- John Hansen
- December 31, 2020
John’s top 10 movies of 2020
The Oscars are expanding the 2020 movie year by two months in order for more films to get released and compete for statuettes. That’s a
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- John Hansen
- December 28, 2020
Endearing chimp stars in Preston’s ‘Jennie’ (1994)
Douglas Preston starts his fiction-writing career with a novel that’s almost unrecognizably his own, when viewed from the lens of a quarter-century of imaginative sci-fi
- John Hansen
- November 15, 2020
‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ a gripping history lesson
I’m not a huge connoisseur of courtroom dramas about wrongfully accused defendants, similar to why I don’t like war movies. I already know war is
- John Hansen
- November 15, 2020
Anya Taylor-Joy’s ‘Emma’ is beautiful but uneven
I’m not the target audience for “Emma,” but given how good Anya Taylor-Joy is in everything – most recently, TV’s “The Queen’s Gambit” – I figured
- John Hansen
- October 25, 2020
‘Thunderhead’ (1999) shows thrills, scares of the West
Archaeologist Nora Kelly enters the pantheon of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s heroes in “Thunderhead” (1999), an early and still great example of their Southwestern
- John Hansen
- October 19, 2020
‘Haunting of Bly Manor’ a beautiful, flawed meditation on love
With “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (Netflix) – his spiritual (pun intended) sequel to 2018’s “The Haunting of Hill House” — Mike Flanagan continues to
- John Hansen
- October 18, 2020
‘Riptide’ (1998) an early Preston & Child treasure
“Riptide” (1998) is one of the few Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child books to not feature characters who appear elsewhere, but it shouldn’t be overlooked.
- John Hansen
- October 1, 2020
Keaton mesmerizes as shady McDonald’s ‘Founder’ (2017)
In giving one of his many great performances of the 2010s, Michael Keaton brings to life one of the most compelling business stories of the
- John Hansen
- September 28, 2020
‘Fargo’ Season 4 drops humor, gets too dark
Didn’t “Fargo” used to be kind of a comedy? I mean, I know it’s always had its dark and violent side, but damn. Season 4
- John Hansen
- September 24, 2020
‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ reviews
Shaune’s “Bad Times at the El Royale” review, Jan. 8, 2019 John’s “Bad Times at the El Royale” flashback review, Sept. 24, 2020