- John Hansen
- July 26, 2020
‘Spectre’ (2015) an overblown Bond-Blofeld battle
With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,
‘Spectre’ (2015) an overblown Bond-Blofeld battle
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- John Hansen
- July 25, 2020
‘Skyfall’ (2012) an elite example of action, intrigue
With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,
- John Hansen
- July 24, 2020
‘Bone Tomahawk’ (2016) is gritty, brutal, great
“Bone Tomahawk” (2016) is a rare horror-Western and also a standout example of the genre. Writer-director S. Craig Zahler mashes up John Wayne and Eli
- John Hansen
- July 23, 2020
Yeah, baby! ‘Austin Powers’ films (1997-2002) skewer Bond
Now that I have a grounding in James Bond tropes, I watched the “Austin Powers” trilogy (1997-2002), a tour de force of performances by Mike
- John Hansen
- July 22, 2020
Bond takes step back in ‘Quantum of Solace’ (2008)
With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,
- John Hansen
- July 19, 2020
‘Casino Royale’ (2006) engagingly relaunches Bond
With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,
- John Hansen
- July 18, 2020
Brosnan Bonds limp to end with ‘Die Another Day’ (2002)
With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,
- John Hansen
- July 17, 2020
‘Nun’ (2018), ‘Curse of La Llorona’ (2019) expand Conjuring-verse
The “Conjuring” Universe is now seven films strong – with an eighth (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) on the way in September.
- John Hansen
- July 16, 2020
‘Clueless’ (1995) meets at intersection of Austen, ’90s
Being a “chick flick” and based on the 19th century Jane Austen novel “Emma,” “Clueless” (1995) isn’t usually cited when I and my friends discuss
- John Hansen
- July 15, 2020
‘The World is Not Enough’ (1999) takes step backward
With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,