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John Hanlon Reviews

Forever My Girl Review

Forever My Girl | Film Review

It’s easy to be cynical about love. There are countless movies (and country songs) about cynics who have been betrayed in love and haunted by heartbreak. That’s how the new film Forever My Girl begins but the new feature has little interest in...

12 Strong Review

12 Strong | Film Review

The new war drama 12 Strong begins with a news clip about the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. It then flashes to clips about the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. The feature then flashes to a house where young father...

Star Wars The Last Jedi Review

Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Film Review

Star Wars: The Last Jedi changes up the franchise formula. It’s longer than any of its predecessors and its uneven tone sometimes doesn’t fit the series itself. However, the excitement remains with a plot that works commendably well in moving...

The Man who Invented Christmas Review

The Man who Invented Christmas | Film Review

Throughout the years, there have been numerous cinematic adaptations of A Christmas Carol. From Reginald Owen playing the infamous Scrooge in the 1938 film to George C. Scott portraying the figure in a 1984 adaptation to Michael Caine playing the...

Justice League Review

Justice League | Film Review

It was only a few months ago that the Patty Jenkins-helmed Wonder Woman showed what filmmakers in the DC comic book universe were capable of. In that feature, the filmmakers embraced the title character and led her on a unique and captivating...

Thor Ragnarok Review

Thor Ragnarok | Film Review

Thor: Ragnarok showcases a new look for the heroic title character and I’m not talking about the short haircut the hammer-wielding Avenger sports in the sequel. The fresh look reveals Thor to be a humorous and a self-aware character, whose charm...

Only the Brave Review

Only the Brave | Film Review

There’s an early sequence in the drama Only The Brave that sets the stage for the film. Local fire chief Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) leads his crew — and potential members of his crew — to the top of a mountain and looks at the surrounding woods....

American Made Review

American Made | Film Review

In the past several years, films like Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and War Dogs (2016) have shown how greed can take hold of a person and never let go. The former focused on a wall street broker while the latter focused on two young men who became...

It Review

It | Film Review

Stephen King’s killer clown makes it onto the big screen. Check out our It review to see if the new film measures up. When you’re a kid, you spend a lot of time surrounded by forces you can’t control. From the claustrophobia that comes...

Home Again Review

Home Again | Film Review

Earlier this year, Reese Witherspoon played against type in the HBO series Big Little Lies. Her character Madeline was head-strong, profane and unwilling to accept failure. It was a great role for the Oscar-winning actress (who also produced the...