Print John P. Hanlon Follow Read Full Bio 'Won't Back Down' Review: These Moms Are Done 'Waiting for 'Superman'' The riveting new drama "Won't Back Down" picks up where "Waiting for 'Superman,'" left off, showing how parents will do anything to save their children from failing schools. 28 Sep 2012 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' Review: Instant Teen Classic Author Stephen Chbosky writes and directs the big screen version of his hit novel "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," a move that ensured the story's tenderness and truths weren't diluted in the adaptation process. 27 Sep 2012 'Dredd' Review: Action-Packed but Empty of Everything Else "Dredd" revisits the sci-fi character first brought to the screen by Sylvester Stallone. This time, the focus is solely on the action at the cost of character and story. 21 Sep 2012 '10 Years' Review: Flawed Drama Details High School's Long-Range Consequences The ensemble drama "10 Years," co-starring the omnipresent Channing Tatum, looks at how our high school years impact the rest of our lives. 21 Sep 2012 'End of Watch' Review: Found Footage Gimmick Enlivens Cop Drama "End of Watch" fuses the found footage techniques typically seen in horror movies to the cop genre. What emerges is more immediate than most police films, but the story's laser like focus on its lead characters offers little room for anything else. 21 Sep 2012 'The Cold Light of Day' Review: Clunker Should Have Been Left in the Dark Henry Cavill will fly high as Superman in next year's "Man of Steel." For now, he's grounded in one of the year's worst films, "The Cold Light of Day." 16 Sep 2012 'The Words' Review: Two Intertwined Tales Can't Equal One Compelling Story "The Words" delivers not one but two different stories about writers and the ethical lines their work entails. Too bad neither tale is compelling enough to recommend this Bradley Cooper vehicle to movie goers. 7 Sep 2012 'Lawless' Review: Violent, Compelling Drama Deserves Oscar Buzz The new Depression-era drama "Lawless" crackles with fine casting and a story spiked by violence. 30 Aug 2012 'The Expendables 2': Return of Reagan-Era Heroism "The Expendables 2" knows what its audience wants - blood, bombs and bombastic action. The fact that it features little else won't matter to those who live to see '80s faves like Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the action movie saddle again. 25 Aug 2012 'The Apparition' Review: Dumb Characters, Recycled Scares Appear in Horror Movie Mess The new horror movie "The Apparition" recycles the standard scare tactics while delivering precious new shocks for genre fans. 24 Aug 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
'Won't Back Down' Review: These Moms Are Done 'Waiting for 'Superman'' The riveting new drama "Won't Back Down" picks up where "Waiting for 'Superman,'" left off, showing how parents will do anything to save their children from failing schools. 28 Sep 2012
'Perks of Being a Wallflower' Review: Instant Teen Classic Author Stephen Chbosky writes and directs the big screen version of his hit novel "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," a move that ensured the story's tenderness and truths weren't diluted in the adaptation process. 27 Sep 2012
'Dredd' Review: Action-Packed but Empty of Everything Else "Dredd" revisits the sci-fi character first brought to the screen by Sylvester Stallone. This time, the focus is solely on the action at the cost of character and story. 21 Sep 2012
'10 Years' Review: Flawed Drama Details High School's Long-Range Consequences The ensemble drama "10 Years," co-starring the omnipresent Channing Tatum, looks at how our high school years impact the rest of our lives. 21 Sep 2012
'End of Watch' Review: Found Footage Gimmick Enlivens Cop Drama "End of Watch" fuses the found footage techniques typically seen in horror movies to the cop genre. What emerges is more immediate than most police films, but the story's laser like focus on its lead characters offers little room for anything else. 21 Sep 2012
'The Cold Light of Day' Review: Clunker Should Have Been Left in the Dark Henry Cavill will fly high as Superman in next year's "Man of Steel." For now, he's grounded in one of the year's worst films, "The Cold Light of Day." 16 Sep 2012
'The Words' Review: Two Intertwined Tales Can't Equal One Compelling Story "The Words" delivers not one but two different stories about writers and the ethical lines their work entails. Too bad neither tale is compelling enough to recommend this Bradley Cooper vehicle to movie goers. 7 Sep 2012
'Lawless' Review: Violent, Compelling Drama Deserves Oscar Buzz The new Depression-era drama "Lawless" crackles with fine casting and a story spiked by violence. 30 Aug 2012
'The Expendables 2': Return of Reagan-Era Heroism "The Expendables 2" knows what its audience wants - blood, bombs and bombastic action. The fact that it features little else won't matter to those who live to see '80s faves like Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the action movie saddle again. 25 Aug 2012
'The Apparition' Review: Dumb Characters, Recycled Scares Appear in Horror Movie Mess The new horror movie "The Apparition" recycles the standard scare tactics while delivering precious new shocks for genre fans. 24 Aug 2012
Republicans: IRS scandal shows agency 'rotten at the core,' needs major reform18 May 2013, 9:01 AM PDT
Republicans: IRS scandal shows agency 'rotten at the core,' needs major reform18 May 2013, 9:01 AM PDT
50 to 60 injured after car drives into hikers at Virginia parade, emergency official says18 May 2013, 2:25 PM PDT