- John Hansen
- July 12, 2020
Theme, sidekick propel ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ (1997)
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,
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- John Hansen
- July 11, 2020
‘Palm Springs’ gets by on charming chemistry
Andy Samberg tones down his manchild shtick while retaining his Everyman charms, and he pairs wonderfully with Cristin Milioti in “Palm Springs,” a new Hulu
- John Hansen
- July 11, 2020
Brosnan ably takes Bond mantle in ‘GoldenEye’ (1995)
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 10, 2020
‘I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer’ (2006) a cheap conclusion
“I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer” (2006) goes low-budget, low-talent and straight-to-video to wrap up the trilogy. Since it came out eight years
- John Hansen
- July 9, 2020
‘Revenge of the Nerds’ (1984) features since-expired brands of humor
“Revenge of the Nerds” (1984) came out 15 years before “American Pie,” but if you watch the scene of a roomful of nerds ogling a
- John Hansen
- July 4, 2020
‘Push’ (2009) a stylish Hong Kong superhero caper
“Push” (2009) is a movie-length version of what TV’s “The Gifted” would later show: people with superpowers on the run from government agents. Director Paul
- John Hansen
- July 3, 2020
Davidson breaks out in ‘The King of Staten Island’
“The King of Staten Island” is the most prominent of the few brave films that switched from theatrical release to video-on-demand amid the pandemic, and
- John Hansen
- July 3, 2020
‘I Still Know What You Did Last Summer’ (1998) a guilty pleasure
Director Danny Cannon and writer Trey Callaway pump up the humor and simple slasher pleasures in the sequel to 1997’s “I Know What You Did
- John Hansen
- July 2, 2020
‘Live Free or Die Hard’ (2007) delivers new-century thrills
Only 12 years pass between the third and fourth chapters of the “Die Hard” series, but the difference between the 20th and 21st centuries is
- John Hansen
- June 27, 2020
‘Jonah Hex’ (2010) a stylish but thin Wild West yarn
I appreciate that “Jonah Hex” (2010) is only 82 minutes long – the length of some episodes of “Westworld” nowadays – because it makes for