- John Hansen
- November 18, 2022
Rockwell, Ronan make ‘See How They Run’ a comedic delight
As a fan of Agatha Christie and of comedy that points out the absurdities of all human beings, I found “See How They Run” to
Rockwell, Ronan make ‘See How They Run’ a comedic delight
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- John Hansen
- November 17, 2022
‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ has neither laughs nor scares
Elsie Fisher has the weirdest typecasting of Gen-Z teens: Her face is often pimple-covered. It’s appropriate in “Eighth Grade,” my favorite movie of 2018, but
- John Hansen
- November 16, 2022
Film will make you ‘Smile’ if you like tried-and-true horror
In a strong year for horror films, “Smile’s” marketing helps it stand out. At televised sporting events, performers stood amid the crowd and gave huge
- John Hansen
- November 15, 2022
Pugh elevates oddly regressive ‘Don’t Worry Darling’
Florence Pugh is so firmly one of my favorite actors that I think I could watch her clean her house for 2 hours. “Don’t Worry
- John Hansen
- November 12, 2022
With ‘Westworld’ canceled, ‘Peripheral’ smoothly slides in
As if they got a warning from the future, “Westworld” executive producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan had already launched their new show – Amazon
- John Hansen
- November 9, 2022
‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ finds variety of goofy fun
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (Roku Channel) isn’t truly a biopic of the parodic songsmith. Admittedly, I desire that negative space to be filled by
- John Hansen
- November 6, 2022
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ cruises along with spectacle, nostalgia
Much has been made about how “Halloween Ends” might be a good movie but it’s not a good “Halloween” movie. No such danger with another
- John Hansen
- November 2, 2022
‘Pearl’ a darkly moving, stylish origin story of ‘X’ villain
Cinephiles knew about writer-director Ti West and actress Mia Goth before 2022, but if “X” didn’t make this their breakout year, its prequel (made during
- John Hansen
- October 27, 2022
Smith taps funny bone, tugs heartstrings in ‘Clerks III’
One would be forgiven for forgetting that Kevin Smith is a talented filmmaker. He makes “hanging out with friends,” inside-joke-filled movies with ease, such as
- John Hansen
- October 26, 2022
‘Barbarian’ a wild ride with scares big and small
Quentin Tarantino hasn’t done a straight horror film, but if he had, it might’ve looked something like “Barbarian.” This film immediately puts writer-director Zach Cregger