- John Hansen
- February 7, 2021
‘Love and Monsters’ keeps apocalypse upbeat
“Love and Monsters’ ” cast and crew are filled with people who have done apocalypses before, so perhaps having gotten the doom and gloom out
‘Love and Monsters’ keeps apocalypse upbeat
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- John Hansen
- February 6, 2021
‘Death of ‘Superman Lives’’ (2015) chronicles unmade film
Sometimes I watch behind-the-scenes bonus features of movies I kind of liked, then like them more when exposed to the enthusiasm of the creative team.
- John Hansen
- February 5, 2021
Mann’s ‘Manhunter’ (1986) sparingly adapts ‘Red Dragon’
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 3, 2021
Allen finds neurotic match in ‘Annie Hall’ (1977)
As a kid, I knew “Annie Hall” (1977) as the movie that beat “Star Wars” for Best Picture, so I vaguely hated the movie without
- John Hansen
- February 2, 2021
Hughes’ screenwriting career ends with ‘Reach the Rock’ (1998), ‘Just Visiting’ (2001)
John Hughes’ wholly original works tended to be better than his sequels, remakes and adaptations, and the last two films of his screenwriting career sharply
- John Hansen
- February 1, 2021
Trio, twist are big things that drive ‘Little Things’
“The Little Things” (January, HBO Max) might be the first film to benefit from the two-month qualifying extension for the Oscars – unless it’s too
- John Hansen
- January 30, 2021
‘Necessary Evil’ (2013) a jittery DC PR piece
As its title suggests, “Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics” (2013) only chronicles DC villains, but that’s not a problem since “Batman” is widely acknowledged
- John Hansen
- January 26, 2021
Hughes’ ‘Baby’s Day Out’ (1994) crazily mixes tones
Admittedly, I don’t watch a ton of movies with a baby in the lead role, but I gotta assume “Baby’s Day Out” (1994) – despite
- John Hansen
- January 19, 2021
‘Dennis the Menace’ (1993) watchable, ‘Flubber’ (1997) awful
When committing to do a series reviewing every entry in a writer’s catalog, I know there are gonna be some duds to slog through, and
- John Hansen
- January 17, 2021
Evan Rachel Wood’s ‘Kajillionaire’ is (way) offbeat
Writer-director Miranda July’s “Kajillionaire” (2020) exists a half-step away from reality, always unapologetically weird but at the same time heartrendingly true. It’s a more delicate