- John Hansen
- April 7, 2021
Allen gets mileage out of one joke in ‘Zelig’ (1983)
“Zelig” (1983) initially seems to be a case of one joke – that Leonard Zelig (Woody Allen) has chameleon abilities that allow him to blend
Allen gets mileage out of one joke in ‘Zelig’ (1983)
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- John Hansen
- April 2, 2021
‘Slumber Party Massacre’ (1982) is moldy slasher cheese
The best thing to be said about “The Slumber Party Massacre” (1982) is that it’s easy to watch. You might check more than once to
- John Hansen
- April 1, 2021
Mediocre ‘Meatballs’ (1979) puts Murray on map
“Meatballs” (1979), one of the rare summer-camp movies I’ve seen where no one gets killed, marks the first collaboration between director Ivan Reitman and star
- John Hansen
- March 31, 2021
‘Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy’ (1982) an amusing riff
“A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy” (1982) is a good example of how Woody Allen’s B-game is better than most writer-directors’ B-game, but it also makes
- John Hansen
- March 26, 2021
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ (1986) a bonkers comedy
Finally delivering a sequel after 12 years and a detour to the big-time success of 1982’s “Poltergeist,” Tobe Hooper directs Cannon Films’ “The Texas Chainsaw
- John Hansen
- March 25, 2021
Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ beefs up Steppenwolf, DCEU
As with “Superman II,” we now have two versions of “Justice League.” But in this case, the differences are much vaster; in fact, the 2017
- John Hansen
- March 25, 2021
‘Lost in Translation’ (2003) is exquisitely sad
From the early shot of Bill Murray’s Bob Harris riding through Tokyo in a cab while Girls’ “Death in Vegas” plays, “Lost in Translation” (2003)
- John Hansen
- March 24, 2021
‘Manhattan’ (1979) another winner from Allen, Keaton
Woody Allen isn’t known as a commercial filmmaker, but “Manhattan” (1979) is – at least at first blush – an example of giving people what
- John Hansen
- March 19, 2021
‘Sleepaway Camp’ sequels (1988-89) coast on momentum
“Sleepaway Camp” (1982) is a cult classic with mesmerizingly stiff direction, editing and acting that leads up to one of the most famous final-frame twists
- John Hansen
- March 18, 2021
‘Seven’ (1995) is Fincher’s dirty, gorgeous masterpiece
As brutal as “Seven’s” (1995) subject is, you’d think it’d have no chance of ranking in IMDb’s all-time top 20. But that goes to show