- John Hansen
- July 6, 2021
In Pratt’s ‘Tomorrow War,’ war is hella awesome
A military woman in “The Tomorrow War” (Amazon Prime) tells a new draftee why they haven’t released photos of the alien invaders to the public.
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- John Hansen
- July 1, 2021
At 50, Roundtree’s ‘Shaft’ (1971) is still a cool cat
If nothing else, “Shaft” (1971) – which led to four sequels and a TV series – has style. Director Gordon Parks opens on Richard Roundtree’s
- John Hansen
- June 28, 2021
‘13th Warrior’ (1999) a mellow take on ‘Eaters of the Dead’
“Eaters of the Dead” (1976) took the longest of any Michael Crichton novel to be adapted to film, likely because it’s the least commercial. But
- John Hansen
- June 27, 2021
Odenkirk’s ‘Nobody’ is somebody worth watching
Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman finds clever ways out of scrapes. He’s not wired to fight back physically or with gunfire. At first blush, “Nobody’s” Hutch
- John Hansen
- June 24, 2021
Besson’s ‘Fifth Element’ (1997) an art-design paradise
“The Fifth Element” (1997) requires a pact with the audience that they’ll be up for something stylistically and tonally different from the average SF space
- John Hansen
- June 21, 2021
Crichton’s ‘Scratch One’ (1967) a too-tangled web
“Scratch One” (1967), the second of Michael Crichton’s eight John Lange novels, starts slowly and without direction. I thought I’d have to make a tough
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2021
‘Awake’ a woke but tired spin on the apocalypse
“Awake” (Netflix) has one of those premises that could turn out ingenious or stupid, but it unfortunately leans more toward the latter. In an unneeded
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2021
Adventurous ‘Lost in Space’ (1998) updates 1960s series
I have a soft spot for “Lost in Space” (1998). In retrospect, it’s neat how long “Titanic” stayed at No. 1 at the box office, but
- John Hansen
- June 3, 2021
Bay’s ‘The Rock’ (1996) is deliciously dumb fun
“The Rock” (1996) might not be a good film in any objective sense of the term (although it was nominated for a Best Sound Oscar),
- John Hansen
- May 25, 2021
Creepy new dino highlights ‘Camp Cretaceous’ Season 3
When the “Jurassic Park” toy line released “Chaos Effect” figures back in the day, I thought “Why not make more actual dinosaurs?” What Mother Nature