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John Hanlon Reviews

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Peeples | Film Review

Peeples is a rare Tyler Perry treat. It’s a film that the successful director worked on but didn’t hold back from critics in advance of its release date. Many of the movies that Perry has been heavily involved in are not shown to critics,...

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At Any Price | Film Review

Zac Efron could probably headline any film he wanted. The star has a built-in fan base from his High School Musical days that would likely follow him from one empty romantic comedy to the next. That’s why it’s so exciting that he often chooses...

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Iron Man 3 | Film Review

“Nothing’s been the same since New York, ” Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) notes in an early scene in the new superhero adventure, Iron Man 3. With lines like that and an anxiety-ridden storyline, this feature lands nicely in the Marvel...

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Pain & Gain | Film Review

Pain and Gain is an oddly disconcerting film. At the same time that it mocks the dimness of its leads (and admittedly, visit they are quite dumb), this site it also unabashedly embraces the violence and relentless energy of a typical Michael Bay...

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The Angels' Share | Film Review

Robbie (Paul Brannigan) is the group’s ringleader. We meet him after he–high on coke–beat up an innocent teenager after a traffic incident. When a judge offers him leniency, medical the troubled Robbie is ordered to perform 300...

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Oblivion | Film Review

Director Joseph Kosinski knows how to create a visually-impressive world. In Tron: Legacy (2010), order he created a world of video games that seemed both beautifully simplistic and masterfully realistic. In his new drama Oblivion, side effects ...

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Disconnect | Film Review

If you’ve ever been at a dining room table with a friend or family member who won’t get off their phone, you know the importance of the word “disconnect.” It seems that more and more often, we are sadly seeing people having conversations...

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Trance | Film Review

“No piece of art is worth a human life.” So says the man charged with protecting million-dollar paintings in the new psychological drama Trance. James McAvoy stars as a man who understands the value of self-preservation and security when it...

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Evil Dead | Film Review

In the first scene of the new drama The Place Beyond the Pines, treatment the camera follows the character portrayed by Ryan Gosling along a route to his day job. Not judging the character’s actions but embracing them and seeing the world as...

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The Place Beyond the Pines | Film Review

In the first scene of the new drama The Place Beyond the Pines, look the camera follows the character portrayed by Ryan Gosling along a route to his day job. Not judging the character’s actions but embracing them and seeing the world as he...