- John Hansen
- January 1, 2021
Ring in an awful ‘New Year’s Evil’ (1980)
Some Eighties slasher movies are bad but fun to watch, and some are just plain bad. “New Year’s Evil” (1980) falls into the latter category.
Ring in an awful ‘New Year’s Evil’ (1980)
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- John Hansen
- January 1, 2021
3 TV shows and 3 movies to see in 2021
2021 will be a hugely transitional year for television and cinema as they react to our new post-pandemic habits. It could also be hugely entertaining
- John Hansen
- December 31, 2020
John’s top 10 movies of 2020
The Oscars are expanding the 2020 movie year by two months in order for more films to get released and compete for statuettes. That’s a
- John Hansen
- December 25, 2020
‘The Faculty’ (1998) a slick product with a point
In 1998, I ranked “The Faculty” higher than “Disturbing Behavior” in my year-end top 10, but today I think the crisp, on-the-nose nature of director
- John Hansen
- December 23, 2020
In the holiday spirit: All 10 Shane Black films, ranked
With Christmas approaching, it’s a good time look back at the films of Shane Black, the unofficial King of Christmas among moviemakers. Although he may
- John Hansen
- December 18, 2020
‘The Thing’ (2011) too much of the same thing
I’m a sucker for when franchises expand their continuity into prequels, sequels and spinoffs, so when someone says “Here’s the story of what happened to
- John Hansen
- December 11, 2020
‘Psycho’ remake (1998) stands as a fascinating experiment
We all go a little mad sometimes, so from Nov. 27-Dec. 11 we’re dragging the swamp behind the Bates Motel for insight into the films
- John Hansen
- December 9, 2020
‘Psycho IV: The Beginning’ (1990) a shadow of ‘Bates Motel’
We all go a little mad sometimes, so from Nov. 27-Dec. 11 we’re dragging the swamp behind the Bates Motel for insight into the films
- John Hansen
- December 4, 2020
Diminishing returns kick in with ‘Psycho III’ (1986)
We all go a little mad sometimes, so from Nov. 27-Dec. 11 we’re dragging the swamp behind the Bates Motel for insight into the films
- John Hansen
- December 2, 2020
‘Psycho II’ (1983) more than a slasher-era cash grab
We all go a little mad sometimes, so from Nov. 27-Dec. 11 we’re dragging the swamp behind the Bates Motel for insight into the films