All 9 ‘Scream’ movies and TV seasons, ranked
Movie and TV list: RFMC compiles a list to die for as we don’t merely pick our favorite scary movie, but rank all the entries from worst to first.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ cruises along with spectacle, nostalgia
Movie review: Come for the spectacular visuals and audio, stay for the … ahem … spectacular visuals and audio in this long-awaited sequel.
‘The Ring Two’ (2005) an inferior, CGI-dependent sequel
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The returning star and writer aren’t enough to make “The Ring Two” ring true as a worthy sequel.
‘The Ring’ (2002) creepily brings J-horror to US
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This classic flick was at the vanguard of introducing Eastern genre styles to Western filmgoers.
Calling ‘Impostor’ (2002) ‘padded’ is a fair statement
PKD flashback (Movie review): This short story adaptation truly was padded out after its original cut.
‘Scream 3’ (2000) mostly forgets it’s a ‘Scream’ film
The ‘Scream’ saga (Movie review): Without Kevin Williamson, “Scream 3” doesn’t riff on trilogies as smartly as it could have.
‘The Skeleton Key’ review
My “Skeleton Key” review, Brainerd Dispatch, Aug. 18, 2005
‘Scream 3’ reviews
John’s “Scream 3” review, NDSU Spectrum, February 2000 John’s “Scream 3” flashback review, Oct. 24, 2019
‘Arlington Road’ review
“Arlington Road” – Jeff Bridges teaches a class on terrorism and Tim Robbins is his suspicious neighbor in a film exploring the dynamics of conspiracies and paranoia. “Arlington Road” makes several important observations – notably the media’s obsession with finding simple answers. Unfortunately, this would-be thriller doesn’t develop any real energy until the final half-hour,
‘Impostor’ reviews
John’s “Impostor” flashback review, Dec. 10, 2019 NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Impostor’ does a nice imitation of a classic sci-fi theme By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 11, 2002 Cloning is perhaps the hottest ripped-from-the-headlines movie theme of recent years. Schwarzenegger made “The 6th Day,” Van Damme made “Replicant,” the cloned dinosaurs returned for “Jurassic Park III”