- John Hansen
- April 11, 2020
‘Hancock’ (2008) hampered by conflicting tones
Will Smith returned to his Fourth of July blockbuster stomping grounds – and tried his hand at playing a superhero slightly before it was cool
‘Hancock’ (2008) hampered by conflicting tones
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- John Hansen
- April 4, 2020
‘Toxic Avenger’ (1984) incredibly stupid yet endearing
In 1990, I got into “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and eventually learned that the source material was adult-aimed comic books. The same year, the “Toxic
- John Hansen
- April 1, 2020
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 10 is prettay, prettay good
It’s been three years since the previous season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO), so Larry David and his writers had plenty of absurdities from the
- John Hansen
- March 5, 2020
‘Last Boy Scout’ (1991) has classic one-liners, can’t sustain momentum
“The Last Boy Scout” (1991) has some of the best one-liners in action-film history. I was 13 when the film came out, and I recall
- John Hansen
- March 4, 2020
‘Jojo Rabbit’ the cutest-ever film about a Hitler-loving kid
The two most remarkable things about “Jojo Rabbit” (2019) are 1, that it’s a mainstream comedy about a kid who loves Hitler, and 2, that
- John Hansen
- February 29, 2020
‘Sky High’ (2005) smoothly blends superheroes, teen comedy
“Sky High” (2005) is totally formulaic, and that’s why it succeeds for most of its run time but ultimately flattens out into something safely disposable.
- John Hansen
- February 20, 2020
‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ (2005) pokes fun at hardboiled noir
Writer Shane Black, in one of the most assured directing debuts ever, delivers a great modern detective noir while also poking fun at the genre
- John Hansen
- February 13, 2020
‘High Fidelity’ (2000) examines love, music, love of music
When it came out, I underrated “High Fidelity” (2000) because it’s not as good as the 1995 novel by Nick Hornby. But like its fellow
- John Hansen
- February 12, 2020
‘Parasite’ makes powerful point about class differences
Foreign filmmakers, particularly in Asia, have been making long, engrossing, surprising statements about human issues of the day for a long time, and “Parasite” (2019)
- John Hansen
- February 11, 2020
‘Marriage Story’ an affectionate look at divorce
“Marriage Story” (2019, Netflix) is both a stark portrayal of why people should never get married (it costs way too much to get divorced) and