- John Hansen
- May 27, 2014
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ balances epic scope with character drama
Although I prefer the “X-Men” movies with smaller casts, and especially those that focus in on one character (the Wolverine movies are the only examples
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- John Hansen
- December 27, 2013
‘Gravity’ a high-tech piece of minimalist filmmaking (Movie review)
Starting with its nearly 20-minute uncut opening shot of George Clooney and Sandra Bullock floating in space making repairs on a scientific satellite, the entire
- John Hansen
- December 25, 2013
Hair, fashions shine in ‘American Hustle,’ and it’s a decent yarn, too (Movie review)
“American Hustle” starts by showing Christian Bale’s combover — understatedly termed “elaborate” by Amy Adams. It’s a perfect lead-in for a movie about a con-man and
- John Hansen
- December 12, 2013
Villeneuve’s ‘Prisoners’ is one of the year’s best thrillers (Movie review)
I held off for a while on seeing “Prisoners” because the previews seemed to give away the whole movie: 1) Girls kidnapped, 2) dad (Hugh Jackman) tortures
- John Hansen
- June 4, 2013
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ boldly goes … where the saga has already gone before (Movie review)
Like director J.J. Abrams’ 2009 “Star Trek” film, “Star Trek Into Darkness” gets all the Trek-isms correct. Everyone is still spot-on as alternate-universe versions of the iconic
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2013
30 reasons ‘Return of the Jedi’ rocks (and no, ‘Jedi Rocks’ is not one of them) (Movie commentary)
“Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” turns 30 on Saturday, and it’s still looking good. So much so that George Lucas recently gave
- John Hansen
- April 8, 2013
20 observations about ‘Jurassic Park’ for 20th anniversary
“Jurassic Park,” released on June 11, 1993, was based on Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel, it revolutionized special effects, and it spawned two sequels filled with random
- John Hansen
- February 17, 2013
Denzel Washington adds the excellent ‘Flight’ to his outstanding resume (Movie review)
You know, sometimes it’s great to just settle in and enjoy a Denzel Washington movie. Although I’m not really the type to have a favorite
- John Hansen
- January 21, 2013
‘Pitch Perfect’ hits the right notes; ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ falls a bit flat (Movie reviews)
The 2012 college a cappella comedy “Pitch Perfect” (now on DVD) is a nice snapshot of youth culture as it features some of the expected cliques and
- John Hansen
- December 30, 2012
Tarantino fans will likely love everything about ‘Django Unchained’ (Movie review)
I’m not naturally inclined to see a Quentin Tarantino film, but a couple of friends’ excitement about “Django Unchained,” combined with the generally positive reviews, got me