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John Hansen
December 28, 2017

‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ reviews

John’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past” review, johnvhansen.com, May 27, 2014 John’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past — The Rogue Cut” review, johnvhansen.com, Aug. 9,

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John Hansen
December 26, 2017

‘Better Watch Out’ a surprise gift of holiday-themed horror (Movie review)

I give a soft recommend to “Better Watch Out” – now available to stream for 99 cents on Amazon Prime – for anyone who hasn’t seen

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John Hansen
December 21, 2017

‘Chuck’ a lightweight portrayal of the boxer who inspired ‘Rocky’ (Movie review)

Available via streaming and Redbox, “Chuck” was quietly in and out of theaters in 2017. The biopic’s titular character, Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber), is also

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John Hansen
December 15, 2017

No X-Men in this ‘Gifted,’ but it is a sweet little family drama (Movie review)

Not to be confused with TV’s “X-Men” series “The Gifted,” “Gifted” made a blip in movie theaters in April (it’s available via Redbox and streaming),

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John Hansen
December 14, 2017

’47 Meters Down’ a respectable addition to pantheon of shark terror

“Jaws” (1975) invented the killer-shark subgenre of horror, but it didn’t invent sharks. As such, plenty of movies through the years have been spiritual sequels to

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John Hansen
December 13, 2017

‘Life’ is another ‘Alien’ ripoff – but it’s one of the better ones (Movie review)

It’s hard to review “Life” (March 2017) — which I recently saw via Redbox – without entering into apologia. It is undeniably in the “Alien”

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John Hansen
December 12, 2017

Music-driven ‘Baby Driver’ cranks up the directorial creativity (Movie review)

At one point in “Baby Driver” — now available via Redbox and streaming — the gunshots are in perfect sync with the beats from the

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John Hansen
December 6, 2017

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ reviews

My “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” review, johnvhansen.com, March 28, 2016 My “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Nov. 16, 2017