- John Hansen
- July 29, 2013
‘The Conjuring’ effectively delivers standard scares
I kept the lessons of Hollywood horror movies in mind as I hunted for my new apartment. I like living in a somewhat older place,
‘The Conjuring’ effectively delivers standard scares
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- John Hansen
- June 18, 2013
‘Mama’ a solidly creepy, if not groundbreaking, middle-of-the-night horror flick (Movie review)
If you’re looking for a good flick to watch in the middle of the night with the lights out, you could do a lot worse
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2013
‘This Is the End’ the ultimate end game for funny batch of down-to-Earth actors (Movie review)
The previews before my screening of “This Is the End” included “Grown-Ups 2,” and I’m glad I saw it, otherwise I would’ve assumed Adam Sandler and friends
- John Hansen
- June 4, 2013
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ boldly goes … where the saga has already gone before (Movie review)
Like director J.J. Abrams’ 2009 “Star Trek” film, “Star Trek Into Darkness” gets all the Trek-isms correct. Everyone is still spot-on as alternate-universe versions of the iconic
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2013
30 reasons ‘Return of the Jedi’ rocks (and no, ‘Jedi Rocks’ is not one of them) (Movie commentary)
“Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” turns 30 on Saturday, and it’s still looking good. So much so that George Lucas recently gave
- John Hansen
- May 18, 2013
‘Serenity’ (2005) compresses unmade ‘Firefly’ Season 2 into a solid film
Like a lot of “Firefly” fans, I have mixed feelings about “Serenity,” the 2005 movie that continued the saga. It’s a solid movie by every important metric
- John Hansen
- April 23, 2013
‘42’ a beautiful time capsule of Jackie Robinson’s heroic journey to the big leagues (Movie review)
Similar to “Miracle” and “61*,” “42” isn’t a particularly challenging sports movie, but it is thoroughly enjoyable and an important historical document. People very familiar with Jackie
- John Hansen
- April 18, 2013
‘The Way, Way Back’ and 12 more summer movies I’m looking forward to (Commentary)
Even as soulless and redundant superhero movies headline the summer movie schedule, a deeper look at the lineup reveals some really smart-looking smaller flicks hiding
- John Hansen
- April 8, 2013
20 observations about ‘Jurassic Park’ for 20th anniversary
“Jurassic Park,” released on June 11, 1993, was based on Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel, it revolutionized special effects, and it spawned two sequels filled with random
- John Hansen
- February 17, 2013
Denzel Washington adds the excellent ‘Flight’ to his outstanding resume (Movie review)
You know, sometimes it’s great to just settle in and enjoy a Denzel Washington movie. Although I’m not really the type to have a favorite