- John Hansen
- December 26, 2023
‘Barbie’ doesn’t fully exploit culture-clash humor
“Barbie” wouldn’t be a good idea for a product tie-in movie, except that it’s about how it’s not a good idea for a product tie-in
‘Barbie’ doesn’t fully exploit culture-clash humor
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- John Hansen
- August 9, 2021
‘The Suicide Squad’ is Gunn’s latest pop-art masterpiece
If the “Suicide Squad” franchise keeps going, I suppose we’ll get cringeworthy titles like “Suicide 3” and “Squad 4” and “SS5.” But I hope it
- John Hansen
- March 26, 2020
‘Birds of Prey’ is hard to take seriously
“Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” plays like a throw-it-at-the-wall experiment, but an earnest one. This eighth DC Extended Universe
- John Hansen
- December 11, 2019
Tarantino loves, lampoons motion picture industry in luscious ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ (Movie review)
Quentin Tarantino low-key makes fun of 1969-era movie- and TV-making in “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.” But the production design by Barbara Ling
- John Hansen
- March 28, 2018
‘I, Tonya’ turns Harding’s life story into a delicious tragic comedy (Movie review)
Historical sports dramas – say, “42” or “Battle of the Sexes” — tend to be played straight; the true story alone is dramatic enough, and
- John Hansen
- November 14, 2017
‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) will someday be thought of as an OK film
For the sake of getting up to date on the DC Extended Universe, I watched “Suicide Squad”(2016), which is now available on HBO. It’s the most
- John Hansen
- September 27, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Pan Am’ (TV review)
There’s a snort-out-loud scene in the “Family Guy” parody of “Return of the Jedi” where C-3PO explains why he’s wearing a suit and tie aboard