Kurt Russell | Reviews from My Couch

John Hansen
March 20, 2024

‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ expands Godzilla lore

The novelty of a TV series that bobs and weaves among the established lore of a pricey film series isn’t what it used to be.

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John Hansen
May 11, 2023

Verisimilitude cruises away from ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ (2021)

When Richard Donner made “Superman” (1978), he regularly pitched the word “verisimilitude” around the set. He knew believability of the material – and universal cast-and-crew

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John Hansen
November 29, 2020

Cute ‘Christmas Chronicles 2’ could use more humor

Like the 2018 original, “The Christmas Chronicles 2” (Netflix) feels like an instant family-friendly holiday staple with its colorful filmic magic, broad messages, and warm

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John Hansen
September 14, 2020

Russell gives powerful turn in ‘Soldier’ (1998)

Although many “Blade Runner” fans are probably familiar with the references to Tannhäuser Gate in “Soldier” (1998), I think this film – likewise written by

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John Hansen
August 20, 2020

In ‘Escape from L.A.’ (1996), Carpenter adds humor

“Escape from L.A.” (1996), although set in the future of 2013, looks awfully familiar to those of us living in the real 2020. Nationalism and

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John Hansen
August 7, 2020

‘The Thing’ (1982) simmers in atmospheric dread

John Carpenter has built up enough of an oeuvre that everyone has their own pick for his elite work, but for me it’s “The Thing”

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John Hansen
August 6, 2020

‘Escape from New York’ (1981) a classic gritty actioner

I appreciate “Escape from New York” (1981) more as an influential piece of history in the action genre than as a film that stands the

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John Hansen
July 24, 2020

‘Bone Tomahawk’ (2016) is gritty, brutal, great

“Bone Tomahawk” (2016) is a rare horror-Western and also a standout example of the genre. Writer-director S. Craig Zahler mashes up John Wayne and Eli