- John Hansen
- December 16, 2025
‘Freakier Friday’: Some things don’t change with age
“Freakier Friday” is a cute sequel to a cute 2003 remake of a cute 1976 movie that has been remade and sequelized several other times
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- John Hansen
- December 8, 2025
A century of suspense: All 52 Alfred Hitchcock films, ranked
A century ago, Alfred Hitchcock quietly (indeed, soundlessly) started his career with throwaway rom-dram “The Pleasure Garden.” Fifty-two years and exactly 52 films later, he
- John Hansen
- December 7, 2025
YA-style mystery ‘Sun Down Motel’ (2020) floats off like a ghost
Simone St. James’ “The Sun Down Motel” (2020) has a structure that’s almost like cheating. Twenty-ish Viv investigates cold cases in 1982 while working at
- John Hansen
- December 5, 2025
‘Final Girls’ (2015) makes fun of old tropes, unfortunately shepherds new one
“The Final Girls” (2015) continues the grand tradition of making fun of slasher movies, something that has always happened to some degree even within serious
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2025
‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is a fantastic bore
It’s a year ending in 5, so that means it’s time for another “Fantastic Four” movie so Fox (and now Disney) doesn’t lose the license.
- John Hansen
- November 22, 2025
‘Conjuring’ saga applies wallpaper as fast as it peels in ‘Last Rites’
The Smurl family home in “The Conjuring: Last Rites” includes peeling wallpaper in the stairwell, an accidental metaphor for the way the film uses top-shelf
- John Hansen
- November 7, 2025
Character exploration takes a backseat in rompish ‘Chucky’ Season 2 (2022)
In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the
- John Hansen
- November 3, 2025
‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ makes true crime chillingly personal
“Murdaugh: Death in the Family” (Wednesdays, Hulu) is the very definition of a mystery where you peel back layers. It can be enjoyed either by
- John Hansen
- October 31, 2025
‘Chucky’ makes a killer move to prestige TV in Season 1 (2021)
In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the
- John Hansen
- October 28, 2025
‘Child’s Play’ (2019) is ChINO: Chucky in name only
In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the