- John Hansen
- April 8, 2022
‘Salem’s Lot’ miniseries (1979) sucks life out of King’s book
Miniseries based on Stephen King works used to be great ways to get safe scares in the comfort of your living room, with the whole
‘Salem’s Lot’ miniseries (1979) sucks life out of King’s book
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- John Hansen
- April 3, 2022
‘Ordeal by Innocence’ (1958) badgers the bystanders
Agatha Christie pounds home one theme in “Ordeal by Innocence” (1958). She becomes fascinated by the fact that when everyone in a household is a
- John Hansen
- April 1, 2022
‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’ (1990) not as bizarre as its rep
Unless you’re a mega-fan, your knowledge of “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” (1990) might come from the “Key & Peele” skit where they imagine a
- John Hansen
- March 31, 2022
Affleck, de Armas keep ‘Deep Water’ from sinking
The sex appeal of Ana de Armas and the brooding charisma of Ben Affleck take center stage in “Deep Water” (Hulu), an adaptation of Patricia
- John Hansen
- March 30, 2022
‘Scream 5’ smartly illustrates fan feedback loop
“Scream 5” — technically titled “Scream,” but I insist on some sanity on my blog – ends with “For Wes.” To evoke the late great
- John Hansen
- March 30, 2022
‘Blade Runner 2029’ gets more generic with ‘Echoes’ (2021)
Some shine has worn off Titan’s “Blade Runner” comics as we arrive at “Blade Runner 2029 Volume 2: Echoes” (collecting Issues 5-8 and the Free
- John Hansen
- March 29, 2022
‘Adam Project’ adds Reynolds’ riffing to kiddie plot
Similar to Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds has become an actor who cranks out similar, vaguely likable, harmless comedies. In fact, “The Adam Project” (Netflix) comes
- John Hansen
- March 27, 2022
‘West Side Story’ (2021) an ugly tale presented with false beauty
“West Side Story” (2021), director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the 1957 stage musical, chronicles an ugly 20-block area of New York City fought over by
- John Hansen
- March 25, 2022
King poetically chronicles dying small town in ‘’Salem’s Lot’ (1975)
“Carrie” (1974) was a remarkable debut novel, but Stephen King’s sophomore effort “’Salem’s Lot” (1975) is even better. Here we see a confident, almost fully
- John Hansen
- March 24, 2022
‘King Richard’ (2021) a crowd-pleasing yet nuanced biopic
When “King Richard” (2021) was announced, I thought the story of the rise of Venus and Serena Williams – under the tutelage of their grandstanding