- John Hansen
- November 6, 2025
‘The Running Man’ (1987) charges ahead to a dystopian future
A remake of “The Running Man” (1987) comes out this week, and while I won’t judge the film before seeing it, there’s one area it
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- John Hansen
- September 3, 2020
‘True Lies’ (1994) proves Cameron can do comedy
Writer-director James Cameron shows he can do comedy – and Arnold Schwarzenegger adds another notch to his laugh belt – in “True Lies” (1994). Cameron’s
- John Hansen
- February 12, 2020
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ retreads familiar storyline
The “Terminator” franchise isn’t owned by Disney (yet), but “Terminator: Dark Fate” (2019) – if you take away Sarah Connor’s potty mouth — is what
- John Hansen
- January 30, 2020
‘Last Action Hero’ (1993) deconstructs genre’s absurdities
Today, the TV Tropes website catalogs TV and movie tropes, but “Last Action Hero” (1993) did it before the internet was around. The film, which
- John Hansen
- December 3, 2019
‘Total Recall’ (1990) is vintage Verhoeven
Broadly speaking, there are three kinds of Philip K. Dick adaptations: Those that are faithful to his themes while switching the medium to movies (“Blade
- John Hansen
- January 7, 2019
‘Batman & Robin’ (1997) is a vibrant toy commercial
With “Gotham” returning for its final season this month, I’m looking back at past “Batman” projects from the perspective of someone who enjoyed “The Animated
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘The 6th Day’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘6th Day’ asks moral questions and blows stuff up By JOHN HANSEN Dec. 1, 2000 A filmgoer couldn’t be blamed if
- John Hansen
- August 17, 2015
Schwarzenegger, Breslin shine in fatalistic arthouse zombie film ‘Maggie’ (Movie review)
“Fear the Walking Dead” hits the small screen later this month and it’s being labeled by some critics as too similar to “The Walking Dead.”
- John Hansen
- July 6, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ movie and novelization (2003) (Review)
Considering that it lacks James Cameron, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong and Brad Fiedel, I find “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (2003) to be a pretty darn
- John Hansen
- July 1, 2015
‘Terminator Genisys’ is a smart sequel and fresh start for the saga (Movie review)
In a line from a parody of the “Terminator Genisys” trailer, Sarah Connor says in a voiceover: “John keeps sending Terminators. He’s lost his mind.” And judging