- John Hansen
- July 18, 2021
‘Sad Cypress’ (1940) a powerful Poirot potboiler
While I don’t know why Agatha Christie goes with a Shakespeare phrase to title “Sad Cypress” (1940) – main character Elinor is sad, but she’s
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- John Hansen
- May 31, 2021
‘Disclosure’ (1994) makes the office thrilling
After “Rising Sun,” Michael Crichton frustrates his science fiction fans by releasing yet another non-SF novel. But “Disclosure” (1994) is different in that it has
- John Hansen
- January 21, 2021
‘Better Call Saul’ Season 1 (2015) introduces our favorite lawyer
With AMC’s “Breaking Bad” spinoff “Better Call Saul” set to air its sixth and final season later this year, we’re looking back at the first
- John Hansen
- December 6, 2020
Grant, Kidman shine in Kelley’s ‘The Undoing’
David E. Kelley’s ascension from snarky network procedurals to the rarefied air of classy miniseries continues from “Big Little Lies” (2017-19) into the recently wrapped
- John Hansen
- May 13, 2019
‘The Verdict’ (1982) a masterwork of the courtroom drama form
“The Verdict” (1982) is most known for the engrossing turn by Paul Newman as a down-and-out lawyer who gets obsessed with one case, but it’s
- John Hansen
- May 6, 2019
‘Winslow Boy’ (1999) grippingly chronicles small, crucial legal case
With “The Winslow Boy” (1999), writer-director David Mamet is as much using his name recognition as he is using his skill to bring an important
- John Hansen
- April 15, 2019
‘Phil Spector’ (2013) a gripping condemnation of juries
“Phil Spector” (2013), the last film from writer-director David Mamet before what has become the longest filmmaking hiatus of his career, manages to be a
- John Hansen
- March 16, 2018
First episode impressions: ‘For the People’ (TV review)
“For the People” (10 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is competent at what it does, but personally, I’m not wired to enjoy what it does:
- John Hansen
- February 22, 2018
‘Law & Order’ Season 17 review
Brainerd Dispatch: TV review ‘Law & Order’ deserves a positive verdict By JOHN HANSEN April 26, 2007 “Law & Order” isn’t just what Chuck Norris
- John Hansen
- February 21, 2018
‘Miss Match’ reviews
“Miss Match” promotional photo John’s “Miss Match” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, July 27, 2017 “Miss Match” (2003, NBC), episodes 1-5 – Darren Star’s “Miss Match,” starring Alicia