- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Face/Off’ review
“Face/Off” – Admittedly, the method by which Shawn Archer (John Travolta) and Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) trade faces is absurd. However, it’s easy to accept
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- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Breakdown’ review
“Breakdown” – A gripping yarn from start to finish, director Jonathan Mostow’s “Breakdown” stars Kurt Russell as an ordinary guy on vacation out West when
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘First Blood’ reviews
John’s “First Blood” flashback review, Sept. 19, 2019 “First Blood” – More than just a great action movie, the first entry in the “Rambo” series
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
16 years ago, geek culture transitioned to the mainstream (Commentary)
Geek culture is indisputably mainstream today (as evidenced by the 57 superhero shows on TV), but that wasn’t always the case. So when did the
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Wrongfully Accused’ review
“Wrongfully Accused” — If ever there was a movie that deserved to be made fun of (besides “Top Gun”), “The Fugitive” was it. Leslie Nielsen may
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Hot Shots!’ reviews
John’s “Hot Shots!” flashback review, July 8, 2021 “Hot Shots!” — If ever there was a movie that deserved to be made fun of, “Top Gun”
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Tommy Boy’ and ‘Black Sheep’ reviews
“Tommy Boy” (1995) and “Black Sheep” (1996) — “Tommy Boy” was the first film to showcase Chris Farley’s comic genius, while “Black Sheep” is possibly the first film
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘The Cable Guy’ review
“The Cable Guy” — As a lonely, misunderstood man trying to make a friend other than his TV set, Jim Carrey delivers his best dramatic performance.
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Mallrats’ reviews
John’s “Mallrats” flashback review, Aug. 2, 2021 “Mallrats” — Brodie (Jason Lee) might just be the most heroic character ever to grace the screen. His
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2018
‘Airplane!’ review
“Airplane!” — With this classic, the “absurd dialogue delivered with a straight face” brand of comedy from David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams was unleashed