- John Hansen
- July 4, 2023
A panic on our hands on the Fourth of July: The 10 best shark horror movies
“You yell ‘barracuda,’ everybody says ‘Huh? What?’ You yell ‘shark,’ we’ve got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.” That line from
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- John Hansen
- June 14, 2023
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ goes out in a big (and long) way
I don’t like the trend of increasingly long movies, but I often give good grades to long movies. “John Wick: Chapter 4” is 2 hours
- John Hansen
- June 5, 2023
Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked
For RFMC’s 3,000th post, I figured we should do something special, so let’s combine two of my favorite things: Philip K. Dick and movies. So
- John Hansen
- May 22, 2023
‘Blade Runner: Origins’ (2021-22) wraps by commenting on inner-city plight
Philip K. Dick commented on his own time via stories set in the future. But now our real-world timeline has somehow moved beyond the future.
- John Hansen
- May 18, 2023
The good times and the bad: All 10 ‘Fast & Furious’ movies, ranked
“Fast X” is fast approaching, and while it’s hard to imagine anyone cares anymore, worldwide box-office results prove they do. (These films cost $200 million
- John Hansen
- May 11, 2023
Verisimilitude cruises away from ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ (2021)
When Richard Donner made “Superman” (1978), he regularly pitched the word “verisimilitude” around the set. He knew believability of the material – and universal cast-and-crew
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2023
‘Soldier’ finally gets (somewhat) appreciated in ‘From Script to Screen’
Whatever you say about Danny Stewart’s “Soldier: From Script to Screen,” a 25th anniversary 134-page slice of obsessional archaeology about the Kurt Russell-starring sidequel to
- John Hansen
- May 4, 2023
‘Speed’ (1994) a fast, fun showcase for Reeves, Bullock
“Speed” (1994) is a brisk reminder of the mid-Nineties summer-spectacle moviegoing experience. It’s forgotten in this era of relatively grounded action movies, but high-concept premises
- John Hansen
- May 2, 2023
‘The Reef: Stalked’ (2022) watered down compared to original
Andrew Traucki has proven he’s great at creature features – see the 2011 shark thriller “The Reef” and two “Black Water” crocodile films (2007, 2020).
- John Hansen
- May 1, 2023
M.K. England makes crisp ‘Firefly’ debut with ‘What Makes Us Mighty’ (2022)
With some “Firefly” novels, a reader can sense an author is willing themselves to summon the TV series’ vibe. It’s just in M.K. England’s bones,