- John Hansen
- May 28, 2022
Top 10 observations about ‘Top Gun’ (1986)
“Top Gun” (1986) was a staple movie of the video-store era, the most likely film to pop up in a stack of VHS tapes your
Top 10 observations about ‘Top Gun’ (1986)
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- John Hansen
- May 27, 2022
Taylor-Joy, Goth feature in slow-burn ‘Marrowbone’ (2018)
About 15 years ago when mass layoffs hit newspapers, editors were encouraged to use the catchphrase “Do more with less.” It was idiotic in that
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2022
Ti West’s ‘X’ blends sex, violence in tasty package
As wannabe porn star Maxine in the horror/dark comedy “X,” Mia Goth sets a record that will never be broken for most side-boob in a single
- John Hansen
- May 20, 2022
‘Night House’ (2021) is magnetic psychological horror
Rebecca Hall will star this summer in “Resurrection” (Aug. 5), and she’s already set a high bar for herself in psychological horror with “The Night
- John Hansen
- May 16, 2022
New ‘Firestarter’ digs compelling tale from ashes of ’84 dud
“Firestarter” (1984) served as a cautionary tale for Blumhouse’s “Firestarter” (2022) by showing what not to do in every instance. Writer Scott Teems (“Halloween Kills”)
- John Hansen
- May 11, 2022
Summer movie preview 2022: Calendar of releases, plus 10 films in spotlight
The 2022 summer movie season appears to be a little on the thin side. Maybe everyone wants to stay away from the T-rex teeth and
- John Hansen
- May 6, 2022
‘Firestarter’ (1984) has book’s plot but none of its heat
“Firestarter” will get a remake later this month, and watching the original “Firestarter” (1984) it’s clear it needs one. As adapted by Stanley Mann, the
- John Hansen
- April 24, 2022
Branagh delivers lavish adaptations of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (2017), ‘Death on the Nile’
Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot isn’t Agatha Christie’s Poirot nor David Suchet’s Poirot; indeed, he’s not a lot of fans’ Poirot. However, if you’re gonna yet
- John Hansen
- April 20, 2022
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ needed another editing pass
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” needn’t be as overwhelming as its title suggests. The writing/directing duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert invent a multiverse
- John Hansen
- April 15, 2022
‘A Return to Salem’s Lot’ (1987) a sequel that sucks
“A Return to Salem’s Lot” (1987) – the movie sequel to the 1979 TV miniseries – represents the perils of selling cinematic rights to your