Movies

‘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

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‘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”

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‘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

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‘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

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‘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

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‘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

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‘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

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‘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

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‘The Waterboy’ review

“The Waterboy” – A waterboy-turned-linebacker teaches people to stop making fun of him, even though “there’s something wrong with his medulla oblongata.” It stars Adam

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‘Apt Pupil’ review

“Apt Pupil” – Fascinated by Hitler’s Germany, a young student (Brad Renfro) discovers the nature of evil from an ex-Nazi. Bryan Singer’s film is a

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