- John Hansen
- November 17, 2020
Gilpin is great, but ‘The Hunt’ is unpolished
I liked “Cabin in the Woods” (2011), but I’m uncomfortable with how it has risen to classic status in the horror genre. Wild genre shifting and
Gilpin is great, but ‘The Hunt’ is unpolished
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- John Hansen
- November 16, 2020
‘His House’ shows horror of refugee immigrant experience
Mike Flanagan counts himself as an admirer of writer-director Remi Weekes’ “His House” (Netflix), and it’s no wonder: Like Flanagan’s work, Weekes’ calling-card film uses
- John Hansen
- November 15, 2020
‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ a gripping history lesson
I’m not a huge connoisseur of courtroom dramas about wrongfully accused defendants, similar to why I don’t like war movies. I already know war is
- John Hansen
- November 15, 2020
Anya Taylor-Joy’s ‘Emma’ is beautiful but uneven
I’m not the target audience for “Emma,” but given how good Anya Taylor-Joy is in everything – most recently, TV’s “The Queen’s Gambit” – I figured
- John Hansen
- November 15, 2020
P&C plant their feet in Florida for ‘Crooked River’
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child write what they know, which is no doubt why “Crooked River” (February, hardcover) is their second-straight book set in Florida,
- John Hansen
- November 11, 2020
‘Queen’s Gambit’ the Grandmaster of short-form drama
There’s no new season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” this year, but “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix) has us covered like a pawn wall protecting friendly
- John Hansen
- October 28, 2020
Cohen still comedy king in ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’
Fourteen years after the original “Borat,” there’s still no one who does this brand of comedy as well as Sacha Baron Cohen and his team.
- John Hansen
- October 23, 2020
‘Turning’ is a flatter James adaptation than ‘Bly Manor’
For a novella published in 1898, Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw” is having a boffo 2020. The Netflix miniseries “The Haunting of Bly
- John Hansen
- October 19, 2020
‘Haunting of Bly Manor’ a beautiful, flawed meditation on love
With “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (Netflix) – his spiritual (pun intended) sequel to 2018’s “The Haunting of Hill House” — Mike Flanagan continues to
- John Hansen
- October 16, 2020
Lily Collins shines in predictable ‘Emily in Paris’
Not all October premieres have to be scary – although a lot of them are (see later in this post) – so let’s start off