- John Hansen
- November 25, 2021
A cinematic feast: All 32 John Hughes movies, ranked
Thanksgiving seems a good day to rank the films of John Hughes. Not only did he write two Thanksgiving films but he also penned four
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- John Hansen
- November 24, 2021
3 directing legends team up for ‘New York Stories’ (1989)
“New York Stories” (1989) must’ve been tantalizing to film nerds when it came out: For the price of one ticket, you get 40-minute films by
- John Hansen
- November 18, 2021
SMG, Baldwin transcend age gap in ‘Suburban Girl’ (2007)
“Suburban Girl” (2007) is a hidden gem among the catalogs of both Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin. At first blush, I thought they must
- John Hansen
- November 17, 2021
‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’ (1989) mulls murder, heartbreak
In “Crimes and Misdemeanors” (1989), Woody Allen makes such a personal thesis statement on two of his favorite topics – heartbreak and the inner price
- John Hansen
- November 8, 2021
‘Next’ (2006) a weirdly engineered novel about genetics
“Next” (2006) is Michael Crichton’s most experimentally structured novel, which is appropriate because it’s about genetic experimentation. It has no A-plot, but is instead a
- John Hansen
- November 3, 2021
‘Curse of the Jade Scorpion’ (2001) a mildly jazzy jaunt
Music and visual style are backdrops to the great Woody Allen films, but I notice them more in the weaker ones. “The Curse of the
- John Hansen
- October 27, 2021
Keaton back for cozy ‘Manhattan Murder Mystery’ (1993)
Woody Allen acts across from Diane Keaton and co-writes with Marshall Brickman for the first time since “Manhattan” (1979) in an apt followup: “Manhattan Murder
- John Hansen
- October 22, 2021
‘Scary Movie 4’ (2006) cruises into disaster-horror mashup
For Spooky Month at RFMC, we’re looking back at the “Scary Movie” franchise that started by making fun of “Scream” and – despite its promise
- John Hansen
- October 21, 2021
Zucker brings old-school flavor to ‘Scary Movie 3’ (2003)
For Spooky Month at RFMC, we’re looking back at the “Scary Movie” franchise that started by making fun of “Scream” and – despite its promise
- John Hansen
- October 19, 2021
‘Scary Movie 2’ (2001) goes for bigger gross-outs, grosses
For Spooky Month at RFMC, we’re looking back at the “Scary Movie” franchise that started by making fun of “Scream” and – despite its promise