- John Hansen
- June 20, 2014
‘The Wolverine’ (2013) adds appealing grit to the saga
When “Origins: Wolverine” came out in 2009, many fans assumed it would be the start of a series of “Origins” films focusing on individual “X-Men”
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- John Hansen
- June 19, 2014
‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ (2006) stumbles through Dark Phoenix story
We now arrive at the capper of the original “X-Men” trilogy, “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006). It’s a widely maligned film, partly because it’s the first to
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2014
Woodley, production design make ‘Divergent’ a fresh dystopian parable (Movie review)
“Divergent” plays with traditional dystopian sci-fi tropes and totalitarian government riffs in rather unsurprising ways, but it holds a viewer’s attention thanks to the immensely watchable
- John Hansen
- June 16, 2014
‘X2: X-Men United’ (2003) is a big commercial for itself
Director Bryan Singer follows up the near-perfect “X-Men” with a 2003 sequel that’s so epically overblown and lacking in focus that it doesn’t even know
- John Hansen
- June 14, 2014
‘X-Men’ (2000) makes superhero flicks fun again
Having boned up on the formative years of Xavier, Magneto and Mystique (“X-Men: First Class”), and Wolverine, Sabretooth and (briefly) Cyclops (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine”), we
- John Hansen
- June 12, 2014
‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (2009) isn’t as great as I thought it was
As the “X-Men” saga continues to add new chapters, we’re likely to hear fans arguing about the ideal viewing order for a newcomer, as often
- John Hansen
- June 11, 2014
‘X-Men: First Class’ (2011) rejuvenates the saga
This summer’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past” does an in-universe reboot of the “X-Men” saga via time travel, similar to the 2009 “Star Trek” movie,
- John Hansen
- May 28, 2014
Taking a stand against plot holes, or: How the heck did Lester sneak back in to his hospital room?
On the May 20 episode of “Fargo,” we see the step-by-step process by which Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) breaks out of his hospital room, switching
- John Hansen
- May 27, 2014
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ balances epic scope with character drama
Although I prefer the “X-Men” movies with smaller casts, and especially those that focus in on one character (the Wolverine movies are the only examples
- John Hansen
- May 16, 2014
‘Neighbors’ starts summer comedy season with modest collection of chuckles (Movie review)
“Neighbors” modestly kicks off the summer comedy season with a lot of smiles and chuckles but not many belly laughs. Perhaps a reflection of the mainstreaming