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Movie / Film Reviews by John Delia

Browse reviews written by John Delia, including critical takes on films, home entertainment releases, and television series.

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John Delia has been on all sides of the movie business over his lifetime from writing for newspapers to film making. He has been a film critic for many years and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida. John is also a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) which is comprised of more than 40 journalists working in the print, radio and online media.

J. Edgar

Nov 09, 2011

The interesting and historical J. Edgar has reached local movie theatres with very good performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts and Judi Dench. The film has a few flaws, but it do...

Full Review | Grade: C

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Nov 03, 2011

Definitely a man flick A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas follows up on the other two outings with a lot of eye candy and sex, but the gals will get an eye full too. You do not have to have seen t...

Full Review | Grade: A

The Rum Diary

Oct 27, 2011

A testy screenplay that turns conventional upside down becomes an enjoyable madcap adventure with Johnny Depp's ‘intoxicating' performance. The daring filmmaking that takes a chanc...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Thing

Oct 13, 2011

Fans of the film The Thing beware; even though the movie takes you back to the Norwegian outpost providing a beginning to John Carpenter's 1982 film with the same title, it may as well hav...

Full Review | Grade: B

Machine Gun Preacher

Oct 07, 2011

Director Marc Forster who filmed Quantum of Solace and Monster's Ball brings Machine Gun Preacher to the screen and drives home a winner. His production of the true story of the merciless kil...

Full Review | Grade: B

Real Steel

Oct 06, 2011

It's not Rocky, it's Real Steel, but you would think you were watching the great boxing film in another dimension. The gritty, action packed fight film blows the lid off some extreme robots on i...

Full Review | Grade: B

What's Your Number?

Sep 30, 2011

It's a chick flick, so there you go, I said it right up front. And, What's Your Number? is very predictable, so there you go again. AND it's 27 Dresses with a bit more sex and without Kath...

Full Review | Grade: D

50/50

Sep 29, 2011

When I see Seth Rogen's name listed in the cast of a film the first thing that comes to my mind is a wild comedy. But in 50/50 Rogen adjusts his bizarre persona and creates a character that...

Full Review | Grade: B

Moneyball

Sep 22, 2011

Even though the acting is stellar, unless you are a baseball fan or star struck on Brad Pitt, then you may want to shy away from Moneyball. The film gets pretty hot and heavy into the subject ma...

Full Review | Grade: D

Killer Elite

Sep 22, 2011

The film Killer Elite plays out like you are watching a video game, kill an assassin and move up to the next level. Exciting, power packed and relatively predictable, the film tends to mirror ot...

Full Review | Grade: B