John Hanlon Movie Reviews

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Perks of Being a Wallflower Author Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky

Movie: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
September 27th, 2012

It is unusual in Hollywood for a novelist to write a bestselling book and then- years later- adapt that book into a screenplay and then direct the cinematic version of his or her story. But that’s exactly what happened with writer/director Stephen Chbosky, whose new film...

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Andy Garcia

Movie: For Greater Glory
May 31st, 2012

“Freedom has no compromise. By its definition, it is absolute.” So states General Enrique Gorostieta in the new film For Greater Glory. The movie centers on the Mexican government’s war on the Catholic Church in the early 20th century. The Oscar-nominated Andy...

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For Greater Glory Director Dean Wright

Movie: For Greater Glory
May 31st, 2012

Based on actual events, For Greater Glory tells the story of the Mexican government’s war on the Catholic Church in the early 20th Century. Although the events transpired nearly a century ago, the movie’s focus on religious freedom is one that resonates today–...

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Chronicle Director Josh Trank

Movie: Chronicle
May 13th, 2012

Chronicle arrived in theaters earlier this year offering a different type of superhero film. Instead of characters wearing spandex or disguising their identities under masks or heavy costumes, this unique story focused on a trio of teens whose chance encounter with an...

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Denise Di Novi

Movie: The Lucky One
May 2nd, 2012

Zac Efron wasn’t the obvious choice to play the lead in the new film based on the Nicholas Sparks bestseller, The Lucky One. The actor isn’t well-known for his dramatic performances, and the main character was written to be a few years older than Efron. But the actor fought...

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Kirk Cameron

Movie: Monumental
March 26th, 2012

Growing Pains actor Kirk Cameron thinks that America is off track. He’s concerned about our country’s future and he believes that we have to look to history to find “the secret sauce” that made our nation so great in the first place. With that in mind, his new...

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