- John Hansen
- January 26, 2021
Hughes’ ‘Baby’s Day Out’ (1994) crazily mixes tones
Admittedly, I don’t watch a ton of movies with a baby in the lead role, but I gotta assume “Baby’s Day Out” (1994) – despite
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- John Hansen
- January 19, 2021
‘Dennis the Menace’ (1993) watchable, ‘Flubber’ (1997) awful
When committing to do a series reviewing every entry in a writer’s catalog, I know there are gonna be some duds to slog through, and
- John Hansen
- January 17, 2021
Evan Rachel Wood’s ‘Kajillionaire’ is (way) offbeat
Writer-director Miranda July’s “Kajillionaire” (2020) exists a half-step away from reality, always unapologetically weird but at the same time heartrendingly true. It’s a more delicate
- John Hansen
- January 12, 2021
Dogs have their day in ‘Beethoven’ (1992), ‘101 Dalmatians’ (1996)
Two John Hughes staples – animals and pratfalls – are on display in his original, clunky-but-likable “Beethoven” (1992) and his slick live-action adaptation of “101
- John Hansen
- January 11, 2021
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 balances fan service, sharp writing
“Cobra Kai,” which recently dropped its 10-episode third season on Netflix (after two years on YouTube Premium), has come along at a perfect cultural intersection
- John Hansen
- January 5, 2021
Hughes’ ‘Career Opportunities’ (1991) slacks off
“Career Opportunities” (1991) is an often likable but ultimately unfocused entry in writer John Hughes’ oeuvre. Like the two armed robbers being distracted by Josie
- John Hansen
- December 29, 2020
Pratfalls, lovable kid drive ‘Home Alone 3’ (1997)
Because of the reputation that the “Home Alone” films precipitously drop off in quality after part two, I had low expectations for director Raja Gosnell
- John Hansen
- December 24, 2020
‘Last Christmas’ (2019) has its heart in right place
Everyone gets along merrily in “Last Christmas” (2019), director Paul Feig and co-writer Emma Thompson’s holiday trifle inspired by the bittersweet George Michael song of
- John Hansen
- December 22, 2020
‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (1994) has spirit and schmaltz
John Hughes wrote five Christmas or Thanksgiving films between 1987-92, but with their adult humor and – in the case of the “Home Alones” —
- John Hansen
- December 21, 2020
DuVall’s ‘Happiest Season’ makes the Yuletide gay
A cut above the typical Christmas flick shoveled out by streaming and cable, “Happiest Season” (Hulu) is a heartfelt and impressive breakthrough from director/co-writer Clea DuVall