- John Hansen
- March 18, 2022
‘Carrie’ (2013) isn’t weird and different enough
Love or hate the slew of horror remakes of the early part of this century, but most have something slightly new to say. Or they
‘Carrie’ (2013) isn’t weird and different enough
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- John Hansen
- March 17, 2022
‘I Want You Back’ a super-cute yet unpredictable rom-com
One of the reasonably fresh concepts for romance-theory nerds in “I Want You Back” (Amazon Prime) is the “slow burn.” Lots of people can be
- John Hansen
- March 16, 2022
‘Blade Runner 2029: Reunion’ (2021) front-loads immigration metaphor
With “Blade Runner 2029: Volume 1 – Reunion” (Issues 1-4, 2021), Titan’s “Blade Runner” saga drops from outstanding down to great; I suppose the high
- John Hansen
- March 14, 2022
‘Beyond Westworld’ (1980) brings robots into wider world
On HBO’s “Westworld” – which is expected to air its fourth season later this year – robots are establishing themselves in the wider world. But
- John Hansen
- March 11, 2022
Fuller’s version of ‘Carrie’ (2002) digs into characters
After the commercial and critical misfire of “The Rage: Carrie 2” (1999), the “Carrie” TV movie (2002) was the next project to see the franchise
- John Hansen
- March 10, 2022
‘Complete Companion’ (2012) a key Joss Whedon tome
In PopMatters’ “Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion” (2012), Alysa Hornick – one of the dozens of contributors – notes that Buffy didn’t excel at academics,
- John Hansen
- March 9, 2022
‘Minority Report’ (2015) turns attention to precogs
The “Minority Report” TV series (2015, Fox) changes its focus from the 2002 Steven Spielberg film’s futuristic action to characterization for the three precognitives –
- John Hansen
- March 8, 2022
Reeves’ grounded, hardboiled ‘The Batman’ flies high
Hollywood trends can be measured in “Batman” pictures, and the current social-media driven zeitgeist finds filmmakers actually listening to filmgoers. In the 1960s, camp was
- John Hansen
- March 6, 2022
‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021) sets ’em up, knocks ’em down
Writer-director Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” (2021, Netflix) makes fun of almost everything in American pop culture and government today. It’s intelligent, but rarely uproariously
- John Hansen
- March 4, 2022
All 9 ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ movies, ranked
The “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” series began in 1974 with psychological horror so effective that many critics dismissed director Tobe Hooper’s film as going beyond bad