- 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
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- John Hansen
- December 26, 2023
‘Oppenheimer’ is an epic, but not quite the bomb
“Oppenheimer” is the most important piece of cinematic homework of 2023, something that would be invaluable to civics classes learning about the back rooms of
- John Hansen
- December 13, 2023
‘Strangers on a Train’ (1951) a first-class suspenser
The Alfred Hitchcock classic “Strangers on a Train” (1951) starts with a hooky premise, then keeps a viewer engaged with twists and turns. It begins
- John Hansen
- December 10, 2023
‘Thin Man’ movie (1934) emphasizes stars, but I can’t blame it
“The Thin Man” movie adaptation (1934) is a fascinating case study in how some things work for the written word and some things work for
- John Hansen
- December 6, 2023
‘Foreign Correspondent’ (1940) lauds journalists but isn’t about journalism
“Foreign Correspondent” (1940) is one of the “underrated” Alfred Hitchcock movies. But when a body of work is so thoroughly scrutinized, it’s hard to find
- John Hansen
- November 30, 2023
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ makes the end of the world thrilling
It’s been the end of the world as we know it for a while in pop entertainment. “The Terminator” (1984) predicted this would be the
- John Hansen
- October 4, 2023
All 10 ‘Exorcist’ movies, TV seasons and books, ranked
On Oct. 6, the “Exorcist” franchise will return in a big way for the 50th anniversary legacy sequel “The Exorcist: Believer.” It comes from the
- John Hansen
- September 13, 2023
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ gives Rocket’s tear-jerking backstory
The MCU doesn’t deserve James Gunn, but with “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (now streaming), the writer-director delivers one last pop-masterpiece before becoming the
- John Hansen
- August 10, 2023
Where were you in ’73? ‘American Graffiti’ marks 50 years
With “American Graffiti” (1973), George Lucas wanted to put 1962 in a time capsule, and he ended up creating a film that has stood the
- John Hansen
- July 5, 2023
A neurotic half-century: Every Woody Allen film, ranked
Sorry it took me awhile to compile my rankings of Woody Allen’s films. I got a little neurotic about making sure everything is in the