- John Hansen
- December 10, 2023
‘Evil Dead Rise’ is … another ‘Evil Dead’ movie
Like the 2013 “Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead Rise” – the saga’s fifth entry – tells the same story as the 20th century “Evil Dead” trilogy
‘Evil Dead Rise’ is … another ‘Evil Dead’ movie
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- John Hansen
- December 9, 2023
‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’ is not only for obsessives
Revivals often invoke nostalgia for the bygone series, if enough time has passed. It’s been 14 years since “Monk” (2002-09, USA) ended its run as
- John Hansen
- December 8, 2023
It’s hard to believe there was passion behind ‘Exorcist: Believer’
“The Exorcist: Believer,” a 50th anniversary legacy sequel from Blumhouse that – like its recent “Halloween” 40th anniversary trilogy – ignores all the previous sequels
- John Hansen
- December 3, 2023
‘Blue Beetle’ should’ve been given the ‘Batgirl’ treatment
DC cared enough about protecting the brand of “Batgirl” that it scrapped a completed movie so the public wouldn’t see a bad “Batgirl” movie. But
- John Hansen
- November 30, 2023
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ makes the end of the world thrilling
It’s been the end of the world as we know it for a while in pop entertainment. “The Terminator” (1984) predicted this would be the
- John Hansen
- November 23, 2023
‘A Murder at the End of the World,’ ‘Fargo’ Season 5, ‘The Irrational,’ ‘The Spencer Sisters’
The writers’ strike slowed down production, but mystery fans wouldn’t know it this month, as we’re hit with FX/Hulu’s “A Murder at the End of
- John Hansen
- November 13, 2023
Fincher goes minimalist to get into mind of ‘The Killer’
“The Killer” (Netflix) takes the structure of a “John Wick” film but replaces the action with tension. In both cases, the plot is unimportant. The
- John Hansen
- November 10, 2023
‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’ improves on original
“Hell House LLC” (2015) was one of the last decade’s best “found footage” horror films. Then writer-director Stephen Cognetti got narratively ambitious with his sequels
- John Hansen
- November 4, 2023
Green, Branagh tell their own Poirot tale in ‘Haunting in Venice’
After adapting two Agatha Christie classics – “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile” – with an edgier, darker version of Poirot,
- John Hansen
- October 31, 2023
Demon Nun is back in the habit in generic ‘The Nun II’
The Demon Nun’s superpowers include a knack for popping up to do jump scares, and when the third act comes, she can possess people. But