By Dan O'Neil
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A&EMOVIE REVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
When the first “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie came out a few years ago, it felt like an honest, great and cool breath of fresh air. Compared to other superhero…
Dan O'Neil | 05/05/2017 -
A&E in North CentralMOVIE REVIEWS: Short Reviews of Films Playing at 1600 N. Broad Street
Logan According to Hugh Jackman, "Logan" will be his last outing as Wolverine. If that is in fact the case, he's going out on quite the high. In the titular…
Dan O'Neil | 03/08/2017 -
A&E in North Central
MOVIE REVIEWS: Short Reviews of Films Playing at 1600 N. Broad Street
John Wick: Chapter 2 A few years after the events of the original John Wick, “Chapter 2” picks up with the notoriously deadly and secretive hitman known as John Wick…
Dan O'Neil | 02/22/2017 -
A&E in North Central
MOVIE REVIEWS: Short Reviews of Films Playing at 1600 N. Broad Street
Fences If you didn’t know that Denzel Washington’s latest film, “Fences”, was an adaptation of a play, then within the first ten minutes, you’ll probably get that idea. For…
Dan O'Neil | 01/06/2017 -
A&E in North Central
MOVIE REVIEWS: Short Reviews of Films Playing at 1600 N Broad Street (December 14, 2016)
Collateral Beauty When Howard (Will Smith)’s life falls apart, his coworkers concoct a plan to try and put it back together. Their plan is to hire three actors (Helen Mirren, Keira…
Dan O'Neil | 12/19/2016 -
A&E in North Central
MOVIE REVIEWS: Short Reviews of Films Playing at 1600 N Broad Street
Inferno The first two movie adaptations of the popular Dan Brown novels (“Da Vinci Code”, “Angels & Demons”) haven’t done much. The first movie was ripe with controversy and…
Dan O'Neil | 11/03/2016 -
A&E in North Central
MOVIE REVIEWS: Short Reviews of Films Playing at 1600 N Broad St.
The Accountant In “the Accountant”, Ben Affleck plays Christian Wolff, an accountant with a dark secret and an even darker childhood. While crunching numbers for a very powerful robotics company,…
Dan O'Neil | 10/21/2016 -
A&E in North Central
Movie Reviews (September 28, 2016)
The Magnificent Seven This remake of the 1960 classic Western, “The Magnificent Seven” finds the likes of Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke and others all armed-up and ready…
Dan O'Neil | 09/28/2016 -
A&E in Temple UniversityMovies Reviews (August 31, 2016)
The Pearl Closing Over the weekend, The Pearl Theatre at Avenue North closed after 10 years of business at the intersection of Broad and Oxford. Philly.com reports that Avenue…
Dan O'Neil | 09/01/2016 -
A&E in Temple University
Movies Reviews: What’s Playing at the Pearl? 1600 N Broad Street
A new batch of reviews of films playing North Philly’s Pearl Theater — including the blockbuster Batman v. Superman flick. [caption id="attachment_7982" align="alignnone" width="900"] Pearl Theater/Max Pulcini[/caption] Batman v. Superman:…
Dan O'Neil | 04/01/2016 -
A&E in Temple University
Movies at the Pearl
Short Reviews of Movies Playing at the Pearl (1600 N Broad St.) [caption id="attachment_7982" align="alignnone" width="900"] The Pearl Theater/Max Pulcini[/caption] London Has Fallen Treading the same water that the original…
Dan O'Neil | 03/22/2016 -
A&E in Temple University
Movies at the Pearl
Short Reviews of Movies Playing at the Pearl (1600 N Broad St.) [caption id="attachment_7982" align="alignnone" width="900"] Pearl Theater/Max Pulcini[/caption] Triple 9 There’s a lot of famous people in “Triple 9”…
Dan O'Neil | 03/08/2016