- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘The Simpsons Movie’ review
“The Simpsons Movie” – This mid-summer “Simpsons” fix is essentially an extra-long, extra-good episode that sends the family on the run to the snowy northwest
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- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ reviews
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Perhaps the most challenging book of J.K. Rowling’s series to adapt, “Phoenix” ends up being the
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Walk the Line’ review
“Walk the Line” – He wasn’t just a guy with a cool voice who dressed in black. Country legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) also swooned
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Pieces of April’ reviews
John’s “Pieces of April” flashback review, Nov. 26, 2020 “Pieces of April” – This indie charmer has two main plotlines. Well-intentioned bad cook April (Katie
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Freaky Friday’ review
“Freaky Friday” – If you’ve seen their previous work, you’ll know that Jamie Lee Curtis as a teenager trapped in an adult’s body and Lindsay
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘About a Boy’ review
“About a Boy” — This is the latest film adapted from a novel by witty Brit Nick Hornby (“High Fidelity”). Featuring Hugh Grant as a
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘E.T. The Extra Terrestrial’ review
“E.T. The Extra Terrestrial” — This 20th Anniversary release allows Steven Spielberg fans to go back to a time when a simple movie about intergalactic
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Unbreakable’ reviews
John’s “Unbreakable” flashback review, May 4, 2019 NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Shyamalan’s latest casts an unbreakable spell By JOHN HANSEN Dec. 1, 2000 There have
- John Hansen
- October 6, 2017
First episode impressions: ‘Kevin (Probably) Saves the World’ (TV review)
“Kevin (Probably) Saves the World” (8 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is both the most original show of the fall TV slate and very familiar. Let
- John Hansen
- June 13, 2017
‘Family’ Season 1 (1976) ahead of its time among TV dramas
Any discussion of the continuum of family dramas in TV history has to include the aptly named 1970s series “Family.” Although the premise is simple – it’s