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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’ 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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‘Mighty Joe Young’ review

“Mighty Joe Young” – A giant gorilla and his human friend search for freedom and safety in an unkind work in director Ron Underwood’s film.

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‘Godzilla’ (1998) review

“Godzilla” – I hoped for only three things from “Godzilla”: 1. A radioactive lizard 2. that stomps around New York 3. causing mass destruction. I

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‘Lethal Weapon 4’ reviews

John’s “Lethal Weapon 4” flashback review, June 25, 2020 “Lethal Weapon 4” – There’s something about the “Lethal Weapon” films that puts them above criticism,

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‘Small Soldiers’ review

“Small Soldiers” – It’s no secret that “Small Soldiers” is a big-budget toy commercial; the makers of the film have said as much. But that

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‘Rambo’ reviews

John’s “Rambo” flashback review, Jan. 9, 2020 John’s top 10 movies of 2008, May 6, 2009

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‘Get Smart’ review

John’s top 10 movies of 2008, May 6, 2009

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