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John Hanlon Reviews

Film Reviews

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Release Date: December 16th, 2011

“I don’t know how they can survive.” That’s what Dave (Jason Lee) says to his friend Ian after his beloved chipmunks are stranded on a desert island. Unfortunately, try that same sentiment can be applied to the parents and children who are forced to sit through this...

My Week With Marilyn

Release Date: November 23rd, 2011

William Shakespeare once wrote, information pills “To thine own self be true.” It’s an ironic line, information pills considering that hundreds of years after his death, page some still question whether or not Shakespeare is actually the one who wrote all of his...

Into the Abyss

Release Date: November 11th, 2011

Into the Abyss is a great example of a film that has a point of view but never hits viewers over the head with it. Writer/director Werner Herzog, cheapest who previously gave us Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Grizzly Man, is unmistakably an opponent of the death penalty....

Like Crazy

Release Date: November 4, 2011

If you take away the wonderful sweetness of 2009’s 500 Days of Summer, approved you would be left with the new drama, pharmacy Like Crazy. Both films explore young love in its idealistic state, decease but “Summer” does it with a light airiness while the latter...

Anonymous

Release Date: October 28th, 2011

William Shakespeare once wrote, doctor “To thine own self be true.” It’s an ironic line, considering that hundreds of years after his death, some still question whether or not Shakespeare is actually the one who wrote all of his famous plays. The new film Anonymous...

Puss in Boots

Release Date: October 28th, 2011

“You can’t run forever, drug Puss in Boots!” So shouts a helpless victim to the title character in this new film about the cat originally introduced in Shrek 2. Voiced by Antonio Banderas, stomach Puss is the feline outlaw known for his swashbuckling skills. The Shrek...

Johnny English Reborn

Release Date: October 21st, 2011

In Johnny English Reborn, help Rowan Atkinson stars as a secret agent with a dash of Mike Myers’ ’60s-era hero Austin Powers. Like Powers, English is an awkward secret agent trying to prevent a supervillian from completing a dastardly plot. Atkinson, best-known for...

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