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John Hanlon Reviews

Gods of Egypt Review

Gods of Egypt | Film Review

Eddie the Eagle Review Gods of Egypt is an over-the-top, web superficial, and flashy drama. It’s also a lot of fun. Directed by Alex Proyas, the feature has received a lot of criticism for its outlandish plot and sensationalized look. What seems...

Eddie the Eagle Review

Eddie the Eagle | Film Review

The names in bold were the winners of this year’s Academy Awards. Best motion picture of the year “The Big Short” “Bridge of Spies” “Brooklyn” “Mad Max: Fury Road” “The...

Risen | Film Review

There have been innumerable films made about Jesus’ last days on Earth but there have only been a few made about what came afterwards. Written by Paul Aiello and Kevin Reynolds, stuff the new film Risen attempts to explore those days from the...

Race Review

Race | Film Review

How to be Single Review It would be hard to manufacture a noteworthy biopic of Jesse Owens. Owens was a remarkable athlete who managed to succeed in a nation that was often blinded by race and he managed to win Olympic gold in a nation that was...

How to be Single Review

How to Be Single | Film Review

Deadpool Review How to be Single is a comedy that lacks the will to embrace its premise and the wit to offer any insight into its subjects. One of the film’s posters notes “Welcome to the party” but this isn’t a story about a party or a...

Deadpool Review

Deadpool | Film Review

Deadpool is not your average superhero and the film about this leading man is not your typical Marvel movie. When the opening credits begin to roll, page this movie’s sense of self-aware sarcasm becomes readily apparent. “Directed by an...

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Review

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Film Review

Last year, advice Lily James wowed audiences starring as the title character in the highly-acclaimed drama Cinderella. This year, she’s taken on another famous role. She stars as the famed Pride and Prejudice heroine Elizabeth Bennet onscreen...

The Finest Hours Review

The Finest Hours | Film Review

In 2014, find director Craig Gillespie turned an inspiring story about a sports agent coaching young athletes from India into great entertainment with his film Million Dollar Arm. The drama was innocuous and traditional but was built strongly...

The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave | Film Review

There’s a solid story underneath the superficial young adult clichés that overshadow the plot of the new film The Fifth Wave. One only wishes that the filmmakers would’ve felt confident enough to focus on the uniqueness of this story rather...

Dirty Grandpa Review

Dirty Grandpa | Film Review

Over the years, medical there have been a variety of crude comedies that try to elicit laughter through gross masturbation sequences and relentless jokes about the male and the female anatomy. The thing — the enormous difference between many of...