- John Hansen
- December 14, 2019
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- John Hansen
- December 14, 2019
Hit-Girl steals the show in ‘Kick-Ass’ (2010)
“Kick-Ass” (2010) has the game pieces in place but loses the game. It’s colorful, for sure, with the green scuba-suited titular teen, the purple-haired 11-year-old
- John Hansen
- December 11, 2019
It’s the Sixties, man, in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 3
Season 3 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime) starts off in the too show-offy fashion that marks the worst excesses of writer-director Amy Sherman-Palladino.
- John Hansen
- December 11, 2019
Tarantino loves, lampoons motion picture industry in luscious ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ (Movie review)
Quentin Tarantino low-key makes fun of 1969-era movie- and TV-making in “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.” But the production design by Barbara Ling
- John Hansen
- December 10, 2019
‘Peanut Butter Falcon’ transcends the novelty of an actor with Down syndrome (Movie review)
The familiar following-your-dreams story of “The Peanut Butter Falcon” comes alive thanks to vibrant Savannah-area locations and three engaging performances. Most unusual is that of
- John Hansen
- November 27, 2019
Hilarious Florida roast aside, ‘Big Mouth’ takes a step backward with hit-and-miss Season 3 (TV review)
Although “Big Mouth” Season 3 (October, Netflix) ultimately delivers enough good episodes that I give it a soft recommend, it is a clear step back
- John Hansen
- November 23, 2019
‘Return of Swamp Thing’ (1989) an improvement, but still terrible
“Swamp Thing” (1982) achieved a spot on the short list of worst movies to get a sequel upon the release of “The Return of Swamp
- John Hansen
- November 20, 2019
Come for the Beatles tunes, stay for Lily James in ‘Yesterday’ (Movie review)
“Yesterday” isn’t the first movie to use Beatles songs as its foundation – see also 2001’s “I Am Sam” and 2007’s “Across the Universe” –
- John Hansen
- November 14, 2019
Stars have a blast bringing ‘Charlie’s Angels’ films to big screen
A neat thing about the “Charlie’s Angels” franchise is that it’s one big saga, with the 1976-81 TV series, the 2000-03 movies, the short-lived 2011 TV
- John Hansen
- November 8, 2019
‘Cobra Kai’ shows no mercy to the competition, stays badass in Season 2 (TV review)
With Season 2 (April), which recently wrapped its free-to-all run on YouTube Premium, “Cobra Kai” has secured its spot as the best continuation of a