- John Hansen
- December 28, 2022
‘Rifkin’s Festival’ (2020) sees romance as ageless
Now in his 80s, Woody Allen has backed off on acting, but he hasn’t lost much ground as a writer or director. He kicks off
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- John Hansen
- December 25, 2022
Craig’s Blanc joins a newly loaded cast for ‘Glass Onion’
With his James Bond run concluded, Daniel Craig has already solidified his next franchise by playing Benoit Blanc, the old-fashioned Southern detective who solved “Knives
- John Hansen
- December 25, 2022
‘Violent Night’ isn’t always naughty, but it’s definitely bad
“Violent Night” is an ornament-laced wreath of unappealing faux-edgy bits of cinema. Every character other than Santa Claus (David Harbour) and sweet little Trudy (Leah
- John Hansen
- December 24, 2022
‘A Christmas Story Christmas’ won’t be a classic like the original
“A Christmas Story Christmas” (HBO Max), the first “A Christmas Story” sequel to see Peter Billingsley return as Ralphie Parker, drops visual references to the
- John Hansen
- December 23, 2022
‘Await Further Instructions’ (2018) a solid ‘What’s going on?’ flick
The British horror flick “Await Further Instructions” (2018) builds up a creepy “What’s going on?” vibe as a dysfunctional family and their significant others find
- John Hansen
- December 22, 2022
‘Elf’ (2003) is worth taking off the shelf every Christmas
I like watching great movies and TV, but it so happens that a lot of today’s great movies and TV are murder-mysteries and pitch-black comedies.
- John Hansen
- December 21, 2022
‘Everyone Says I Love You’ (1996) celebrates heart’s desires
Most Woody Allen movies are a little cynical about love. As if he’s aiming for his oeuvre to include a film at every point on
- John Hansen
- December 16, 2022
‘Rare Exports’ (2010) not naughty enough to be nice
The 2010s ended up being a decade of unoriginality (with comic book stories’ translations to film being the defining point). An odd consequence of that
- John Hansen
- December 15, 2022
Donner, Murray add nutmeg to a classic in ‘Scrooged’ (1988)
Director Richard Donner’s “Scrooged” (1988) reimagines Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with a cynical 1980s edge, without sacrificing the timeless message. Bill Murray is the
- John Hansen
- December 14, 2022
‘Don’t Drink the Water’ adapted poorly (1969) and, well, better (1994)
Before Woody Allen gained enough clout to write and direct his own work, he saw some of it in the hands of other filmmakers –