Jake Kasdan

It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is

“Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000, NBC/Fox Family) took TV from the Nineties to the Aughts as it chronicled kids moving from the Seventies to the Eighties.

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‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ still a fun and funny romp

I imagine director/co-writer Jake Kasdan and his four lead actors, upon finishing 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” – the surprisingly great sequel to 1995’s dull

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What’s the largest leap in quality between original and sequel? A case for the ‘Jumanji’ films (Movie reviews)

2017 featured one of the longest time gaps between an original and a sequel when “Blade Runner” (1982) was followed with “Blade Runner 2049.” That

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‘Orange County’ review

NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Black and White can’t save ‘Orange County’ By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 11, 2002 Somehow Jack Black has become one of today’s

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First episode impressions: ‘New Girl’ Season 2 (TV review)

“New Girl” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays, Fox) opened its two-part second-season premiere in its same comfort zone as last season. It’s good but not great, fun

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First episode impressions: ‘Ben and Kate’ (TV review)

Nat Faxon, the Ben in “Ben and Kate” (7:30 p.m. Central Tuesdays, Fox) is a mix of Ed Helms from “The Office” and the more likable side

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First episode impressions: ‘New Girl’ (TV review)

With Zooey Deschanel in the title role, I expect “New Girl” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays starting Sept. 20 on Fox, but the first episode is already

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Hilariously inappropriate ‘Bad Teacher’ gets a passing grade (Movie review)

“Bad Teacher” had me at the moment in the trailer when Cameron Diaz’s Elizabeth Halsey — when informed that a meeting is mandatory — says “I

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