- John Hansen
- January 4, 2024
‘Fetch’ didn’t happen, but at least ‘Mean Girls’ (2004) did
“Mean Girls” (2004), both a time capsule of Lindsay Lohan at the height of her brief powers and one of the last good high school
‘Fetch’ didn’t happen, but at least ‘Mean Girls’ (2004) did
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- John Hansen
- December 31, 2023
John’s top 10 movies of 2023
In movies, 2023 was a year of endings for major action franchises. Sort of; we know that nothing truly ends anymore. “John Wick” bowed out
- John Hansen
- December 30, 2023
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2023
We’re not exactly at a stable point in TV history, so it’s fitting that my list of 2023 favorites includes various types of series. Two
- John Hansen
- December 26, 2023
‘Barbie’ doesn’t fully exploit culture-clash humor
“Barbie” wouldn’t be a good idea for a product tie-in movie, except that it’s about how it’s not a good idea for a product tie-in
- John Hansen
- December 23, 2023
Stupnitsky’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ is easy to like
As big-screen comedies die out, director/co-writer Gene Stupnitsky’s career comes alive with “No Hard Feelings,” one of 2023’s funniest films. The former “Office” writer had
- John Hansen
- December 22, 2023
‘Dead End’ (2003) is darkly comedic Christmas horror
“Dead End” (2003) is one of the most efficiently budgeted Christmas horror films out there, but luckily it’s not a dead end of entertainment. Balancing
- John Hansen
- December 21, 2023
‘Love Actually’ (2003) hangs wide array of emotions on the Christmas tree
“Love Actually” (2003) starts off so lovable – safely mainstream, but with touches of cynicism to undercut that when needed — that one wonders if
- John Hansen
- December 11, 2023
Poor little rich cartoon: A look at the end of ‘TMNT’ Season 4 (1990)
The back half of CBS’ first season of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Season 4, episodes 27-39) (1990) is around the time my interest started to
- John Hansen
- December 10, 2023
‘Thin Man’ movie (1934) emphasizes stars, but I can’t blame it
“The Thin Man” movie adaptation (1934) is a fascinating case study in how some things work for the written word and some things work for
- John Hansen
- December 9, 2023
‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’ is not only for obsessives
Revivals often invoke nostalgia for the bygone series, if enough time has passed. It’s been 14 years since “Monk” (2002-09, USA) ended its run as