- John Hansen
- February 29, 2024
‘Leap Year’ (2010) isn’t quite willing to take the leap
The promos for “Leap Year” (2010) suggest that on Feb. 29 in Ireland, women can ask men to marry them. As if that’s not allowed
‘Leap Year’ (2010) isn’t quite willing to take the leap
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- John Hansen
- February 26, 2024
‘TMNT’ Season 5 (1991) tries a bit of character development, continuity
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ ” writers mix things up a bit by trying for a little character development and even some continuity in the back
- John Hansen
- February 22, 2024
Gender lines blur in ‘Just One of the Guys’ (1985), ‘She’s the Man’ (2006)
With transgender rights rising toward the top of the news cycle for the first time in human history, it’s interesting to look back at two
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2024
Action figures take spotlight in ‘TMNT’ Season 5 (1991)
As we get into Season 5 of our “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” reviews, some housekeeping is in order. The Hokum Hare two-parter — “The Turtles
- John Hansen
- February 15, 2024
‘Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen’ (2004) should confess to being bad
You see a decent teen comedy and think “It looks easy to make one of those.” Then you see a bad one and realize it’s
- John Hansen
- February 1, 2024
Hart, Grenier, Thomas dip into movies with ‘Drive Me Crazy’ (1999)
Almost lost in that crazy-loaded teen rom-com year of 1999, “Drive Me Crazy” is a wistful slice of what might’ve been. Melissa Joan Hart’s resume
- John Hansen
- January 25, 2024
10 things I like about ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999)
In a 1995 episode of “Seinfeld,” Jerry claims that 95 percent of the population is undatable. “10 Things I Hate About You” (1999) tests that
- John Hansen
- January 18, 2024
‘Get Over It’ (2001) makes Shakespeare easy to sing and dance to
Bridging Gen-X teen comedies and millennial teen comedies was the period from roughly 1996-2006 featuring Shakespeare-based teen comedies. Although these films starred millennials (often Julia
- John Hansen
- January 11, 2024
‘Mean Girls 2’ (2011) is far more plastic than the original
The inevitable sequel to the 2004 hit “Mean Girls” should’ve been called “Meaner Girls.” One of the smart things about the original film is that
- John Hansen
- January 7, 2024
Hollywood takes three shots at ‘Maltese Falcon’ (1931-41)
We have a tendency to think history is simpler than it really is. It’s tempting to think Dashiell Hammett wrote “The Maltese Falcon” in 1930