- John Hansen
- November 27, 2017
‘Soldier’ reviews
John’s PKD flashback review of “Soldier,” Sept. 14, 2020 “Soldier” – “Rambo” meets “The Terminator” meets “Blade Runner” with a twist: The soldiers of the
John’s PKD flashback review of “Soldier,” Sept. 14, 2020 “Soldier” – “Rambo” meets “The Terminator” meets “Blade Runner” with a twist: The soldiers of the
“Mighty Joe Young” – A giant gorilla and his human friend search for freedom and safety in an unkind work in director Ron Underwood’s film.
John’s “The Faculty” flashback review, Dec. 25, 2020 “The Faculty” – Teacher creatures attempt to take over Herrington High, but the students fight back in
John’s top 10 movies of 2000, NDSU Spectrum, Jan. 12, 2001
John’s top 10 movies of 2000, NDSU Spectrum, Jan. 12, 2001
John’s “Office Space” flashback review, Feb. 21, 2019 “Office Space” – Social satirist Mike Judge brilliantly skewers the absurdities of the workplace environment. After undergoing
“8MM” – “Seven” writer Andrew Kevin Walker returns to the seedy side of human nature, using the underground porn industry as a metaphor. Nicolas Cage
“The Green Mile” – As he did with “The Shawshank Redemption,” Frank Darabont translates a powerful Stephen King prison tale into a screen gem. Mysterious
“The Truman Show” – One of the major themes of “The Truman Show” is how easily people can be manipulated, and the movie itself is
“Godzilla” – I hoped for only three things from “Godzilla”: 1. A radioactive lizard 2. that stomps around New York 3. causing mass destruction. I