Anna Paquin

‘American Underdog’ (2021) gets at heart of Kurt Warner 

Zachary Levi looks like Kurt Warner, he’s athletic enough to play an NFL quarterback, and he’s youthful enough that we’ll give the movie a free

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Paquin’s ‘Darkness’ (2002) an artistic mood piece

“Darkness” (2002, but released in 2004) might’ve been a victim of bad timing. It’s not a widely respected or even remembered film. But a decade

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‘She’s All That’ (1999) is all that it can be

“She’s All That” was all that in January 1999, and I recall being peeved by the film for being a generic teen message movie that

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Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ a meditative mob movie

“The Irishman” (2019, Netflix) pairs nicely as the back half of a double feature with 1992’s “Hoffa.” That film, which was likewise Oscar-nominated, focuses on

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‘Scream 4’ (2011) is saga’s funniest and most meta entry

For Spooky Month here at Reviews from My Couch, we’re looking at the four movies of the “Scream” saga over four Thursdays. Wrapping up the

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All 10 episodes of ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,’ ranked

“Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” (Amazon Prime) has one of the best opening-credits sequences in recent memory: The music gets tenser and creepier as we

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First episode impressions: ‘The Alienist’ and ‘Bellevue’ (TV review)

Television dropped two new murder mysteries this week, and both are worthy additions to the decade’s most popular genre worldwide. They’re quite different from each

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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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‘Almost Famous’ review

NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Almost Famous’ makes you feel all warm and fuzzy By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 13, 2000 “Almost Famous” is so relentlessly warm

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‘Finding Forrester’ review

NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Forrester’ recaptures the magic of ‘Good Will Hunting’ By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 19, 2001 In one of the after-school chats in

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