- John Hansen
- December 31, 2015
John’s top 10 movies of 2015
These were my 10 favorite movies of 2015: 1. “Spotlight” — This chronicle of the Boston Globe’s 2001-02 probe of rape allegations in the Catholic Church is
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- John Hansen
- December 26, 2015
10 random observations about the Christmas classic ‘Gremlins’ (Movie commentary)
I’m not as big of a Christmas movie guy as I am a Christmas TV guy, but I have settled on my answer – at
- John Hansen
- August 17, 2015
Schwarzenegger, Breslin shine in fatalistic arthouse zombie film ‘Maggie’ (Movie review)
“Fear the Walking Dead” hits the small screen later this month and it’s being labeled by some critics as too similar to “The Walking Dead.”
- John Hansen
- August 11, 2015
‘Jaws’ is a near-perfect classic. The sequels, not so much
After watching “Jaws” on its 40th anniversary theatrical release in June, I was inspired to follow up with the three sequels. Indeed, the residual awesomeness of the
- John Hansen
- June 26, 2015
A dozen random observations about ‘Jaws’ for its 40th anniversary
“Jaws” debuted 40 years ago this month, and I was lucky enough that my local theater featured an anniversary screening. Needless to say, the film totally
- John Hansen
- May 9, 2015
10 movies John wouldn’t mind seeing this summer (Commentary)
Here are my picks for 10 movies to check out this summer: “Maggie” (May 8) – This could be what “Cop Land” was to Sylvester Stallone
- John Hansen
- May 7, 2015
‘Lazarus Effect’ a tidy little 90-minute horror riff (Movie review)
“The Lazarus Effect,” a horror flick that recently hit the cheap theaters, is arguably not even as good as one of the weaker Season 1 “X-Files”
- John Hansen
- April 10, 2015
‘It Follows’ masterfully blends horror and coming-of-age genres (Movie review)
“It Follows,” the first great horror film of the year, mixes nightmare imagery with a poignant coming-of-age drama with a travelogue of economically depressed Detroit. The
- John Hansen
- December 23, 2013
John’s top 10 movies of 2013
These were my 10 favorite movies of 2013: 1. “The Way Way Back” — The title could refer to filmmakers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash looking back
- John Hansen
- September 3, 2013
‘Machete Kills’ and 9 other films to consider seeing this fall (Movie commentary)
Here are nine movies I might consider seeing this fall, plus “Machete Kills,” which I might consider seeing about 10 times. (Links to trailers provided