- John Hansen
- April 11, 2020
‘Hancock’ (2008) hampered by conflicting tones
Will Smith returned to his Fourth of July blockbuster stomping grounds – and tried his hand at playing a superhero slightly before it was cool
‘Hancock’ (2008) hampered by conflicting tones
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- Shaune Redfield
- December 13, 2018
Annoyances bring down brisk and otherwise solid actioner ‘Mile 22’ (Movie review)
“Mile 22,” directed by Paul Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, comes on the heels of “Lone Survivor,” “Deepwater Horizon” and “Patriot’s Day,” all of which
- John Hansen
- February 21, 2018
‘Friday Night Lights’ Season 1 review
“Friday Night Lights” Season 1 (2006-07, NBC), episodes 1-5 – This present-day adaptation of H.G. Bissinger’s late-’80s expose on Texas high school football is more
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Friday Night Lights’ review
“Friday Night Lights” – The film expertly pares down the book, but H.G. Bissinger’s story, as sweeping as the west Texas oil country where it’s
- John Hansen
- July 19, 2011
Fond farewell: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)
I’m not married and I know that if I ever lived in Texas I’d die from the heat, yet I always respected “Friday Night Lights,” TV’s best
- John Hansen
- April 17, 2011
First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)
“Friday Night Lights” (7 p.m. Central Fridays on NBC) continues to do the little things well: In the fifth-season premiere, Landry goes through his own version
- John Hansen
- August 7, 2010
On ‘Friday Night Lights,’ why can’t the football stuff be good too? (TV commentary)
Critics have often emphasized that “Friday Night Lights” isn’t just for football fans, because so much of the drama happens off the field. That’s completely true, but
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2010
‘Friday Night Lights’ introduces us to our new favorite team (TV review)
The NFL draft hype has finally passed, but we still can’t escape football, because “Friday Night Lights” (7 p.m. Central Fridays) has just started its fourth season