- John Hansen
- September 20, 2010
Emma Stone’s ‘Easy A’ earns a solid B (Movie review)
I felt like I saw “Easy A” before I actually saw it because the previews explained the plot with such specificity: Nice girl Olive (Emma Stone) pretends
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- John Hansen
- September 6, 2010
‘Machete’ an over-the-top parody that still packs a punch (Movie review)
I always say that “Dumb & Dumber” is a dumb smart movie, and I’ll say the exact same thing about Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete”: It’s very stupid,
- John Hansen
- August 14, 2010
‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ is so cool it’s cold — but not in a good way (Movie review)
“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” based on a comic book, takes two universal interests of young males — games and girls — and combines them into
- John Hansen
- August 4, 2010
Should we forgive Adam Sandler for ‘Grown Ups,’ or blame him? (Movie review)
Danielle, one of my comment-thread friends, recently brought up “The Wedding Singer,” an Adam Sandler picture that I vaguely remember as being good. Sandler used to crank
- John Hansen
- June 23, 2010
One more day until ‘Futurama’ returns and all is right with the world again (TV commentary)
“Futurama” made a habit of exposing — in a funny way — all that was wrong with the world when it ran from 1999-2003 on Fox.
- John Hansen
- June 17, 2010
‘Pandorum,’ ‘Daybreakers,’ ‘Youth in Revolt,’ ‘Kick-Ass’ (Movie reviews)
When you’re hanging out with old friends, watching a movie is often the last resort when looking for something to do. After all, you can’t
- John Hansen
- June 16, 2010
State of Television Address: New fall shows (Commentary)
Here’s a look at the noteworthy premieres of the fall season. I’m skipping over the bland sitcoms (even if they’re based on a clever Twitter
- John Hansen
- June 5, 2010
The inevitable ‘Glee’ backlash: Is it here already? (TV commentary)
A friend of mine recently said he hates “Glee” (the first-season finale will air at 7:59 p.m. Central Tuesday on Fox). He shared his opinion after the
- John Hansen
- May 29, 2010
Summer movie preview: 10 movies John wouldn’t mind seeing (Commentary)
Sorry I’m late with my summer movie column this year. But at least I’m getting it out by Memorial Day, which used to mark the
- John Hansen
- May 22, 2010
Fond farewell: ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (TV review)
“10 Things I Hate About You” (7 p.m. Central Monday on ABC Family, one hour) On air: 2009-10, one season Why it was great: For some reason, traditional