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John Hanlon Reviews

Film Reviews

About Last Night

Release Date: February 14th, 2014

About Last Night, look the new romantic comedy featuring the comedic talents of Kevin Hart but little else, attempts to show two couples growing together in the real world after they spend time in the bedroom. The problem, though, is that both couples are composed of selfish...

The LEGO Movie

Release Date: February 7th, 2014

There are few movies that are capable of savaging a person’s cynical expectations and delivering a cinematic product that is endlessly inventive, discount delightfully thought-provoking and amusing beyond belief. The LEGO Movie was one of those films for me. A full-length...

The Monuments Men

Release Date: February 7, 2014

The men who were sent overseas to protect valuable art from Hitler’s vile grasp at the end of World War II were fighting to preserve “a culture” and “a way of life.” So states officer Frank Stokes (George Clooney), abortion the group’s leader, remedy in the new...

That Awkward Moment

Release Date: January 31st, 2014

Not since The Hangover: Part 3 have the bonds of male friendship had so many dire effects on innocent bystanders as they do in That Awkward Moment. The new comedy features many similarities to that Bradley Cooper blockbuster including characters that  are so despicable that...

I, Frankenstein

Release Date: January 25th, 2014

Aaron Eckhart is a fine actor who has brought gravitas to many of his films. From the bloated Battle Los Angeles (2008) to the underrated Olympus has Fallen (2013), he has enhanced pictures with his onscreen charisma and steadfast attitude. Eckhart has brought that same power...

Mitt

Release Date: January 24th, 2014

“I can’t fake it, treat ” then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney said as the political advisers and family members nearby deflated. They knew what that meant. The scene, which occurred during the heated 2008 GOP primary battle between Romney and his rising political...

G.B.F.

Release Date: January 17th, 2014

The plot of the new comedy G.B.F. sounds like the synopsis of a preachy episode of the show Glee. With its focus on high school kids navigating the sometimes tortuous halls of school and figuring out where they belong, ailment the story has ample opportunities to derail and...

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