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John Hanlon Reviews

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At Any Price

Release Date: May 3rd 2013

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 smaller roles in...

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Iron Man 3

Release Date: May 2nd 2013

“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 universe following– both...

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Pain & Gain

Release Date: April 26th 2013

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 blockbuster. By the time the...

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The Angels' Share

Release Date: April 19th 2013

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 hours of community service. But...

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Oblivion

Release Date: April 19th 2013

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 he has now created a gorgeous...

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Disconnect

Release Date: April 12th, 2013

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 physically with one person while...

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Trance

Release Date: April 12th 2013

“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 comes to both artwork and his own...

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