- John Hansen
- July 4, 2022
Beavis and Butt-head score with ‘Do the Universe’
I wasn’t the biggest fan of “Beavis and Butt-head” during its 1993-97 run. Not because of the lowbrow humor – the brow level was comfortably
Beavis and Butt-head score with ‘Do the Universe’
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- John Hansen
- July 1, 2022
Cuthbert’s ‘The Cellar’ has fun with spooky math
Many horror fans have lived in a house with a creepy basement – one where you flick the lights off and charge upstairs to escape
- John Hansen
- June 28, 2022
‘Shark Night’ (2011) shallow but humorously entertaining
“Back to the Future Part II” (1989) imagines “Jaws 19” hitting theaters in 2015. Rather surprisingly, that franchise didn’t have another entry after the fourth
- John Hansen
- June 25, 2022
‘Superhero Movie’ (2008) a predictable ‘Spider-Man’ spoof
“Airplane!” (1980) used the exact plot of “Zero Hour!” and added exaggerations and absurdities to hilarious effect. “Superhero Movie” (2008) — produced by “Airplane!’s” David
- John Hansen
- June 24, 2022
Paxton adds quirkiness to West’s ‘The Innkeepers’ (2012)
Sara Paxton, who looks like Alexis Bledel mixed with Kirsten Dunst, fell off my radar after TV’s “Summerland,” where she plays a not-very-likable girl, if
- John Hansen
- June 21, 2022
‘Deep Blue Sea’ (1999) a smart actioner about smart-sharks
Sometimes I look at my old reviews and cringe. When I listened to a “How Did This Get Made?” podcast episode ripping into “Deep Blue
- John Hansen
- June 18, 2022
‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ roars around globe with heart
If in 1993 I imagined a movie about the “Jurassic Park” dinosaurs dispersing around the globe for a grand adventure, I would’ve imagined “Jurassic World:
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2022
‘House of the Devil’ (2009) goes back to ’80s to become a new classic
In the early days of cellphones, horror fans wondered if new movies could be scary now that people could immediately call for help. We soon
- John Hansen
- June 16, 2022
Jared Leto helps ‘Morbius’ fly up to mediocrity
The “Venom” films feature fights that look like entangled silly string monsters. But those are alien symbiotes, so that makes a certain sense. “Morbius,” now
- John Hansen
- June 14, 2022
Traucki’s ‘The Reef’ (2011) delivers stark shark terror
“Jaws” (1975) was a famously expensive and physically punishing production, mostly because it used a mechanical shark. But the film was intense, and a classic,