- John Hansen
- December 5, 2017
‘The Dark Knight’ reviews
John’s “Dark Knight” flashback review, Jan. 21, 2019 John’s “Dark Knight” Completely Random Slice of Pop Culture column, Brainerd Dispatch, Aug. 7, 2008
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- John Hansen
- December 5, 2017
‘Million Dollar Baby’ review
My “Million Dollar Baby” review, Brainerd Dispatch, Feb. 3, 2005
- John Hansen
- December 5, 2017
Wondrous settings and epic monster fights shine, but ‘Kong: Skull Island’ also has depth (Movie review)
I didn’t know if we needed another “King Kong” reboot per se, especially since Peter Jackson’s 2005 version was pretty great. And there are indeed some
- John Hansen
- December 2, 2017
‘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
- John Hansen
- December 2, 2017
‘American Beauty’ review
John’s “American Beauty” review, NDSU Spectrum, October 1999 John’s “American Beauty” Throwback Thursday review, Aug. 28, 2025
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ review
John’s top 10 movies of 2008, May 6, 2009
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Crash’ review
“Crash” – Writer-director Paul Haggis (“Million Dollar Baby”) follows about a dozen characters – played by Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Brendon Fraser and Terrence Howard,
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Spider-Man’ reviews
John’s “Spider-Man” flashback review, May 18, 2019 “Spider-Man” — This is a colorful start to a new film franchise, but it has some nagging flaws:
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘A Beautiful Mind’ review
John’s top 10 movies of 2001, NDSU Spectrum, Jan. 18, 2002
- John Hansen
- November 25, 2017
Superman awkwardly ‘Returns’ (2006) in Singer’s relaunch
After 19 years away from the big screen, ole Supes comes back in a weird way in “Superman Returns” (2006). Directed by “X-Men’s” Bryan Singer,