The Life: What's Your Pleasure?" which is also known as "Yo puta". This movie is a cop movie about Vancouver's Downtown Eastside...

Knights of the South Bronx (2005)

89 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Knights of the South Bronx (2005) Ted Danson stars as Richard Mason in this inspirational movie about a teacher trying to help a class in a school in South Bronx by teaching them how to play chess...

Eight Days to Live (2006)

90 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

"Inspired by a True Story" are the magic words when it comes to made for TV movies as what it means they can try to gain the interest of those who are aware of the true story the movie is based upon whilst having the freedom ...

Murder on Pleasant Drive (2006)

90 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Murder on Pleasant Drive (2006) Adam Arkin stars as John Smith in this dramatisation of a true crime story, involving the murder and disappearance of Smith's wife...

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

102 mins     Biography, Comedy, Drama      

"Charlie Wilson's War" is one of those movies which I am sure works best if you lived through the era it's recreating, the Soviets invading Afghanistan and the feeling of hatred towards the Communists by many Americans. That ...

High Noon (2009)

90 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Do not be mistaken, the 2009 TV movie "High Noon" has very little to do with the iconic western of 1952, but is another adaptation of a Nora Roberts' story. I said it has little to do with the better known western because it ...

What Color Is Love? (2009)

85 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Evidently "What Color is Love?" which is also known as "Playing for Keeps" is based on a true story, one which being British I have never heard of. But despite that the movie does a good job of making this story feel believab...

The Killing Game (2011)

90 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie      

Movie Review - The Killing Game (2011) Laura Prepon stars as Eve, a forensic sculptor, who finds herself being taunted by a mystery man when it comes to the location of her daughter who was murdered 7 years earlier but her bo...

12 Rounds 2 : Reloaded (2013)

95 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

Do I judge all movies equally or do I take into consideration such things as being a WWE movie when rating them. It is not as simply as do one or the other because some times a movie might not end up that special yet compared...