- John Hansen
- November 8, 2014
The top 10 ‘Star Wars’ song parodies of all time
With Nerdist’s “All About That Base” seemingly locking up the title of best “Star Wars” song parody of the year, I thought it’d be a
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- John Hansen
- November 5, 2014
‘22 Jump Street’ mocks sequels while also being a decent sequel (Movie review)
“22 Jump Street” has its cake and eats it too: The film’s not-veiled-at-all running joke is that sequels are bloated and not as good as the
- John Hansen
- September 24, 2014
First episode impressions: ‘Play It Again, Dick’ (TV review)
In the ongoing push to take “meta” to new and absurd levels, “Play It Again, Dick” (Tuesdays, CW Seed) joins the likes of “The Comeback,” “Episodes” and “Extras”
- John Hansen
- August 5, 2014
I wish ‘Wish I Was Here’ was as good as ‘Garden State,’ but that’s a lot to wish for (Movie review)
“Wish I Was Here” would’ve been a better title for 2004’s “Garden State,” where Zach Braff’s character’s use of strong anti-depressants keeps him from engaging with
- John Hansen
- July 29, 2014
Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ takes the joke just far enough (Movie review)
“A Million Ways to Die in the West” is a two-hour string of funny observations about how horrible the frontier was in the 1800s, but
- John Hansen
- May 16, 2014
‘Neighbors’ starts summer comedy season with modest collection of chuckles (Movie review)
“Neighbors” modestly kicks off the summer comedy season with a lot of smiles and chuckles but not many belly laughs. Perhaps a reflection of the mainstreaming
- John Hansen
- March 6, 2014
First episode impressions: ‘About a Boy’ (TV review)
Although I’m a big fan of the Nick Hornby novel and the Hugh Grant movie, when I heard that “About a Boy” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on
- John Hansen
- December 21, 2013
‘Drinking Buddies’ delves into the emotional mechanics of love (Movie review)
“Drinking Buddies” is proof that a movie can be enjoyable to watch even if it fails to make a resonant thematic point. It realistically shows how
- John Hansen
- December 1, 2013
Lifeguards in crisis in ‘The Lifeguard,’ ‘To Do List’
Do you ever have that dream where you’re back working your first job? The Kristen Bell movie “The Lifeguard,” now on DVD, explores that surreal idea in-depth.
- John Hansen
- October 16, 2013
Joke wears a little thin in ‘Machete Kills,’ but it’s still worth seeing (Movie review)
While it’s not as thematically rich as the brilliant immigration parody “Machete” — my No. 1 movie of 2010 — “Machete Kills” still delivers a lot of laughs and