- John Hansen
- February 25, 2021
‘She’s All That’ (1999) is all that it can be
“She’s All That” was all that in January 1999, and I recall being peeved by the film for being a generic teen message movie that
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- John Hansen
- February 24, 2021
Allen finds farcical footing in ‘Bananas’ (1971)
“Bananas” (1971) is an early calling card of Woody Allen’s oeuvre (although he co-writes with Mickey Rose) as it’s driven by snort-worthy off-the-cuff lines about
- John Hansen
- February 21, 2021
‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (1974) adds comedy
Albert Finney looks the part of Hercule Poirot in his only turn as the Belgian detective extraordinaire in the 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Murder
- John Hansen
- February 20, 2021
‘She Makes Comics’ (2014) leaves unanswered questions
“She Makes Comics” (2014) is invaluable simply for its existence. Although it juggles a bevy of comics-related topics and raises more questions than it answers,
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2021
‘Hannibal’ (2001) can’t recapture magic of ‘Lambs’
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
- John Hansen
- February 17, 2021
‘What’s Up, Tiger Lily?’ (1966) presages ‘MST3K’
Woody Allen makes a creative directorial debut (he was only the writer on his previous credit, 1965’s “What’s New Pussycat?”) with “What’s Up, Tiger Lily?”
- John Hansen
- February 13, 2021
‘Professor Marston’ (2017) tells of Wonder Woman’s inspirations
The creation stories of the three biggest DC heroes all have a notable amount of injustice behind them. “Superman’s” Siegel and Shuster and “Batman’s” Bill
- John Hansen
- February 12, 2021
I need a hug after Whedon abuse allegations
This one hurts. Since the #MeToo and #TimesUp era began, my friend Mike and I have occasionally talked about which celebrity’s theoretical outing as a
- John Hansen
- February 12, 2021
‘Silence of the Lambs’ (1991) threads needle to Oscar glory
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
- John Hansen
- February 10, 2021
Allen stand-ins steal ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’ (1986)
“Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986) takes a sometimes absurd but ultimately realistic view of human behavior as it chronicles a period encompassing three Thanksgivings of