- John Hansen
- November 30, 2017
‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ review
“Gone in 60 Seconds” – Typical of a Jerry Bruckheimer production, “Gone in 60 Seconds” is a larger-than-life drama with a sprawling, talented cast. The
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- John Hansen
- November 30, 2017
‘Scary Movie’ reviews
John’s “Scary Movie” flashback review, Oct. 18, 2021 “Scary Movie” – True, “Scream” was itself a horror satire, but it inadvertently revived the very films
- John Hansen
- November 30, 2017
‘X-Men’ reviews
John’s “X-Men” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 14, 2014 “X-Men” – From the opening scenes showing the backgrounds of three main characters to the final epic
- John Hansen
- November 30, 2017
‘Loser’ review
“Loser” – Writer-director Amy Heckerling’s (“Clueless”) latest effort is a romantic comedy that falls firmly into the category of “cute movie” rather than “dumb movie”
- John Hansen
- November 30, 2017
‘The Perfect Storm’ review
“The Perfect Storm” – Based on the true story of New England swordfishermen who battle a convergence of three vicious storms in 1991, director Wolfgang
- John Hansen
- November 29, 2017
‘Annabelle: Creation’ tells origin story of that creepy doll
For about $370, you can get an Annabelle doll from Mezco Toys, and unlike most movie memorabilia, this piece won’t just sit around and collect
- John Hansen
- November 28, 2017
‘Valerian’ serves up grand adventure while showing how its source material influenced ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Avatar’ (Movie review)
I consider myself to be an amateur “Star Wars” historian, but until recently, I didn’t know about the influence of the “Valerian and Laureline” comics on
- John Hansen
- November 27, 2017
‘Armageddon’ review
Brainerd Dispatch: Completely random slice of pop culture 1998 was the year of ‘Armageddon’ By JOHN HANSEN July 10, 2008 This is going to sound
- John Hansen
- November 27, 2017
‘Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Book of Shadows’ deepens the Blair Witch mythology By JOHN HANSEN Nov. 3, 2000 When a film makes $140 million and
- John Hansen
- November 27, 2017
‘Patch Adams’ review
“Patch Adams” – Patch Adams (Robin Williams) discovers the healing power of humor and shares it with patients, friends and stuffed-shirt deans. A heartfelt comedy