- John Hansen
- July 26, 2019
A look at the MCU’s Phase Four movies and TV shows
July 21, 1969, had the moon landing. Fifty years later, July 21, 2019, had everyone talking about a batch of movies and TV shows that
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- John Hansen
- July 25, 2019
David steps into Allen role for ‘Whatever Works’ (2009)
As Boris in “Whatever Works” (2009), it’s no surprise that Larry David comes off as a mix of his “Curb Your Enthusiasm” character (which is
- John Hansen
- July 22, 2019
‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ (1981) launches Mamet’s film writing career
Film being a director’s medium, “House of Games” put David Mamet on the map in 1987. But his big-screen career launched earlier in the decade
- John Hansen
- July 20, 2019
‘Fantastic Four’ (2005) a safe, respectable introduction
“Fantastic Four” (2005) was hurt by coming out five years after “X-Men” and at a time when moviegoers had seen next-level genre films like “Spider-Man
- John Hansen
- July 15, 2019
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’s’ cornball rom-com humor hits the spot
Two of Peter’s classmates have a whirlwind romance on a school field trip. Nick Fury is grumpy about his calls going to voicemail. And to
- John Hansen
- July 15, 2019
‘American Buffalo’ (1996) boosted by sad sacks Franz and Hoffman
“American Buffalo” (1996) is a mid-level example of the work of David Mamet, who writes the screenplay based on his 1975 stage play. I found
- John Hansen
- July 13, 2019
Talalay’s ‘Tank Girl’ (1995) is a stylish misfire
It’s hard to take a movie seriously when the movie doesn’t take itself seriously, and that’s why “Tank Girl” (1995) isn’t good. Still, it is
- John Hansen
- July 6, 2019
Dark Spidey duology wraps with ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)
Similar to “Spider-Man 3” (2007), so much is going on in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014) that – even if all that stuff is pretty
- John Hansen
- July 4, 2019
‘Wimbledon’ (2004) serves up tennis and romance
Making a great fictional tennis movie is a tall order. The sport is naturally cinematic and filled with personal drama, and there’s no way made-up
- John Hansen
- July 1, 2019
Mamet play gets turned into ‘About Last Night’ … twice
Although the two versions of “About Last Night” are one and two degrees removed from David Mamet’s stage play “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” – on