- John Hansen
- July 6, 2019
Dark Spidey duology wraps with ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)
Similar to “Spider-Man 3” (2007), so much is going on in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014) that – even if all that stuff is pretty
Dark Spidey duology wraps with ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)
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- John Hansen
- June 29, 2019
‘Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012) experiments with a darker tone
Like what the Dark Knight Trilogy is to the 1990s “Batman” movies, and what the 21st century “Superman” films are to the Christopher Reeve versions,
- John Hansen
- June 22, 2019
‘Punisher’ gets reimagined as a gore flick in ‘War Zone’ (2008)
Frank Castle, a.k.a. the Punisher, finally got his full story told in the recent Netflix series, but before that, cinema took the tactic of reimagining
- John Hansen
- June 20, 2019
‘Ghostbusters’ (2016) leans into comedy, drops suspense
“Ghostbusters: Answer the Call” (2016) was labeled as ill-conceived before it came out, with people asking “Why remake a classic?” The good thing is that
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2019
Bear action, human rivalry vie for attention in ‘The Edge’ (1997)
The bear is the star of “The Edge” (1997). In one of the last great adventure movies to feature live bear action (today, it would
- John Hansen
- June 15, 2019
Jane stars in lightweight version of ‘The Punisher’ (2004)
“The Punisher” (2004) is a prime example of a movie that’s less than the sum of its parts. Obviously, it fails in a one-to-one comparison
- John Hansen
- June 13, 2019
‘Ghostbusters II’ (1989) a big step down, but still fun
“Ghostbusters II” (1989), which feels even more Eighties than the 1984 original, is a prime example of one of those old-school blockbuster sequels that’s defined
- John Hansen
- June 8, 2019
Lundgren’s ‘The Punisher’ (1989) isn’t as fun as it should be
Mere months after Batman got his first faithful big-screen treatment and ushered in a new era of dark and serious superhero films, “The Punisher” (1989)
- John Hansen
- June 6, 2019
‘Ghostbusters’ (1984) masterfully mixes comedy, critique
Thirty-five years later, “Ghostbusters” (1984) stands as a master class in how to smoothly mix genres. Bill Murray is consistently in a wry comedy while
- John Hansen
- June 3, 2019
‘Ronin’ (1998) driven by gripping car chases, heist details
You won’t find “Ronin” (1998) if you type “David Mamet” into your streaming device’s search function, since he used the pseudonym Richard Weisz. But when