- John Hansen
- April 25, 2024
Utterly generic nature leaves ‘Night Swim’ all wet
A lot has been made about the coming age of AI-generated scripts, but a movie like “Night Swim” (Peacock) makes me wonder if anyone will
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- John Hansen
- April 23, 2024
‘Late Night with the Devil’ a great concept, not fully executed
“Late Night with the Devil” (Shudder) has a gripping, grindhouse-esque horror concept wherein the supernatural perhaps encroaches on live TV in 1977. But Aussie writer-directors
- John Hansen
- April 6, 2024
‘3 Body Problem’ a wondrous yet grounded exploration of humans’ place in cosmos
Every quarter century we get a sci-fi epic about how God can perhaps be found at the endpoint of scientific advancement – “2001” (1968), “Contact”
- John Hansen
- March 20, 2024
‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ expands Godzilla lore
The novelty of a TV series that bobs and weaves among the established lore of a pricey film series isn’t what it used to be.
- John Hansen
- January 20, 2024
‘True Detective’ Season 4, ‘Death and Other Details,’ ‘Fool Me Once’ ask whodunit
You’ve heard of superhero fatigue, but superhero shows have nothing on the ubiquity of murder mystery miniseries. The genre has been going strong for at
- John Hansen
- December 26, 2023
‘Barbie’ doesn’t fully exploit culture-clash humor
“Barbie” wouldn’t be a good idea for a product tie-in movie, except that it’s about how it’s not a good idea for a product tie-in
- John Hansen
- December 26, 2023
‘Oppenheimer’ is an epic, but not quite the bomb
“Oppenheimer” is the most important piece of cinematic homework of 2023, something that would be invaluable to civics classes learning about the back rooms of
- John Hansen
- December 23, 2023
Stupnitsky’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ is easy to like
As big-screen comedies die out, director/co-writer Gene Stupnitsky’s career comes alive with “No Hard Feelings,” one of 2023’s funniest films. The former “Office” writer had
- John Hansen
- December 21, 2023
Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ is an undercooked turkey
“Thanksgiving” promises “there will be no leftovers.” If you believe that, you haven’t noticed how modern horror films let not only the Final Girl but
- John Hansen
- December 19, 2023
Hannah tries to get into the spirit with ‘Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night’
“Hercule Poirot’s Christmas” (1938) is a solid book with one of the most unlikely types of killers in Agatha Christie’s catalog, but it’s a little