“The Running Man” (1987) predicted now-normal things like tech that spies on you, deep-fake insta-CGI and the ubiquity of “reality TV” (maybe the most Orwellian
“Shaun of the Dead” (2004) is not only the best zombie comedy of all time, but a case could be made that it uses zombies
Every frame of “Last Night in Soho” (2021) looks neon-gorgeous in a way reminiscent of “Blade Runner.” When London fashion student Ellie (Thomasin McKenzie) moves
This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.
John’s “Baby Driver” review, johnvhansen.com, Dec. 12, 2017 Michael’s “Baby Driver” review, Top 20 films of 2017, Jan. 21, 2018
At one point in “Baby Driver” — now available via Redbox and streaming — the gunshots are in perfect sync with the beats from the
“Hot Fuzz” – Simon Pegg and Nick Frost transfer their spot-on satire from “Shaun of the Dead” to the shoot-’em-up genre – Pegg’s cop even
“Grindhouse” – Writer-directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino have a bloody good time here, spinning yarns in the style of the choppy, grainy B-movies they
All the things we loved about previous Simon Pegg/Nick Frost movies “Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz” and “Paul” are present again in the pub-crawl
“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” based on a comic book, takes two universal interests of young males — games and girls — and combines them into