George Lucas

Where were you in ’73? ‘American Graffiti’ marks 50 years

With “American Graffiti” (1973), George Lucas wanted to put 1962 in a time capsule, and he ended up creating a film that has stood the

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‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ reviews

John’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” Completely Random Slice of Pop Culture column, Brainerd Dispatch, May 29, 2008 John’s “Indiana Jones

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‘Revenge of the Sith’ reviews

John’s “Revenge of the Sith” review, Brainerd Dispatch, May 20, 2005 John’s “Revenge of the Sith” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Sept. 6, 2016

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‘The Phantom Menace’ reviews

John’s “Phantom Menace” 10th anniversary commentary, johnvhansen.com, May 19, 2009 John’s “Phantom Menace” 3D release review, johnvhansen.com, 2012

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What John thought about ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ on its 30th anniversary in 2007 (Movie commentary)

To round out the “Star Wars” movie reviews on my blog, here’s a look back at my 30th anniversary essay for “Episode IV: A New Hope,” published

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What John thought about ‘Revenge of the Sith’ in 2005 (Movie review)

To round out the “Star Wars” film reviews on my blog, I thought it would be fun to look back at my review of “Episode III:

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What John thought about ‘Attack of the Clones’ in 2002 (Movie review)

Just for fun — and to round out the “Star Wars” film reviews on my blog – I decided to look back at what I

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As Disney mulls Indiana Jones’ future, here’s a look back at the ‘Indy’ quadrilogy (Movie reviews)

My 11-day stretch without cable or Internet as I moved into a new apartment presented a perfect opportunity for an “Indiana Jones” quadrilogy rewatch on

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‘The Clone Wars’ Season 7 is here! (sort of) (TV commentary)

Season 2 of “Star Wars Rebels” recently kicked off in our universe, but in an alternate dimension where George Lucas did not sell “Star Wars”

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‘Stars Wars: Ewoks’ dumbs down Season 2 (1986)

After a generally strong first season, “Ewoks” Season 2 (1986, ABC) purposely dumbs things down and lightens things up, apparently in an attempt to draw younger viewers

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