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‘Universal Soldier: The Return’ review

“Universal Soldier: The Return” – This stylish but empty sequel pits former Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) against the latest crop of power-hungry

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‘The Mummy’ (1999) review

“The Mummy” – Writer-director Stephen Sommers blends light humor with serious drama in Universal’s bid to start a new “Mummy” franchise. Brendan Fraser leads one

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Deep Blue Sea

‘Deep Blue Sea’ reviews

John’s “Deep Blue Sea” flashback review, June 21, 2022 *** “Deep Blue Sea” – Director Renny Harlin delivers a masterpiece of gripping action, lush visuals

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‘Shaft’ (2000) review

“Shaft” – This Y2K take on vigilante hero John Shaft is zippier than the 1970s version but doesn’t live up to its potential. Samuel L.

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‘Hollow Man’ review

“Hollow Man” – There are two things that make an invisible man movie intriguing – the intellectual aspect and the visual aspect. Screenwriter Andrew Marlowe

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‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ review

“Gone in 60 Seconds” – Typical of a Jerry Bruckheimer production, “Gone in 60 Seconds” is a larger-than-life drama with a sprawling, talented cast. The

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‘X-Men’ reviews

John’s “X-Men” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 14, 2014 “X-Men” – From the opening scenes showing the backgrounds of three main characters to the final epic

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‘The Perfect Storm’ review

“The Perfect Storm” – Based on the true story of New England swordfishermen who battle a convergence of three vicious storms in 1991, director Wolfgang

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‘Armageddon’ review

Brainerd Dispatch: Completely random slice of pop culture 1998 was the year of ‘Armageddon’ By JOHN HANSEN July 10, 2008 This is going to sound

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Soldier

‘Soldier’ reviews

John’s PKD flashback review of “Soldier,” Sept. 14, 2020 “Soldier” – “Rambo” meets “The Terminator” meets “Blade Runner” with a twist: The soldiers of the

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