- John Hansen
- May 6, 2018
‘Sideways’ review
“Sideways” — This road trip movie combines two character arcs (Paul Giamatti is a romantic dunce, Thomas Hayden-Church is a little too good at landing the
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- John Hansen
- April 25, 2018
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ and 9 other movies John wouldn’t mind seeing in Summer 2018
The idea of “summer movies” is already past its time, as “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War” prove that “summer” is now year-round in the
- John Hansen
- April 4, 2018
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ reviews
Michael’s “Pitch Perfect 3” review, Dec. 30, 2017 John’s “Pitch Perfect 3” review, April 4, 2018
- John Hansen
- April 4, 2018
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ is completely off key in formerly fun franchise’s finale (Movie review)
“Pitch Perfect 3” (2017), now available for home viewing, is an unfortunately perfect example of a franchise that keeps going after it has run out
- John Hansen
- March 31, 2018
‘The Disaster Artist’ tells the bizarre success story of a strange man, but it lets many questions linger (Movie review)
“The Disaster Artist” (2017), now available for home viewing, starts with various actors marveling over the horrible 2003 movie “The Room” and the fact that
- John Hansen
- March 28, 2018
‘I, Tonya’ turns Harding’s life story into a delicious tragic comedy (Movie review)
Historical sports dramas – say, “42” or “Battle of the Sexes” — tend to be played straight; the true story alone is dramatic enough, and
- John Hansen
- March 11, 2018
First episode impressions: ‘Life Sentence’ (TV review)
“Life Sentence” (9 p.m. Eastern Wednesdays, CW) is notable for being a rare CW show not based on comic books or the supernatural, and unfortunately
- John Hansen
- March 9, 2018
Gerwig delivers beautiful love letter to Sacramento, but Lady Bird herself remains a cipher (Movie review)
“Lady Bird,” now available from Redbox, didn’t totally connect with me, and since the glowing theatrical reviews and awards are long since in, that statement
- John Hansen
- March 3, 2018
First episode impressions: ‘Atlanta’ Season 2 (TV review)
This week, “Atlanta” (10 p.m. Eastern Thursdays, FX) began its second season of being about nothing and everything. The episode “Alligator Man” opens with two
- John Hansen
- February 27, 2018
‘iZombie’ remains fun to watch, hard to describe in Season 4
On Monday, the Diane Ruggiero/Rob Thomas show that started off as a sly way to get “Veronica Mars”-style witty mysteries back on the tube surpassed