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John Hanlon Reviews

Film Reviews

Skyscraper Review

Skyscraper

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Dwayne Johnson has a knack for choosing big-budget action films with an emotional core to them. In the Fast and the Furious series (which he joined in the fifth installment), there’s an emphasis on family. In this year’s Rampage, there’s a focus on the relationship that...

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Review

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Release Date: June 22nd, 2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which clocks in at two hours and eight minutes, feels like two separate and distinct films. The first half of the movie revolves around an effort to rescue dinosaurs from Isla Nublar, the setting of the previous film (and the original). The second...

Ocean's 8 Review

Ocean's 8

Release Date: June 8th, 2018

There’s no easy way to reboot a reboot. In 1960, the original Ocean’s 11 hit theaters with a cast that included Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Four decades later, George Clooney teamed up with Brad Pitt and Matt Damon for a remake of the film and that reboot led to two...

Adrift Review

Adrift

Release Date: June 1st, 2018

The new drama offers Adrift combines the elements of a romantic drama with the allure of a survival film. The film stars Shailene Woodley and Sam Chaflin as a young couple who get caught up in a storm that leaves them clinging to life. Based on a true story, Shailene Woodley...

RBG Review

RBG

Release Date: May 4th, 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of the most well-known jurists of our time. A member of the Supreme Court, Ginsburg is often criticized for her rulings on the right and hailed by her fans on the left. She’s even developed a following among young people, who sometimes refer to her...

Avengers Infinity War Review

Avengers: Infinity War

Release Date: April 27th, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War feels like both a beginning and end. The story, as incomplete as it is, marks the first time that the elusive Thanos (Josh Brolin) basks in the Marvel cinematic spotlight. For approximately a decade, the Infinity Stones have played a small but important...

I Feel Pretty Review

I Feel Pretty

Release Date: April 20th, 2018

In the 2015 comedy Trainwreck, Amy Schumer starred as a woman who wasn’t afraid of being herself. Written by the comedienne, that film focused on a woman who loved celebrating who she was and didn’t want to be defined by other people. Schumer’s new film I Feel Pretty turns...

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